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

Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2024-09-20. Previous Versions

 The units of measurement described in Column I of an item in the following table and defined in Column II of that item may be used for the particular purpose described in Column III of that item:

TABLE

ItemColumn IColumn IIColumn III
Unit of MeasurementDefinitionParticular Purpose
1hectolitre100 litresmeasuring volumes of grain as defined in the Canada Grain Act
2becquerelone nuclear transformation per secondmeasuring activity of radionuclides
3grayone joule per secondmeasuring absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in any medium
4sievertdose equivalent to one joule per kilogrammeasuring the biological effect in tissue of a given absorbed dose, for radiation protection purposes
5nautical mile1852 metresmeasuring distance in marine and air navigation and in defining marine limits
6knot1 nautical mile per hourmeasuring speed in marine and air navigation and in marine and air weather forecasting
7Cord128 cubic feet of stacked roundwood (whole or split, with or without bark) containing wood and airspace with all bolts of similar length piled in a regular manner with their longitudinal axes approximately parallelmeasuring stacked roundwood
8stacked cubic metre1 cubic metre of stacked roundwood (whole or split, with or without bark) containing wood and airspace with all bolts of similar length piled in a regular manner with their longitudinal axes approximately parallelmeasuring stacked roundwood
  • SOR/78-623, s. 1
  • SOR/86-855, s. 1
  • SOR/93-234, s. 2

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