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Date: Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:59:46 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by philip:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=7b8c8057225692601ce8512da5d4038b179ec22c
commit 7b8c8057225692601ce8512da5d4038b179ec22c
Author: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-09-30 02:47:45 +0000
Commit: Philip Paeps <philip@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-10-03 06:56:30 +0000
contrib/tzdata: import tzdata 2026e
Changes: https://github.com/eggert/tz/blob/2026e/NEWS
Briefly:
Manitoba moves to permanent -05 on 2026-10-31.
(cherry picked from commit f11af6535044c8266d52806d72b07e939f94049c)
---
contrib/tzdata/NEWS | 38 ++++++++++++++
contrib/tzdata/backzone | 2 +-
contrib/tzdata/europe | 30 +++++++++--
contrib/tzdata/northamerica | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
contrib/tzdata/theory.html | 2 +-
contrib/tzdata/version | 2 +-
contrib/tzdata/zone.tab | 2 +-
contrib/tzdata/zone1970.tab | 2 +-
contrib/tzdata/zonenow.tab | 5 +-
9 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/NEWS b/contrib/tzdata/NEWS
index ae240d31b84e..fe2d7c62b624 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/NEWS
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,43 @@
News for the tz database
+Release 2026e - 2026-09-29 17:14:38 -0700
+
+ Briefly:
+ Manitoba moves to permanent -05 on 2026-10-31.
+
+ Changes to future timestamps
+
+ Manitoba’s 2026-03-08 spring forward was its last foreseeable clock
+ change, as it moved to permanent -05 thereafter. Model this with
+ its traditional abbreviation EST. Although the change to
+ permanent -05 legally takes place on 2026-10-31, temporarily model
+ the change to occur on 2026-11-01 at 02:00 for the same reason as
+ other recent temporary hacks. (Caution: see “NOTE FOR 2026b
+ TEMPORARY HACK FOR CLDR AND CANADA” below.)
+
+ As the change affects both America/Winnipeg and its backward
+ compatibility link, the obsolescent setting TZ="Canada/Central"
+ will now use the abbreviation EST for affected timestamps,
+ akin to TZ="Canada/Pacific" behavior introduced in 2026b.
+
+ Another TZDB release may be needed soon if any of the portions of
+ northwestern Ontario historically aligned with America/Winnipeg do
+ not follow. For now, given the short leadtime with Manitoba’s
+ announcement, assume that they will, to avoid creating new zones
+ that may not be needed if no divergence occurs.
+
+ Changes to past timestamps
+
+ In 1925 Ireland fell back on 09-20 not 10-04 (thanks to Stan Ulbrych).
+
+ Changes to commentary
+
+ Discussion on timekeeping practices in northwestern Ontario has been
+ expanded in light of Manitoba’s recent announcement. It is not yet
+ known whether or to what extent these areas may adapt their own
+ timekeeping practices in response.
+
+
Release 2026d - 2026-09-11 15:21:07 -0700
Briefly:
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/backzone b/contrib/tzdata/backzone
index ed248236a834..8d11f2857ea8 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/backzone
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/backzone
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Zone America/Aruba -4:40:24 - LMT 1912 Feb 12 # Oranjestad
#
# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
# Matthews and Vincent (1998) write that Atikokan, Pickle Lake, and
-# New Osnaburgh observe CST all year, that Big Trout Lake observes
+# New Osnaburgh observe [EST] all year, that Big Trout Lake observes
# CST/CDT, and that Upsala and Shebandowan observe EST/EDT, all in
# violation of the official Ontario rules.
#
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/europe b/contrib/tzdata/europe
index 0dc31d9d85e6..c29d1f53db33 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/europe
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/europe
@@ -378,13 +378,33 @@
# as a negative daylight saving time in winter. So, in this database
# IST stands for Irish Summer Time for timestamps before 1968, and for
# Irish Standard Time after that. See:
-# http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1971/act/17/enacted/en/print
+# https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1971/act/17/enacted/en/print
# Michael Deckers (2017-06-01) gave the following URLs for Ireland's
# Summer Time Act, 1925 and Summer Time Orders, 1926 and 1947:
-# http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1925/act/8/enacted/en/print
-# http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1926/sro/919/made/en/print
-# http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1947/sro/71/made/en/print
+# https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1925/act/8/enacted/en/print
+# https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1926/sro/919/made/en/print
+# https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1947/sro/71/made/en/print
+
+# From Stan Ulbrych (2026-09-12):
+# Ireland's Summer Time Act, 1925 (No. 8 of 1925, see above)
+# ended summer time at 02:00 GMT on the day after the third Saturday in
+# September, that is, 1925-09-20. The UK's Summer Time Act, 1925, however,
+# moved the UK's end date to the day after the first Saturday in October with
+# immediate effect, but it did not apply to the Irish Free State.
+# Ireland matched the October date only from 1926, via the Summer Time Order,
+# 1926, whose recital replaces the period fixed by section 2 of the 1925 Act
+# and mentions no earlier order. Moving approval of that order in the
+# Dáil on 1926-03-24, Minister Kevin O'Higgins said:
+#
+# Deputies will remember that last year there was a discrepancy of a
+# fortnight between the termination of Summer Time in the Saorstát and
+# in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As a result of that, serious
+# inconvenience was caused to railway companies, and there was a certain
+# amount of dislocation of postal services in the country.
+#
+# (See: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1926-03-24/18/)
+# So Dublin fell back on 1925-09-20, two weeks before London.
# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
# Summer Time Act, 1916
@@ -537,6 +557,8 @@ Zone Europe/Dublin -0:25:21 - LMT 1880 Aug 2
-0:25:21 - DMT 1916 May 21 2:00s
-0:25:21 1:00 IST 1916 Oct 1 2:00s
0:00 GB-Eire %s 1921 Dec 6 # independence
+ 0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1925 Sep Sun>=16 2:00s
+ 0:00 - GMT 1926
0:00 GB-Eire GMT/IST 1940 Feb 25 2:00s
0:00 1:00 IST 1946 Oct 6 2:00s
0:00 - GMT 1947 Mar 16 2:00s
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/northamerica b/contrib/tzdata/northamerica
index e5f858272c8b..e3a4bd6d5332 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/northamerica
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/northamerica
@@ -1746,7 +1746,36 @@ Zone America/Toronto -5:17:32 - LMT 1895
-5:00 Canada E%sT 1946
-5:00 Toronto E%sT 1974
-5:00 Canada E%sT
-# For Atikokan see America/Panama.
+# From Tim Parenti (2026-09-21), per Paul Eggert (2000-10-02, 2006-07-17):
+# In the northwest of the province, most portions of Kenora, Rainy River, and
+# Thunder Bay Districts lying broadly west of 90°W longitude have historically
+# been aligned with neighboring Manitoba and use America/Winnipeg, in
+# accordance with section 2(2) of Ontario's Time Act, RSO 1990 chapter T.9:
+# https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90t09
+# With Manitoba now opting to stay on -05 year-round, if any of these areas do
+# not follow, it would require a new zone; however, given the short leadtime
+# ahead of a potential divergence on 2026-11-01 and in the interest of not
+# creating zones that may not be needed, assume for the time being that they
+# will.
+#
+# In practice, there are several exceptions to the 90°W dividing line set by
+# the province, all of which technically contravene the official Ontario rules:
+# - An area around Big Trout Lake in Kenora District observes Central Time
+# (-06/-05) despite extending east of 90°W.
+# - An area around Upsala in the southwest of Thunder Bay District observes
+# Eastern Time (-05/-04) like America/Toronto despite extending west of
+# 90°W.
+# - Atikokan in the east of Rainy River District has observed year-round -05
+# (EST) since at least 1952; this matches America/Panama since our 1970
+# cutoff.
+# - Pickle Lake and the Mishkeegogamang First Nation (formerly New Osnaburgh)
+# in Kenora District have also observed year-round -05 (EST) since at least
+# 1998, though it is less clear how far back that arrangement goes; assume
+# the area is covered in the same way as Atikokan.
+# See the 'backzone' file for further commentary.
+# At time of writing, it is not yet known to what extent Manitoba's 2026-09-17
+# announcement may spur further adaptations in northwestern Ontario; see
+# Manitoba, below.
# Manitoba
@@ -1781,6 +1810,40 @@ Zone America/Toronto -5:17:32 - LMT 1895
# the 1987 version would apply - the changeover was at 2:00 Central
# Standard Time (i.e. not until 3:00 Central Daylight Time).
+# From Tim Parenti (2026-09-29):
+# As much of western Canada began announcing year-round DST in early 2026,
+# Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew publicly mused on forming a "Prairie time zone" by
+# joining Saskatchewan and Alberta on year-round -06, while committing to
+# conducting a public engagement survey on the matter. The results, however,
+# showed that while "[a] total of 92 per cent of Manitobans surveyed wanted to
+# see an end to seasonal time changes", "[a] majority of Manitobans (58 per
+# cent) preferred to stay on permanent DST, while 34 per cent voted to
+# eliminate the time change but stay on standard time."
+#
+# The survey results were published on Thursday 2026-09-17 alongside a policy
+# announcement adopting permanent DST, or year-round -05, just over 6 weeks
+# before clocks would otherwise fall back on 2026-11-01.
+# https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/?item=75397
+# https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/daylight-time-manitoba-9.7347844
+#
+# While other potential options would have required further legislation, the
+# Official Time Amendment Act (Bill 2 of the 42nd Legislature's 5th Session),
+# assented to 2023-05-30, provides for year-round -05 upon proclamation.
+# https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/2023/pdf/c00423.pdf
+# Order in Council 221/2026, issued 2026-09-23, directed the proclamation
+# bringing the Act into force on 2026-10-31, 26 hours before clocks would
+# otherwise fall back.
+# https://oic.gov.mb.ca/OICDocs/2026/09/Municipal%20and%20Northern%20Relations.260923.%20Official%20Time%20Amendment%20Act.2212026.pdf
+# https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/proclamations/2023c4(2026-10-31).pdf
+#
+# The Act further allows for the Lieutenant Governor in Council to, on
+# recommendation of the relevant minister, "make regulations varying the
+# reckoning" of official time in Manitoba, provided the minister has "due
+# regard for the applicable time zone in neighbouring jurisdictions."
+#
+# Use a temporary hack like Alberta’s to work around potential CLDR
+# limitations.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Winn 1916 only - Apr 23 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Winn 1916 only - Sep 17 0:00 0 S
@@ -1809,7 +1872,11 @@ Rule Winn 1987 2005 - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16
-6:00 Winn C%sT 2006
- -6:00 Canada C%sT
+ -6:00 Canada C%sT 2026 Oct 31
+ # Temporary hack; see above.
+ -6:00 Canada CDT 2026 Nov 1 2:00
+ # End of temporary hack.
+ -5:00 - EST
# Saskatchewan
@@ -1887,6 +1954,12 @@ Zone America/Winnipeg -6:28:36 - LMT 1887 Jul 16
# for those areas to observe either "UTC-5, UTC-6 or UTC-7 for all or part of
# the year" on at least 30 days' notice.
# The new Act comes into force by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
+# From Tim Parenti (2026-09-21):
+# With Manitoba now adopting year-round -05, the area around Creighton will
+# likely wish to follow. As the area doesn't have a special charter like
+# Lloydminster, the existing de facto arrangement technically violates
+# provincial law already, but once the new Act takes effect it will better
+# allow for continued alignment with Manitoba, per the above.
# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Regina 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
@@ -2045,13 +2118,13 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep
# on March 8 will be the last time change, ending twice-yearly clock changes.”
# https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026AG0013-000209
#
-# From Paul Eggert (2026-07-02):
+# From Paul Eggert (2026-09-23):
# The law says that 21 hours after the usual 2026-03-08 02:00 switch from
-# PST to PDT, the next day inaugurates the new standard time Pacific Time,
+# PST to PDT, the next day inaugurated the new standard time Pacific Time,
# i.e., just one clock change but two name changes separated by 21 hours.
# PT, the obvious abbreviation for Pacific Time, is one letter too short
# to conform to TZDB’s (and POSIX’s) [-+[:alnum:]]{3,6} requirements.
-# I asked the BC government for advice, with no response. For now, do this:
+# For now, do this:
# 1. As a temporary hack, pretend that the BC law takes effect
# not on 2026-03-09 at 00:00, but on 2026-11-01 at 02:00.
# This pretense works around a limitation in CLDR 48.1 (2026-01-08),
@@ -2069,10 +2142,10 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep
# and already used in parts of BC and in Yukon
# PDT - almost as software-friendly, but confusing because it implies
# it is DST and is paired with PST, whereas PT is standard time
-# PST - straightforward but even more confusing,
-# and will likely break much software that assumes PST is -08
# -07 - accurate and clear in itself, but makes BC look odd vs neighbors
-# PacT - straightforward but novel abbreviation for Pacific Time
+# PCT - as I understand it, inspired by the phrase “Pacific Coast Time”
+# though legally it’s “Pacific Time”; suggested by the BC government
+# <https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026CITZ0009-001073>
# From Tim Parenti (2026-08-21):
# In the southeast of the province, the Regional District of East Kootenay
@@ -2098,18 +2171,23 @@ Zone America/Edmonton -7:33:52 - LMT 1906 Sep
# 2026-08-14 meeting.
# https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/east-kootenay-stops-changing-clocks-9.7308201
#
-# From Tim Parenti (2026-09-10):
-# Although on 2026-09-01 the Town of Golden voted instead to split its
-# timekeeping practice from RDEK and rejoin BC on year-round -07, this was met
-# with significant pushback from residents in Golden and CSRD Area A. In light
-# of these public comments, CSRD voted on 2026-09-10 to defer its decision on
-# timekeeping in Area A “to gather and assess further information before a
-# decision is implemented”. As such, at time of writing, it seems likely that
-# Golden may soon revisit its decision as well.
-#
-# For now, these areas remain aligned with America/Edmonton, but if they
-# diverge, a new zone with a name like 'America/Brit_Columbia/Golden' would be
-# needed.
+# From Tim Parenti (2026-09-24):
+# Echoing RDEK’s earlier false step, the Town of Golden initially opted for
+# year-round -07 by a 4–2 Council vote on 2026-09-01. This was met with
+# significant pushback from residents preferring to maintain the existing
+# alignment with RDEK and Alberta, with a formal petition swiftly gathering
+# 2,395 signatures in two weeks from the town of 3,986 and some smaller
+# neighboring communities. In response, Council unanimously rescinded the
+# resolution at the following meeting on 2026-09-22, and unanimously replaced
+# it with year-round -06 to keep the regional alignment.
+# Acknowledging that “its initial move was driven in part by concerns about
+# dark winter mornings and pedestrian safety for children travelling to
+# school”, the new resolution directs town staff to partner on safety supports
+# and commits to reviewing the decision and its impacts in October 2027.
+# https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/golden-bc-council-reverses-course-on-time-zone-opts-for-mountain-daylight-time/
+# At time of writing, the surrounding CSRD Area A is yet to formalize its own
+# decision following a 2026-09-10 deferral “to gather and assess further
+# information”, but is expected to follow.
# Rule NAME FROM TO - IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Vanc 1918 only - Apr 14 2:00 1:00 D
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/theory.html b/contrib/tzdata/theory.html
index d56e1a79df46..84c6b8df8a71 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/theory.html
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/theory.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ time (<abbr>DST</abbr>),
and <code>America/Phoenix</code> which does not observe <abbr>DST</abbr>.
Applications that also deal with past timestamps in the mountain time
zone can choose from over a dozen timezones, such as
-<code>America/Boise</code>, <code>America/Edmonton</code>, and
+<code>America/Boise</code> and
<code>America/Hermosillo</code>, each of which currently uses mountain
time but differs from other timezones for some timestamps after 1970.
</p>
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/version b/contrib/tzdata/version
index b62e2687afbb..2c2d640a0f1c 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/version
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026d
+2026e
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/zone.tab b/contrib/tzdata/zone.tab
index 8ff275a24978..7455c051972a 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/zone.tab
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/zone.tab
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ CA +5125-05707 America/Blanc-Sablon AST - QC (Lower North Shore)
CA +4339-07923 America/Toronto Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)
CA +6344-06828 America/Iqaluit Eastern - NU (most areas)
CA +484531-0913718 America/Atikokan EST - ON (Atikokan), NU (Coral H)
-CA +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg Central - ON (west), Manitoba
+CA +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg EST - Manitoba, ON (northwest)
CA +744144-0944945 America/Resolute Central - NU (Resolute)
CA +624900-0920459 America/Rankin_Inlet Central - NU (central)
CA +5024-10439 America/Regina CST - SK (most areas)
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/zone1970.tab b/contrib/tzdata/zone1970.tab
index 773ea3167b6e..5fbc5a8c8a02 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/zone1970.tab
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/zone1970.tab
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ CA +4606-06447 America/Moncton Atlantic - New Brunswick
CA +5320-06025 America/Goose_Bay Atlantic - Labrador (most areas)
CA,BS +4339-07923 America/Toronto Eastern - ON & QC (most areas)
CA +6344-06828 America/Iqaluit Eastern - NU (most areas)
-CA +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg Central - ON (west), Manitoba
+CA +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg EST - Manitoba, ON (northwest)
CA +744144-0944945 America/Resolute Central - NU (Resolute)
CA +624900-0920459 America/Rankin_Inlet Central - NU (central)
CA +5024-10439 America/Regina CST - SK (most areas)
diff --git a/contrib/tzdata/zonenow.tab b/contrib/tzdata/zonenow.tab
index 1c9b44b0499b..bd3a27874326 100644
--- a/contrib/tzdata/zonenow.tab
+++ b/contrib/tzdata/zonenow.tab
@@ -80,7 +80,10 @@ XX +1924-09909 America/Mexico_City Central Standard (CST) - Saskatchewan; centra
XX -2709-10926 Pacific/Easter Easter Island
#
# -06/-05 - CST/CDT (North America DST)
-XX +415100-0873900 America/Chicago Central (CST/CDT) - US & Canada; Mexico near US border
+XX +415100-0873900 America/Chicago Central (CST/CDT) - US; Mexico near US border; central Nunavut
+#
+# -06/-05 - CST/CDT (North America DST) until 2026-11-01 02:00; then EST
+XX +4953-09709 America/Winnipeg Eastern Standard (EST) - Manitoba, northwestern Ontario
#
# -05
XX -1203-07703 America/Lima eastern South America