Weights and Measures Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. W-6)

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Act current to 2025-11-27 and last amended on 2021-04-19. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE III(Section 5)

Units of Measurement To Describe Certain Land in Quebec

	Unit	Definition
1	foot (French measure or Paris foot)	12.789 inches
2	arpent, as a measure of length	180 feet (French measure)
3	arpent, as a measure of area	32 400 square feet (French measure)
4	perch, as a measure of length	18 feet (French measure)
5	perch, as a measure of area	324 square feet (French measure)