metrication began in canada in 1970.
metrication began in canada in 1970.
when did metrication begin in canada?
1970
the liberal federal government of pierre trudeau first began implementing metrication in canada in 1970 with a government agency dedicated to implementing the project, the metric commission, being established in 1971. by the mid-1970s, metric product labelling was introduced. in 1972, the provinces agreed to make all road signs metric by 1977. there was some resistance to metrication, especially as the sectors of the economy where the federal weights and measures act required metric to be used grew in number. the metrication of gasoline and diesel fuel sales in 1979 prompted 37 progressive conservative members of parliament to open a "freedom to measure" gas station in carleton place, ontario, selling gas in both imperial gallons and litres. the city of peterborough, ontario, was a noted hotbed of opposition to metrication, having been one of the government's three test centres for the metrication process. bill domm, a member of parliament representing the riding of peterborough, was one of the country's most outspoken opponents of metrication. during this period, a few government employees lost their jobs for their opposition to metrication. neil fraser, an official with revenue canada who publicly opposed mandatory metric conversion, was dismissed for "conduct unacceptable for a public servant."
metrication in canada
bullet::::- 1960 – the cgpm published the metric system under the name "international system of units" (si) a coherent system of units based on the kilogram, metre, second, ampere and kelvin.









































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









































history of metrication – metrication is the process by which legacy, national-specific systems of measurement were replaced by the metric system.









































bullet::::- metrication in australia









































bullet::::- metrication in barbados









































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bullet::::- metrication in chile









































bullet::::- metrication in guatemala









































bullet::::- metrication in hong kong









































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bullet::::- metrication in ireland









































bullet::::- metrication in jamaica
outline of the metric system