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Calendar meeting times and Alberta’s time change

Alberta’s move to year-round Daylight Saving Time is temporarily affecting how some future meeting times display in Google Calendar and other calendar applications.

You may notice a one-hour difference in the time shown for some meetings scheduled between November and March. This can affect both individual and recurring meetings, including meetings scheduled by people outside MRU.

The issue is occurring as Google and other technology vendors update their systems to recognize that Alberta will no longer change its clocks in November. Because vendor updates are not all happening at the same time, the same meeting may temporarily display different times depending on where you view it, even within the same suite of services (e.g. your mtroyal.ca Google calendar on your browser vs. the Google calendar app).

What should I do?

For now, there are two simple steps you can take:

  • Don't change your time-zone settings. Changing the time zone on your computer, phone or other device could create additional calendar issues.
  • Include the intended start time in the meeting title when creating a meeting. This provides you and other participants with a clear reference if the time displayed in the calendar changes.
    For example: Budget planning meeting – 10 a.m.
If the meeting later appears at a different time in the calendar, the meeting title provides a reference for the time the organizer intended.

What if a meeting is already in my calendar?
Some meetings scheduled between November and March may currently appear one hour different from the time originally intended. This can include meetings organized within MRU as well as invitations from external organizations.

For meetings organized by someone outside MRU, contact the organizer if you are unsure of the intended meeting time.
Because calendar systems are still being updated, ITS does not recommend changing your device’s time-zone settings to try to correct the discrepancy.

Why is this happening?

Calendar systems use time-zone information to determine how meeting times are displayed. Many are designed to automatically adjust meetings when Alberta moves between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time.

With Alberta moving to year-round Daylight Saving Time, Google and other technology vendors need to update their systems so they no longer make the usual November adjustment. Those updates are not all happening at the same time, which means the same meeting can temporarily display differently depending on the calendar application and/or device being used.