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The metrication logo used in Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. Metrication in Canada began in 1970 and ceased in 1985. While Canada has converted to the metric system for many purposes, there is still significant use of non-metric units and standards in many sectors of the Canadian economy and everyday life.
Originally passed in 1970 as part of the Government of Canada's plan for metrication of Canada from Imperial measures, it was stopped in 1985 and changes were made to the act. The Metric Commission was created by the act and abolished in 1985.
The metric units of measurement on Canadian canned food labels are merely the equivalent of the still widely used imperial units such as the ounce. Metrication in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was essentially complete within a decade, while in Canada metrication has been halted since the 1970s.
Metric Commission logo, used on many metric products in Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. The Metric Commission (French: Commission du système métrique), formally the Preparatory Commission for the Conversion to the Metric System, was a Canadian government agency established by the federal government in 1971 to facilitate Canada's conversion to the metric system from the imperial system of ...
Pages in category "Metrication in Canada" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Neil Fraser (born c. 1934) is a Canadian former civil servant who came to prominence for his crusade against the Metric system of weights and measures in the early 1980s, which resulted in him being fired from his post in the Department of National Revenue on February 23, 1982.
Measurement Canada (French: Mesures Canada) is a special operating agency of the Government of Canada's Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, in the Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services sector. [1]
Its very interesting that Canadian industry uses imperial, while ordinary people have converted. How old is the machine you use? Could it predate metrication. Seabhcán 09:12, 25 November 2005 (UTC) There isn't much left that predates metrication. I recall my father telling me that his high school texts were converted to metric in the late 1960s.