New York to Toronto: time difference and best times to meet
Toronto is in the same time zone as New York. Their working days overlap for 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm in New York (9am–6pm in Toronto). The best time to schedule is 1pm New York time, which is 1pm in Toronto.
America/New_York
America/Toronto
Hour-by-hour overlap
Each row is one hour of the New York day and the matching hour in Toronto. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.
| New York | Toronto | Suitable? |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | 9am | Both cities at work |
| 10am | 10am | Both cities at work |
| 11am | 11am | Both cities at work |
| 12pm | 12pm | Both cities at work |
| 1pm | 1pm | Both cities at work |
| 2pm | 2pm | Both cities at work |
| 3pm | 3pm | Both cities at work |
| 4pm | 4pm | Both cities at work |
| 5pm | 5pm | Both cities at work |
Best times to propose
- 1. 1pm in New York · 1pm in Toronto — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 2. 2pm in New York · 2pm in Toronto — Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides
- 3. 11am in New York · 11am in Toronto — Morning for both cities — highest attendance in practice
Daylight saving
The difference between New York and Toronto stays at in the same time zone as for the whole of the next twelve months — neither side's clock change affects this pair.
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.
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — Toronto is off, New York is working.
- Monday, October 12, 2026 — Indigenous Peoples' Day and Thanksgiving; both cities are off.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Veterans Day and Remembrance Day; both cities are off.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026 — Thanksgiving Day — New York is off, Toronto is working.
- Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
- Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Toronto is off, New York is working.
With 9 shared working hours, New York and Toronto can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.
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 New York and Toronto?
- Toronto is currently in the same time zone as New York. Neither city changes its clocks over the next twelve months, so the gap stays fixed.
- When is the best time to schedule a meeting between New York and Toronto?
- 1pm in New York, which is 1pm in Toronto. Comfortable mid-day slot on both sides.
- How many hours do New York and Toronto overlap?
- 9 hours, from 9am to 6pm New York time (9am–6pm in Toronto).
- Are there public holidays that affect New York–Toronto meetings?
- Yes. The next is Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — a public holiday where Toronto is, but a normal working day in New York.
Nearby pairs
Other meeting-time pages for New York
- New York ↔ London4 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ Dublin4 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ Los Angeles6 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ San Francisco6 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ Denver7 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ Mexico City7 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ Chicago8 hours of overlap
- New York ↔ São Paulo8 hours of overlap
Sources
- 1.IANA. Time Zone Database
- 2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved