Time Difference Between Sydney and Toronto
Sydney is normally 15 hours ahead of Toronto.
This page shows the live time difference between Sydney, Australia and Toronto, Canada. Sydney uses the Australia/Sydney time zone (UTC+10 standard) and Toronto uses America/Toronto (UTC-5 standard), so Sydney is normally 15 hours ahead of Toronto. Both cities observe daylight saving time, so the exact gap can shift by an hour depending on the season. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- Standard offset
- UTC+10
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Toronto
- Country
- Canada
- Time zone
- America/Toronto
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Sydney and Toronto have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Sydney and Toronto?
Sydney is normally 15 hours ahead of Toronto (Sydney is UTC+10, Toronto is UTC-5). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Sydney ahead of or behind Toronto?
Sydney is ahead of Toronto by 15 hours under standard time.
Do Sydney and Toronto use daylight saving time?
Sydney observes daylight saving time; Toronto observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Sydney and Toronto?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Sydney and in Toronto, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.