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 More than one billion people in about 70 countries around the world observe Daylight Saving Time, “DST” in some form. Here are interesting facts about some of these countries: Most of Canada uses Daylight Saving Time. Some exceptions include the majority of Saskatchewan and parts of northeastern British Columbia. In the fall of 2005, Manitoba and Ontario announced that like the United States, they would extend daylight time starting in 2007. The Attorney General of Ontario commented that “it is important to maintain Ontario’s competitive advantage by coordination time changes with our major trading partner, and harmonizing our financial, industrial, transportation, and communications links. Other provinces have indicated that they may also follow suit. It wasn’t until 1996 that our NAFTA neighbors in Mexico adopted DST. Now all three Mexican time zones are on the same schedule as the United States.