Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985)
- Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985)
"'Weights and Measures Act (R.S. 1985) is a Canadian law governing the units of measurements used in Canada.
Originally passed in 1970 as part of the federal government'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.
ee also
* Canadian units
* Metrication Ordinance HKG
* Weights and Measures Act UK
* Metric system
* Metrication in Canada
* Metric Commission
* Measurement Information Division of Industry Canada
* Measurement Canada
References
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showdoc/cs/W-6///en?page=1 Weights and Measures Act]
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