There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
With 13 hours between them, Ottawa and Singapore have no overlap during standard business hours — by the time one team logs on, the other has logged off. The usual fix is an early start for Ottawa or a late finish for Singapore — pick whichever team has more flexibility. A quick caveat — Ottawa's clocks move for daylight saving and Singapore's don't, so the times here are right for only part of the year.
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