Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Hong Kong day and the matching hour in Toronto. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Hong Kong	Toronto	Suitable?
12am	12pm	Working hours in Toronto only
1am	1pm	Working hours in Toronto only
2am	2pm	Working hours in Toronto only
3am	3pm	Working hours in Toronto only
4am	4pm	Working hours in Toronto only
5am	5pm	Working hours in Toronto only
9am	9pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
10am	10pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
11am	11pm	Working hours in Hong Kong only
12pm	12am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
1pm	1am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
2pm	2am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
3pm	3am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
4pm	4am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
5pm	5am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
9pm	9am	Working hours in Toronto only
10pm	10am	Working hours in Toronto only
11pm	11am	Working hours in Toronto only

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Saturday, September 26, 2026 — Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival — Hong Kong is off, Toronto is working.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — Toronto is off, Hong Kong is working.

Thursday, October 1, 2026 — National Day — Hong Kong is off, Toronto is working.

Monday, October 12, 2026 — Thanksgiving — Toronto is off, Hong Kong is working.

Monday, October 19, 2026 — Chung Yeung Festival — Hong Kong is off, Toronto is working.

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Remembrance Day — Toronto is off, Hong Kong is working.

Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.

Saturday, December 26, 2026 — Boxing Day and St. Stephen's Day; both cities are off.

Hong Kong and Toronto have no shared working hours, so a recurring live meeting always costs someone their morning or their evening. Rotating the burden, or moving the update to written form, is usually the better answer.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and Toronto?

Toronto is currently 12 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 13 hours behind on Sunday, November 1, 2026, when one side shifts for daylight saving.

When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and Toronto?

There is no hour where both cities are inside normal working hours, so one side has to take the call early or late.

How many hours do Hong Kong and Toronto overlap?

Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.

Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–Toronto gap?

Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, November 1, 2026 (12 hours behind becomes 13 hours behind); Sunday, March 14, 2027 (13 hours behind becomes 12 hours behind).

Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–Toronto meetings?

Yes. The next is Saturday, September 26, 2026 — a public holiday where Hong Kong is, but a normal working day in Toronto.

Hong Kong to Toronto: time difference and best times to meet

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Hour-by-hour overlap

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Public holidays to avoid

Frequently asked questions

Other meeting-time pages for Hong Kong

Sources