What Time Zone Does Canva Use for Scheduled Social Media Posts?

Scheduling Time Zone Ambiguity

When creating a scheduled post in Canva’s Social Media Scheduler, users select a date and time that appears to be displayed in their local browser time zone. However, the platform’s documentation does not explicitly state whether this time is interpreted relative to the creator’s zone, the intended audience’s zone, or stored as UTC.

Goal

Determine how Canva interprets scheduled times across different locales, especially for recurring posts and when a user’s time zone changes after scheduling.

Unresolved Questions

• Which time zone is used by Canva when a post is scheduled—creator’s or audience’s?
• Does Canva recalculate scheduled times if the creator switches time zones after scheduling?
• How are recurring schedules (e.g., “every Monday at 10 am”) affected when the creator’s time zone changes?