B.C. Time-Zone Change May Affect Calendar Meetings

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Beginning November 1, 2026, most of B.C. will remain on Pacific daylight time (UTC-7) year-round. During the transition, some calendar applications may display meetings scheduled after November 1 one hour earlier or later than intended.

 

AFFECTED SYSTEMS / VERSIONS / USERS

  • Meetings after November 1 may display differently across calendar applications and devices.
  • Meetings involving participants outside B.C. may be particularly affected.

 

WORKAROUND

  • Check the time of important meetings scheduled after November 1, particularly those involving participants outside B.C.
  • Avoid creating or changing non-essential recurring meetings extending beyond November 1 until application updates are available.
  • Consider including the intended B.C. meeting time in the subject line for important meetings.
  • If a meeting time appears incorrect, compare the meeting across Outlook, Outlook on the Web (OWA), or Microsoft Teams before changing it.
  • Do not manually change your device's time zone to correct meeting times.
  • If the discrepancy remains, contact the IT Service Desk and provide the meeting details and screenshots showing the different times.

 

STATUS

Fix in progress

 

ETA / RESOLUTION UPDATE

October 6, 2026

  • Communication plan requested

October 5, 2026

  • Microsoft update identified

September 29, 2026

  • Microsoft provides fix release expectation
  • SFU Mail notice update

September 25, 2026 

  • Notice posted to SFU Mail
  • Admins notified that updates are entering Microsoft and Apple pipeline
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