Weights and Measures Act
Version of the schedule from 2005-08-31 to 2009-02-25:
SCHEDULE IV(Section 11)Reference Standards
SCHEDULE IV(Section 11)Reference Standards
For Measurement of Length
1 The national standard for length in Canada realized, through the use of any device, in compliance with the definition mètre passed by the 17e Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures as reported in the Comptes rendus de la 17e Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (1983) published by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and determined by the National Research Council of Canada pursuant to subparagraph 5(1)(c)(iv) of the National Research Council Act.
For Measurement of Mass or Weight
Avoirdupois Weight
1 A standard of a nominal mass of one pound, designated MR-2.
Troy Weight
2 A standard of nominal mass of one hundred troy ounces, designated MR-3.
Metric Weight
3 A standard of a nominal mass of one kilogram, designated MR-1.
For Measurement of Temperature
| Item | Standard Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | V5587198 | Thermometer, manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 55580 |
| 2 | V5587199 | Thermometer, manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 55581 |
| 3 | VS767_1203 | Thermistor sensor, manufactured by Thermometrics having serial number 1203; and Black Stack thermometer module, manufactured by Hart Scientific having serial number A13108 |
For Measurement of Electricity
| Item | Standard Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L-49 | Voltage Transformer, manufactured by Smith Hobson Ltd. having serial number 60283 |
| 2 | L-181 | Voltage Transformer, manufactured by Ferranti Packard Ltd. having serial number 2-19602 |
| 3 | L-1046 | Voltage Transformer, manufactured by Sangamo Company Limited having serial number 555762 |
| 4 | EL-1847 | Voltage Transformer, manufactured by Instrument Transformer Inc. having serial number 547222 |
| 5 | EL-1848 | Voltage Transformer, manufactured by Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. having serial number 39518360 |
| 6 | L-516 | Current Burden, manufactured by the Legal Metrology Branch, having the operating range of B0.1 to B2.0 and the serial number 001 |
| 7 | L-772 | Current Transformer Test Set, manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 36891/36892 |
| 8 | L-919 | Current Transformer Range Extender, manufactured by Guildline Instruments Ltd. having serial number 39151 |
| 9 | EL-857 | Current Transformer, manufactured by Smith Hobson Ltd. having serial number G-033127 |
| 10 | EL-1720 | Current Transformer, manufactured by Knopp Inc. having serial number 8039391 |
| 11 | L-867 | Decade Resistor, manufactured by General Radio Canada Ltd. having serial number 28742 |
| 12 | EL-1820 | Multifunction Transducer (W/WH/VA/VAH/VAR/VARH/V/VH/I/IH), Radian Metronic model RM-15-14, manufactured by Radian Research Inc. having serial number 4357 |
| 13 | EL-1666 | Multifunction Micro-Joule Meter (I2+V2 hours), manufactured by Scientific Columbus Ltd. having serial number 6791 |
For Measurement of Gas
| Item | Standard Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | L-879 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure, manufactured by Collins-Phillips Co. having serial number 0227834 |
| 2 | L-880 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure, manufactured by Collins-Phillips Co. having serial number 69827 |
| 3 | L-881 | Pi-Tape Linear Measure, manufactured by Collins-Phillips Co. having serial number 1212810 |
| 4 | GL-2033 | Dead Weight Tester, manufactured by Ruska Instruments Co. having serial number 44509 |
| 5 | GL-2104 | Dead Weight Tester, manufactured by Ruska Instruments Co. having serial number 46404 |
- R.S., 1985, c. W-6, Sch. IV
- SOR/86-133
- SOR/93-235, s. 2
- SOR/2000-250
- SOR/2005-277, ss. 3, 4
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