the metric system started in canada in 1970.
the metric system started in canada in 1970.
when did the metric system start in canada?
1970
british law has enacted the provisions of european union directive 80/181/eec, which catalogues the units of measure that may be used for "economic, public health, public safety and administrative purposes". these units consist of the recommendations of the general conference on weights and measures, supplemented by some additional units of measure that may be used for specified purposes. metric units could be legally used for trading purposes for nearly a century before metrication efforts began in earnest. the government had been making preparations for the conversion of the imperial unit since the 1862 "select committee on weights and measures" recommended the conversion and the "weights and measures act of 1864" and the "weights and measures (metric system) act of 1896" legalised the metric system. in 1965, with lobbying from british industries and the prospects of joining the common market, the government set a 10-year target for full conversion, and created the metrication board in 1969. metrication did occur in some areas during this time period, including the re-surveying of ordnance survey maps in 1970, decimalisation of the currency in 1971, and teaching the metric system in schools. no plans were made to make the use of the metric system compulsory, and the metrication board was abolished in 1980 following a change in government.
metrication
bullet::::- centimetre–gram–second system of units was the principal variant of the metric system that evolved in stages until it was superseded by si.









































bullet::::- gravitational metric system was a little-used variant of the metric system that normalised the acceleration due to gravity.









































bullet::::- metre–tonne–second system of units was a variant of the metric system used in french and russian industry between the first and second world wars.









































between 1812 and 1839 france used a quasi-metric system:









































bullet::::- mesures usuelles









































section::::history of the metric system.:history of metric units.









































bullet::::- history of the metre









































section::::politics of the metric system.
outline of the metric system