MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
40
0
25
50
75
100
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Primary Audience
Tenant AdminsMicrosoft 365 AdminsPower Platform AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
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Assessment Reasoning
This update introduces new time zone definitions for Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia in Dynamics 365 and Dataverse. It is currently being deployed, and admins need to ensure regions are switched to the new time zones once available. Impact is mainly operational alignment with updated definitions and user guidance on selecting correct time zones.
45
Admin Impact
30
User Impact
40
Urgency
35
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
Dynamics 365 and Dataverse are adding new Canadian time zone definitions for Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia to match 2026 updates.
END USERS
Users in those provinces may need to change their time zone setting once updated.
IT ADMINS
Check users’ time zone settings after the update reaches your region.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Available:
October 2026
October 2026
📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Dynamics 365 apps and Dataverse – Information about the 2026 time zone changes in Canada
Message ID: MC1526697
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.
Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
