To me it does not make sense to call it Yukon Standard Time when the UTC offset is exactly the same as Mountain Standard time (UTC -7).
The hope is that the database reflects what law calls for and what actually happens on the ground. Alas, in some cases these do not make sense. @dashdashado On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 9:08 PM Chris Walton <Chris.Walton@telus.com> wrote:
To me it does not make sense to call it Yukon Standard Time when the UTC offset is exactly the same as Mountain Standard time (UTC -7).
I uploaded some new maps to Wikimedia Commons. I hope they help to visualize the situation. I did not apply a YST label to the maps.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_timezone_map_-_en.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_timezone_map_-_fr.svg
-chris
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Following the discussions in March 2020, the database was modified to place Yukon (America/Whitehorse and America/Dawson) in the MST(UTC-7) time zone as of Nov 1, 2020.
It seems that the new regulation re-defines Yukon Standard Time (which used to be UTC-9 and is now UTC-7), as permitted by Yukon legislation (note that this new definition does seem at odds with section 35 of the Canada's federal Interpretation Act https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-21/page- 4.html, although perhaps the latter will now be amended).
Is it a concern that the common usage will be Yukon Standard Time (presumably abbreviated as YST) whereas the database is using MST?
Erik Blake
On 2020-09-24 14:11, Andrew.Smith@gov.yk.ca wrote:
Good afternoon time zone mailing list.
Yukon has completed its regulatory change to be on UTC -7 year-round.
As promised back in July, here is the link to that regulation: http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic2020_125.pdf <http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic2020_125.pdf>
What we have done is re-defined Yukon Standard Time, as we are authorized to do under section 33 of our Interpretation Act: http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/acts/interpretation_c.pdf <http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/acts/interpretation_c.pdf>
I am seeing many devices/operating systems have already updated over the last few months.
My thanks to the group in helping navigate this change. I will remain the contact on this file here in Yukon, if anything else comes up.
*Andrew G. Smith*
Intergovernmental Relations
Executive Council Office
Government of Yukon
C: 867-335-6008