Canada Qibla Direction & Prayer Times
The qibla direction in Canada changes from city to city. The table below lists the qibla angle (degrees from true north) and the great-circle distance to the Kaaba for 83 cities. In Toronto, for example, the qibla is 55° (northeast). Tap a city for the live compass and its prayer times.
Calculation details
These values are applied the same way on every city page in this country.
- Calculation method
- ISNA · Fajr 15° / Isha 15°
- Asr
- shadow ×1 (Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali)
- High-latitude rule
- above 48°, in summer
- Qibla angle
- 16° – 73° · northeast
- Distance to the Kaaba
- 8,452 – 12,069 km · St. John's … Victoria
- Time zones
- America/Edmonton · America/Glace_Bay · America/Halifax · America/Moncton · America/Regina · America/St_Johns · America/Toronto · America/Vancouver · America/Winnipeg
- Cities covered
- 83 cities · 32 with prayer times
Regions
- Ontario (5)
- British Columbia (2)
- Quebec (2)
- Alberta (2)
Cities in Canada — qibla angle and prayer times
| City | Qibla angle | To the Kaaba | Prayer times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 54.6° northeast | 10,496 km | Prayer Times |
| Montréal | 58.7° northeast | 9,999 km | Prayer Times |
| Calgary | 25° northeast | 11,562 km | Prayer Times |
| Ottawa | 57.2° northeast | 10,144 km | Prayer Times |
| Edmonton | 25.3° northeast | 11,292 km | Prayer Times |
| Winnipeg | 40° northeast | 11,026 km | Prayer Times |
| Mississauga | 54.4° northeast | 10,519 km | Prayer Times |
| Vancouver | 16.7° north | 11,977 km | Prayer Times |
| Brampton | 54.3° northeast | 10,519 km | Prayer Times |
| Hamilton | 54.3° northeast | 10,553 km | Prayer Times |
| Surrey | 16.9° north | 11,986 km | Prayer Times |
| Québec | 60.4° northeast | 9,768 km | Prayer Times |
| Halifax | 65.6° northeast | 9,349 km | Prayer Times |
| Laval | 58.6° northeast | 10,003 km | Prayer Times |
| London | 53.3° northeast | 10,661 km | Prayer Times |
| Etobicoke | 54.4° northeast | 10,509 km | Prayer Times |
| Markham | 54.7° northeast | 10,474 km | Prayer Times |
| Vaughan | 54.5° northeast | 10,492 km | Prayer Times |
| Gatineau | 57.2° northeast | 10,141 km | Prayer Times |
| Victoria | 16.5° north | 12,069 km | Prayer Times |
| Saskatoon | 31.5° northeast | 11,213 km | Prayer Times |
| Kitchener | 53.8° northeast | 10,584 km | Prayer Times |
| Burnaby | 16.8° north | 11,972 km | Prayer Times |
| Windsor | 52.1° northeast | 10,823 km | Prayer Times |
| Longueuil | 58.8° northeast | 9,991 km | Prayer Times |
| Regina | 33.5° northeast | 11,294 km | Prayer Times |
| Oakville | 54.4° northeast | 10,529 km | Prayer Times |
| Richmond | 16.6° north | 11,986 km | Prayer Times |
| Richmond Hill | 54.5° northeast | 10,485 km | Prayer Times |
| Burlington, Ontario | 54.3° northeast | 10,543 km | Prayer Times |
| Oshawa | 55° northeast | 10,445 km | Prayer Times |
| Greater Sudbury | 53.2° northeast | 10,412 km | Prayer Times |
| Saguenay | 60.6° northeast | 9,671 km | — |
| Coquitlam | 17° north | 11,966 km | — |
| Barrie | 54.3° northeast | 10,466 km | — |
| Kelowna | 20° north | 11,828 km | — |
| Trois-Rivières | 59.4° northeast | 9,882 km | — |
| Guelph | 54° northeast | 10,560 km | — |
| Abbotsford British Columbia | 17.5° north | 11,979 km | — |
| Whitby | 54.9° northeast | 10,452 km | — |
| St. Catharines | 54.7° northeast | 10,518 km | — |
| Milton, Ontario | 54.2° northeast | 10,537 km | — |
| Langley | 17.1° north | 11,983 km | — |
| Kingston | 56.6° northeast | 10,268 km | — |
| Cambridge, Ontario | 53.9° northeast | 10,576 km | — |
| Sherbrooke | 59.9° northeast | 9,892 km | — |
| Orleans, Ontario | 57.3° northeast | 10,129 km | — |
| Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne | 58.5° northeast | 10,001 km | — |
| Ajax, Ontario | 54.8° northeast | 10,460 km | — |
| Saanich | 16.5° north | 12,057 km | — |
| Terrebonne, Quebec | 58.6° northeast | 9,992 km | — |
| St. John's | 73.4° east | 8,452 km | — |
| Thunder Bay | 46.7° northeast | 10,753 km | — |
| Sydney | 68° east | 9,040 km | — |
| Brantford | 54° northeast | 10,588 km | — |
| Kamloops | 19.2° north | 11,766 km | — |
| Lethbridge | 26.3° northeast | 11,658 km | — |
| Delta, British Columbia | 16.7° north | 11,993 km | — |
| Chilliwack, British Columbia | 17.8° north | 11,961 km | — |
| Red Deer | 25.1° northeast | 11,431 km | — |
| Niagara Falls | 54.8° northeast | 10,510 km | — |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 58.9° northeast | 9,989 km | — |
| Newmarket, Ontario | 54.5° northeast | 10,476 km | — |
| Nanaimo | 15.9° north | 12,003 km | — |
| Airdrie, Alberta | 25° northeast | 11,535 km | — |
| Kanata, Ontario | 57° northeast | 10,165 km | — |
| Moncton | 64.9° northeast | 9,368 km | — |
| Peterborough | 55.3° northeast | 10,385 km | — |
| Repentigny, Quebec | 58.8° northeast | 9,977 km | — |
| Maple Ridge, British Columbia | 17.2° north | 11,969 km | — |
| Prince George | 16.6° north | 11,473 km | — |
| Caledon, Ontario | 54.1° northeast | 10,522 km | — |
| Pierrefonds-Roxboro | 58.5° northeast | 10,016 km | — |
| Sarnia | 52.4° northeast | 10,737 km | — |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 50.7° northeast | 10,612 km | — |
| Saint John | 63.9° northeast | 9,496 km | — |
| Grande Prairie | 20.2° north | 11,260 km | — |
| Fort McMurray | 26.9° northeast | 10,917 km | — |
| Granby, Quebec | 59.3° northeast | 9,948 km | — |
| Medicine Hat | 28.2° northeast | 11,555 km | — |
| Fredericton | 63.6° northeast | 9,505 km | — |
| Halton Hills, Ontario | 54.2° northeast | 10,533 km | — |
| Norfolk County, Ontario | 53.9° northeast | 10,615 km | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the qibla direction in Canada?
There is no single angle for a whole country — the qibla depends on your coordinates. In Toronto, for instance, the qibla is 55° from true north. Pick your own city in the table above.
Why does my phone compass show a different number?
A phone compass points to magnetic north, while the table uses true (geographic) north. The gap between them is the magnetic declination, and every city page shows it separately.
Which method are the prayer times based on?
Each country uses its official or most widely accepted method — Umm al-Qura, Karachi, Egyptian GAS, MWL, ISNA and so on. The method in use is stated on every prayer-times page.