November 5, 2026 Updates
Guidance on time zone labels is still evolving, and we will update this article if or when the labels change.
If your organization is in British Columbia, Alberta, or Manitoba, Euna Procurement can now show your dates with MST, CST, or EST. Your deadlines have not moved. Only the name shown beside the time changed. A project closing at 2:00 PM local time still closes at 2:00 PM local time.
This article explains why the labels changed, what you will see, and what you should (and should not) do.
- What Changed
- What You Will See in Euna Procurement
- Do Your Deadlines Change?
- What to Do
- Suggested Wording for Solicitations and Vendors
- What We Are Investigating
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Getting Help
What Changed
In 2026, three provinces stopped changing their clocks twice a year. Each one stays on its summer time permanently:
| Province | Permanent Time | Clocks Stopped Changing |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | UTC-7 | November 1, 2026 (no fall back) |
| Alberta | UTC-6 | November 1, 2026 (no fall back) |
| Manitoba | UTC-5 | November 1, 2026 (no fall back) |
Euna Procurement, like almost all software, uses the global time zone database maintained by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) to calculate local times and their short labels. That database now labels these permanent times with the abbreviation that already exists for each offset: MST for UTC-7, CST for UTC-6, and EST for UTC-5. These are offset labels, not a sign that the system moved you to another time zone.
What You Will See in Euna Procurement
| Your Province | Dates Before November 1, 2026 | Dates on or After November 1, 2026 | Actual Local Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | PDT | MST | Unchanged, UTC-7 |
| Alberta | MDT | CST | Unchanged, UTC-6 |
| Manitoba | CDT | EST | Unchanged, UTC-5 |
Projects that span November 1 show two labels. For example, a BC project opened in October can show the Open Date in PDT and the Questions Due and Close Date in MST. Both are the same local time. This mixed display will disappear as older projects close.
New projects show the new label on every date. This is expected and will continue.
Do Your Deadlines Change?
No. The system stores every deadline as an exact moment in time. The label is only how that moment is displayed.
For example, a project issued in Vancouver may display the following:
- Close Date shows November 24, 2026, 2:00 PM MST
- That is 2:00 PM on the clock in Vancouver
- It is the same moment as 2:00 PM PDT would have been in summer (UTC-7)
- Submissions are accepted until that moment, exactly as configured
The same logic applies in Alberta (CST = local Alberta time) and Manitoba (EST = local Manitoba time).
What to Do
Do
- Check that your user time zone setting uses your city's zone: America/Vancouver (BC), America/Edmonton (Alberta) or America/Winnipeg (Manitoba). If it does, no change is needed.
- State the local time and UTC offset in your solicitation documents (refer to the suggested wording below).
- Tell vendors who ask that the deadline is local time and has not moved.
Do Not
- Change your project or user time zone to another region (for example, a Pacific US zone) to make the label read PST or PDT. That will move your deadlines by an hour for part of the year.
- Shift deadline times by an hour to "correct" the label. The displayed time is already correct.
If you already changed a time zone setting or adjusted deadline times because of the label, contact Euna Procurement Support so we can help confirm your open projects close at the right moment.
Suggested Wording for Solicitations and Vendors
You can add one of these lines to your solicitation documents or addenda, adjusted for your province:
- British Columbia: "All times are Pacific Time as observed in British Columbia (UTC-7). The bidding portal may display this time as MST."
- Alberta: "All times are Alberta local time (UTC-6). The bidding portal may display this time as CST."
- Manitoba: "All times are Manitoba local time (UTC-5). The bidding portal may display this time as EST."
This removes any doubt for vendors located outside your province.
What We Are Investigating
Euna Solutions® is investigating clearer time zone labels for British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba. Any change will follow official provincial recommendations on names and abbreviations and updates to the IANA time zone database, so labels stay consistent with the other systems you and your vendors use.
Guidance is still evolving. For example, British Columbia is considering a new abbreviation for Pacific Time. We will update this article if labels change. Until then, every deadline continues to display at the correct local time.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The label change comes from the global time zone database that Euna Procurement and most other software use. Your settings and deadlines were not changed.
Dates before November 1, 2026 use the old label. Dates on or after November 1 use the new one. The local time is the same for both.
No. PST meant UTC-8, which BC no longer uses. The BC government has discussed a new abbreviation for Pacific Time. If the time zone database adopts one, the labels shown in Euna Procurement can change again. Your deadlines will not.
Not always. Check that each user's time zone setting uses your city's zone. If settings match and users still see different labels, contact Support.
Times are exchanged as exact moments, so the deadline itself is unaffected. Calendar apps and other systems can show their own labels depending on their own updates.
Getting Help
Contact Euna Procurement Support if:
- A deadline shows a different clock time than you entered
- You changed time zone settings or deadline times because of the label
- Users with the same time zone setting see different labels
Please include the project or solicitation reference and a screenshot of the dates in question so we may assist more efficiently.