Summary
- Business Central is adding support for the 2026 Canada time zone changes for Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia.
- Affected users in Canada must choose the new region-specific time zone that matches their location.
- No customer deployment update or installation is required; this is a service-side update in Business Central online.
- If users do not update their time zone settings, Business Central may display incorrect local times after the November 1 transition.
Primary Service: Dynamics
Admin Impact: Low
User Impact: Low
Release Start: 26 Oct 2026
Release End: 29 Oct 2026
Services: Dynamics 365 Business Central
Category: Plan for change
Tags: Admin Action, User Adoption
History
10/26/2026 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
Business Central is being updated to support the 2026 time zone changes in Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. This is a general awareness message to support the changes and complements MC1510951 — Windows updates are available for 2026 time zone changes in Canada.
Rollout schedule
The update is rolling out to Business Central online starting October 26, 2026, and is expected to complete by October 29, 2026. The new time zones will be available to all users in Canada by October 27, 2026.
The update covers all supported online versions. Customers do not need to install an update or change their deployments. Affected users will need to select the appropriate new region-specific time zone.
How does this affect me?
After the November 1, 2026, transition, affected users may see incorrect local times in Business Central if their time zone settings have not been updated.
The updates add the following region-specific time zones:
- (UTC-05:00) Manitoba
- (UTC-06:00) Mountain Time (Alberta)
- (UTC-07:00) Pacific Time (British Columbia)
What action do I need to take?
When the new time zones become available in Business Central, affected users should select the appropriate new region-specific time zone for their location.