The center of British Columbia is 1 hour behind the center of Alberta.
PLEASE NOTE: Alberta and British Columbia may span multiple time zones. We are using the America/Edmonton and America/Vancouver time zones. For more accuracy, choose specific cities for each location. For example, compare Calgary, Canada to Vancouver, Canada with Lethbridge, Canada to Cranbrook, Canada.
Current time
Alberta 8:21 PM on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025
British Columbia 7:21 PM on Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025
Map from Alberta to British Columbia
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Meeting planner for Alberta and British Columbia
To schedule a conference call or plan a meeting at the best time for both parties, you should try between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM your time in Alberta. That will end up being between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in British Columbia. The chart below shows overlapping times.
Schedule a phone call from Alberta to British Columbia
If you live in Alberta and you want to call a friend in British Columbia, you can try calling them between 8:00 AM and 12:00 AM your time. This will be between 7AM - 11PM their time, since British Columbia is 1 hour behind Alberta.
If you're available any time, but you want to reach someone in British Columbia at work, you may want to try between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM your time. This is the best time to reach them from 9AM - 5PM during normal working hours.
| UTC-7 hours | UTC-8 hours |
| Alberta | British Columbia |
| 10:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Alberta
Province: AlbertaCountry: Canada
Category: provinces
Time zone: America/Edmonton (UTC/GMT -7 hours)
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British Columbia
Province: British ColumbiaCountry: Canada
Category: provinces
Time zone: America/Vancouver (UTC/GMT -8 hours)
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Time difference
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