Weights and Measures Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1605)
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Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2024-09-20. Previous Versions
335 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:
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| Item | Column I | Column II | Column III |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit of Measurement | Definition | Particular Purpose | |
| 1 | hectolitre | 100 litres | measuring volumes of grain as defined in the Canada Grain Act |
| 2 | becquerel | one nuclear transformation per second | measuring activity of radionuclides |
| 3 | gray | one joule per second | measuring absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in any medium |
| 4 | sievert | dose equivalent to one joule per kilogram | measuring the biological effect in tissue of a given absorbed dose, for radiation protection purposes |
| 5 | nautical mile | 1852 metres | measuring distance in marine and air navigation and in defining marine limits |
| 6 | knot | 1 nautical mile per hour | measuring speed in marine and air navigation and in marine and air weather forecasting |
| 7 | Cord | 128 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 parallel | measuring stacked roundwood |
| 8 | stacked cubic metre | 1 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 parallel | measuring stacked roundwood |
- SOR/78-623, s. 1
- SOR/86-855, s. 1
- SOR/93-234, s. 2
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