Tokyo to Toronto: time difference and best times to meet

Toronto is 14 hours behind Tokyo. There is no overlap between a normal working day in each city, so one side has to take the call outside working hours.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Tokyo

20:06

Asia/Tokyo

Toronto

06:06

America/Toronto

Tokyo and Toronto time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Tokyo and Toronto clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

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

Day starts

Day ends

Tokyo	Toronto	Suitable?
12am	10am	Working hours in Toronto only
1am	11am	Working hours in Toronto only
2am	12pm	Working hours in Toronto only
3am	1pm	Working hours in Toronto only
4am	2pm	Working hours in Toronto only
5am	3pm	Working hours in Toronto only
6am	4pm	Working hours in Toronto only
7am	5pm	Working hours in Toronto only
9am	7pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
10am	8pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
11am	9pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
12pm	10pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
1pm	11pm	Working hours in Tokyo only
2pm	12am	Working hours in Tokyo only
3pm	1am	Working hours in Tokyo only
4pm	2am	Working hours in Tokyo only
5pm	3am	Working hours in Tokyo only
11pm	9am	Working hours in Toronto only

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 14, 2027 — Toronto goes from 14 hours behind to 13 hours behind Tokyo.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on that date.

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.

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Culture Day — Tokyo is off, Toronto is working.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — Remembrance Day — Toronto is off, Tokyo is working.
Monday, November 23, 2026 — Labour Thanksgiving Day — Tokyo is off, Toronto is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day — Toronto is off, Tokyo is working.
Saturday, December 26, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — Toronto is off, Tokyo is working.

Tokyo 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 Tokyo and Toronto?: Toronto is currently 14 hours behind Tokyo. That changes to 13 hours behind on Sunday, March 14, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Tokyo 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 Tokyo and Toronto overlap?: Zero, on a standard 9–18 working day in each city.
Does daylight saving change the Tokyo–Toronto gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 1 time: Sunday, March 14, 2027 (14 hours behind becomes 13 hours behind).
Are there public holidays that affect Tokyo–Toronto meetings?: Yes. The next is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — a public holiday where Tokyo is, but a normal working day in Toronto.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03