Weights and Measures Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1605)

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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2024-09-20. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE II(Sections 45 and 49)

PART I

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Metric Units of Mass for Individually Measured Commodities

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	grams
	grams
1	more than 0 to not more than 60	10	—
2	more than 60 to not more than 600	—	6
3	more than 600 to not more than 1 000	1	—
	kilograms
4	more than 1 to not more than 1.5	—	10
5	more than 1.5 to not more than 3	0.66	—
6	more than 3 to not more than 4	—	20
7	more than 4 to not more than 10	0.5	—
8	more than 10 to not more than 15	—	50
9	more than 15 to not more than 250	0.33	—
10	more than 250 to not more than 500	—	750
11	more than 500	0.15	—

PART II

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Mass or Weight for Individually Measured Commodities

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	ounces
	ounces
1	more than 0 to not more than 2	10	—
2	more than 2 to not more than 20	—	0.2
	pounds
3	more than 1.25 to not more than 2.2	1	—
4	more than 2.2 to not more than 3.3	—	0.35
5	more than 3.3 to not more than 6.6	0.66	—
6	more than 6.6 to not more than 8.8	—	0.71
7	more than 8.8 to not more than 22	0.5	—
8	more than 22 to not more than 33	—	1.76
9	more than 33 to not more than 550	0.33	—
10	more than 550 to not more than 1,100	—	26.4
11	more than 1,100	0.15	—

PART III

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Metric Units of Volume for Individually Measured Commodities Not Described in Part VIII

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	millilitres
	litres
1	more than 0 to not more than 0.05	9	—
2	more than 0.05 to not more than 0.1	—	4.5
3	more than 0.1 to not more than 0.2	4.5	—
4	more than 0.2 to not more than 0.3	—	9
5	more than 0.3 to not more than 0.5	3	—
6	more than 0.5 to not more than 1	—	15
7	more than 1 to not more than 10	1.5	—
8	more than 10 to not more than 15	—	150
9	more than 15 to not more than 50	1	—
10	more than 50 to not more than 100	—	500
11	more than 100	0.5	—

PART IV

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Volume for Individually Measured Commodities Not Described in Part IX

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	fluid ounces
	fluid ounces
1	more than 0 to not more than 1.75	9	—
2	more than 1.75 to not more than 3.5	—	0.15
3	more than 3.5 to not more than 7	4.5	—
4	more than 7 to not more than 10.5	—	0.3
5	more than 10.5 to not more than 17.5	3	—
6	more than 17.5 to not more than 35.2	—	0.5
	gallons
7	more than 0.22 to not more than 2.2	1.5	—
8	more than 2.2 to not more than 3.3	—	5.3
9	more than 3.3 to not more than 11	1	—
10	more than 11 to not more than 22	—	17.6
11	more than 22	0.5	—

PART V

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Metric Units of Mass or Volume for Standard Quantity Commodities not Described in Part VIII

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	grams or millilitres
	grams or millilitres
1	more than 0 to not more than 50	9	—
2	more than 50 to not more than 100	—	4.5
3	more than 100 to not more than 200	4.5	—
4	more than 200 to not more than 300	—	9
5	more than 300 to not more than 500	3	—
6	more than 500 to not more than 1 000	—	15
7	more than 1 000 to not more than 10 000	1.5	—
8	more than 10 000 to not more than 15 000	—	150
9	more than 15 000	1	—

PART VI

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Mass or Weight for Standard Quantity Commodities

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	ounces
	ounces
1	more than 0 to not more than 1.75	9	—
2	more than 1.75 to not more than 3.5	—	0.16
3	more than 3.5 to not more than 7	4.5	—
4	more than 7 to not more than 10.6	—	0.32
5	more than 10.6 to not more than 17.6	3	—
	pounds
6	more than 1.1 to not more than 2.2	—	0.53
7	more than 2.2 to not more than 22	1.5	—
8	more than 22 to not more than 33	—	5.28
9	more than 33	1	—

PART VII

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Volume for Standard Quantity Commodities Not Described in Part IX

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
Item	Stated Quantity	%	fluid ounces
	fluid ounces
1	more than 0 to not more than 1.75	9	—
2	more than 1.75 to not more than 3.5	—	0.16
3	more than 3.5 to not more than 7	4.5	—
4	more than 7 to not more than 10.6	—	0.32
5	more than 10.6 to not more than 17.6	3	—
6	more than 17.6 to not more than 35.2	—	0.53
	gallons
7	more than 0.22 to not more than 2.2	1.5	—
8	more than 2.2 to not more than 3.3	—	5.28
9	more than 3.3	1	—

PART VIII

Limits of Error for Quantities of Solid Commodities Stated in Metric Units of Volume

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	cubic metres
1	less than 1	3% of stated quantity
2	from 1 to 2	0.03 cubic metres
3	more than 2	1.5% of stated quantity

PART IX

Limits of Error for Quantities of Solid Commodities Stated in Canadian Units of Volume

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	cubic yards
1	less than 1	3% of stated quantity
2	from 1 to 2	0.03 cubic yards
3	more than 2	1.5% of stated quantity

PART X

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Metric Units of Length

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	For thread and yarn:
1	any length	4% of stated quantity
	For baler twine:
2	any length	5% of stated quantity
	For rolls of fabric:
3	individual rolls	2% of stated quantity
4	entire lots based on a minimum sample of 10%	1% of stated quantity
	For other commodities:
5	less than 3 m	2% of stated quantity
6	3 to 6 m	60 mm
7	more than 6 m	1% of stated quantity

PART XI

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Length

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	For thread and yarn:
1	any length	4% of stated quantity
	For baler twine:
2	any length	5% of stated quantity
	For rolls of fabric:
3	individual rolls	2% of stated quantity
4	entire lots based on a minimum sample of 10%	1% of stated quantity
	For other commodities:
5	less than 10 feet	2% of stated quantity
6	10 to 20 feet	2.4 inches
7	more than 20 feet	1% of stated quantity

PART XII

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Metric Units of Area

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	square metres
1	less than 10	2% of stated quantity
2	from 10 to 20	0.2 square metres
3	more than 20	1% of stated quantity

PART XIII

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated in Canadian Units of Area

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	square feet
1	less than 100	2% of stated quantity
2	from 100 to 200	2 square feet
3	more than 200	1% of stated quantity

PART XIV

Limits of Error for Quantities Stated by Number

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	number of articles
1	less than 50	0 article
2	from 50 to 100	1 article
3	more than 100 with an individual weight of 14 grams or less, or ½ ounce or less	0.75% of the stated quantity, rounded up to the next whole number
4	more than 100 with an individual weight of more than 14 grams, or more than ½ ounce	0.5% of the stated quantity, rounded up to the next whole number

PART XV

Limits of Error for Precious Metals and other Commodities of Comparable Value the Quantity of Which Is Stated in Metric Units of Mass

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	grams	milligrams
1	up to and including 30	12.5
2	50	17
3	100	30
4	200	56
5	300	81
6	500	131
7	1 000	240
8	1 500	350
9	2 000	425
10	3 000	575
11	5 000	900
12	6 000	1 050
13	more than 6 000	0.0175% of the stated quantity

Where a quantity is not listed in column I of this Part, the limits of error for that quantity shall be determined by linear interpolation.

PART XVI

Limits of Error for Precious Metals and other Commodities of Comparable Value the Quantity of Which Is Stated in Canadian Units of Mass or Weight

Item	Stated Quantity	Limits of Error
	Column I	Column II
	troy ounces	grains
1	up to and including 1	0.2
2	2	0.3
3	5	0.7
4	10	1.3
5	20	2.5
6	50	5.6
7	100	9.4
8	200	16.8
9	more than 200	0.0175% of the stated quantity

Where a quantity is not listed in column I of this Part, the limits of error for that quantity shall be determined by linear interpolation.

SOR/80-429, s. 3
SOR/89-570, ss. 4, 6(F)
SOR/2005-297, ss. 23 to 37

Date modified:: 2024-12-10

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Weights and Measures Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1605)

SCHEDULE II(Sections 45 and 49)