MC1526697 - Dynamics 365 apps and Dataverse – Information about the 2026 time zone changes in Canada
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1526697.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft is updating Dynamics 365 apps and Dataverse to include new Canadian time zone definitions for Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia, with regional rollout scheduled for October 2026. Administrators should inform affected users that they must manually update their region specific time zone settings after the platform update becomes available. Review related Windows updates to ensure consistent time zone behavior across your organization.
- Administrator impact
- Administrators must communicate the required manual time zone updates to affected users after the platform rollout.
- End user impact
- Users in affected Canadian regions will need to manually select their new time zone for the changes to apply.
- Importance
- 3/10: This is a planned regional configuration update that requires manual user intervention to ensure correct time zone settings.
- Message Center ID
- MC1526697
- Category
- plan For Change
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Dynamics 365 Apps, Microsoft Dataverse
- Tags
- User impact, Admin impact
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26
- Expires
- 2026-11-26
What and why Dynamics 365 apps and Dataverse are being updated to add the new Canadian time zone definitions in support of 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 Dataverse configuration update is being deployed through the regular release train and is scheduled to reach the Canada region by October 26, 2026. How does this affect me? This configuration update adds the new Canadian time zone definitions to Dynamics 365 apps and Dataverse. What action do I need to take? After the platform update is available, affected users will need to switch or set their time zone to the appropriate new region-specific time zone for changes to take effect.