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Metric
Canada follows the International Metric System. Temperatures, rainfall measures, distance, weights, velocity are expressed in metric units. Distance is measured in kilometres.
Metric Equivalents
Measurement | Unit | Approximate Equivalent |
Length | 1 kilometre | 0.6 mile |
1 mile | 1.6 kilometre | |
Capacity | 1 litre | 1.06 US quart |
1 US quart | 0.95 litre | |
Weight | 1 kilogram | 2.2 pounds |
1 pound | 0.45 kilogram | |
Speed | 20 mph | 30 km/h |
30 mph | 50 km/h | |
50 mph | 80 km/h |