[tz] [IANA #1173666] Time zone change - Yukon Canada

[Arthur David Olson]

> To me it does not make sense to call it Yukon Standard Time when the UTC
offset is exactly the same as Mountain Standard time (UTC -7).

The hope is that the database reflects what law calls for and what actually
happens on the ground. Alas, in some cases these do not make sense.

    @dashdashado

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 9:08 PM Chris Walton <Chris.Walton at telus.com> wrote:

> To me it does not make sense to call it Yukon Standard Time when the UTC
> offset is exactly the same as Mountain Standard time (UTC -7).
>
> I uploaded some new maps to Wikimedia Commons.  I hope they help to
> visualize the situation.  I did not apply a YST label to the maps.
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_timezone_map_-_en.svg
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_timezone_map_-_fr.svg
>
> -chris
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tz <tz-bounces at iana.org> On Behalf Of Erik
> > Sent: September 24, 2020 7:26 PM
> > To: tz at iana.org
> > Subject: Re: [tz] [IANA #1173666] Time zone change - Yukon Canada
> >
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> >
> > Following the discussions in March 2020, the database was modified to
> place
> > Yukon (America/Whitehorse and America/Dawson) in the MST(UTC-7) time
> > zone as of Nov 1, 2020.
> >
> > It seems that the new regulation re-defines Yukon Standard Time (which
> > used to be UTC-9 and is now UTC-7), as permitted by Yukon legislation
> (note
> > that this new definition does seem at odds with section 35 of the
> Canada's
> > federal Interpretation Act
> https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-21/page-
> > 4.html, although perhaps the latter will now be amended).
> >
> > Is it a concern that the common usage will be Yukon Standard Time
> > (presumably abbreviated as YST) whereas the database is using MST?
> >
> > Erik Blake
> >
> > On 2020-09-24 14:11, Andrew.Smith at gov.yk.ca wrote:
> > > Good afternoon time zone mailing list.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yukon has completed its regulatory change to be on UTC -7 year-round.
> > >
> > > As promised back in July, here is the link to that regulation:
> > > http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic2020_125.pdf
> > > <http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/regs/oic2020_125.pdf>
> > >
> > > What we have done is re-defined Yukon Standard Time, as we are
> > > authorized to do under section 33 of our Interpretation Act:
> > > http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/acts/interpretation_c.pdf
> > > <http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/acts/interpretation_c.pdf>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I am seeing many devices/operating systems have already updated over
> > > the last few months.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My thanks to the group in helping navigate this change. I will remain
> > > the contact on this file here in Yukon, if anything else comes up.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Andrew G. Smith*
> > >
> > > Intergovernmental Relations
> > >
> > > Executive Council Office
> > >
> > > Government of Yukon
> > >
> > > C: 867-335-6008
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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