Capital City | Ottawa |
What time is it? | +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November |
Capital location | 45 25 N, 75 42 W |
Capital - history | Grew up in 1820s around riverside headquarters of British Royal Engineers. Became capital in min-19th century. It gets its name from an Algonquian Indian word adawe, probably meaning "to trade". |
Capital - time difference |
UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) Note: Canada has six time zones |