A lot of what happens will depend on what software is being used. tzdb is used by most cell phones and many but not all computers nowadays. If the computers in question are not using tzdb, you'll need to talk to whoever's writing the software that runs on those computer. Any copy of tzdb will need to be upgraded to tzdb 2020a (released 2020-04-23) or later, and the containing system will typically need to be restarted. Systems stuck on older tzdb versions will still operate as if Yukon had not changed its timezone rules. This will probably happen on many cell phones, as many are no longer supported by their manufacturer or have a user who does not enable software updates. On 9/30/20 12:41 PM, Andrew.Smith@gov.yk.ca wrote:
Calendar items in Outlook, Google Calendars, Apple Calendar, etc that were entered before a system was assigned to the new Yukon time zone will show as occurring an hour later after Nov. 1, 2020.
This depends on how these applications store time internally. If item times are internally stored as UTC or as a fixed offset from UTC or with a timezone like "America/Vancouver", you'll see symptoms like what you described. If item times are internally stored with timezone "America/Whitehorse" or "America/Dawson", they should instead be adjusted as you expected. Problems in this area are indeed common. I don't have info about how Outlook etc. operate, but you can contact Microsoft, Apple, etc.
As another example, I have a chicken farmer who is concerned his automated light systems will be off by an hour on Nov. 1. Some people also mentioned traffic light cycles, certainly any appointment booking systems, and my biggest worry is medical devices. The problem will dilute over time as all systems recognize the correct time, but there will be a hangover period by the looks of it.
These are all issues that could happen, yes. Of the problems you mention, medical devices and hospital information systems are my biggest concern too. Although you're right about a hangover period, problems are not necessarily limited to a few days or weeks after November 1: they could occur before November 1, or many years from now. The latter happened to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, whose lab information system crashed roughly every two weeks last year due to discrepancies in time zone transitions in the 1930s and 1940s (!). See: Eggert P. Hospital lab tests delayed by “Twilight Zone” births. RISKS Digest 32.16 (2020-07-30). <https://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/32/16#subj9>