Consolidated Statutes and Regulations
Enabling statute: Weights and Measures Act
Weights and Measures Regulations
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Source: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/W-6/C.R.C.-c.1605/186514.html
Updated to August 31, 2004
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SCHEDULE IV
(ss. 53 and 54)
TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS
PART I
TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS OF MASS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS AND THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT DEVICES FOR WEIGHING PRECIOUS METALS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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| Grams
| | 1.
| More than 100
| 0.0015% of Nominal Value
| | | Milligrams
| 2.
| 100
| 1.5
| 3.
| 50
| 1
| 4.
| 20
| 0.8
| 5.
| 10
| 0.6
| 6.
| 5
| 0.5
| 7.
| 2
| 0.4
| 8.
| 1
| 0.3
| | Milligrams
| | 9.
| 500
| 0.25
| 10.
| 200
| 0.2
| 11.
| 100
| 0.15
| 12.
| 50
| 0.12
| 13.
| 20
| 0.1
| 14.
| 10
| 0.08
| 15.
| 5 or less
| 0.06
|
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PART II
TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS OF MASS OR WEIGHT THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS AND THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT DEVICES FOR WEIGHING PRECIOUS METALS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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| Troy Ounces
| | 1.
| More than 5
| 0.0015% of Nominal Value
| | | Grains
| 2.
| 5
| 0.036
| 3.
| 2
| 0.0173
| 4.
| 1
| 0.0135
| 5.
| 0.5
| 0.011
| 6.
| 0.2
| 0.0081
| 7.
| 0.1
| 0.0067
| 8.
| 0.05
| 0.0055
| 9.
| 0.02
| 0.0041
| 10.
| 0.01
| 0.0034
| 11.
| 0.005
| 0.0027
| 12.
| 0.002
| 0.002
| 13.
| 0.001
| 0.0017
| | Grains
| | 14.
| 1,000
| 0.0177
| 15.
| 600
| 0.0143
| 16.
| 300
| 0.0122
| 17.
| 200
| 0.0102
| 18.
| 100
| 0.0082
| 19.
| 60
| 0.0071
| 20.
| 30
| 0.0061
| 21.
| 20
| 0.0051
| 22.
| 10
| 0.0041
| 23.
| 6
| 0.0036
| 24.
| 3
| 0.003
| 25.
| 2
| 0.0025
| 26.
| 1
| 0.002
| 27.
| 0.6
| 0.0017
| 28.
| 0.3
| 0.0015
| 29.
| 0.2
| 0.001
| 30.
| 0.1 or less
| 0.0009
|
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PART III
TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS OF MASS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS AND THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT DEVICES FOR WEIGHING COMMODITIES OTHER THAN PRECIOUS METALS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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| Kilograms
| | 1.
| More than 1
| 0.005% of Nominal Value
| | | Milligrams
| 2.
| 1
| 50
| | Grams
| | 3.
| 500
| 25
| 4.
| 200
| 10
| 5.
| 100
| 5
| 6.
| 50
| 3
| 7.
| 20
| 2.5
| 8.
| 10
| 2
| 9.
| 5
| 1.5
| 10.
| 2
| 1.2
| 11.
| 1
| 1
| | Milligrams
| | 12.
| 500
| 0.8
| 13.
| 200
| 0.6
| 14.
| 100
| 0.5
| 15.
| 50
| 0.4
| 16.
| 20
| 0.3
| 17.
| 10
| 0.25
| 18.
| 5 or less
| 0.2
|
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PART IV
TOLERANCES FOR LOCAL STANDARDS OF MASS OR WEIGHT THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS AND THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT DEVICES FOR WEIGHING COMMODITIES OTHER THAN PRECIOUS METALS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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| Pounds
| | 1.
| More than 1
| 0.005% of Nominal Value
| | | Grains
| 2.
| 1
| 0.35
| 3.
| 0.5
| 0.175
| 4.
| 0.2
| 0.071
| 5.
| 0.1
| 0.045
| 6.
| 0.05
| 0.035
| 7.
| 0.02
| 0.028
| 8.
| 0.01
| 0.022
| 9.
| 0.005
| 0.018
| 10.
| 0.002
| 0.015
| 11.
| 0.001
| 0.012
| | Ounces
| | 12.
| 8
| 0.175
| 13.
| 4
| 0.088
| 14.
| 2
| 0.05
| 15.
| 1
| 0.041
| 16.
| 1/2
| 0.034
| 17.
| 1/4
| 0.026
| 18.
| 1/8
| 0.021
| 19.
| 1/16
| 0.018
| 20.
| 1/32
| 0.015
| | Grains
| | 21.
| 1,000
| 0.055
| 22.
| 600
| 0.043
| 23.
| 300
| 0.038
| 24.
| 200
| 0.033
| 25.
| 100
| 0.025
| 26.
| 60
| 0.021
| 27.
| 30
| 0.018
| 28.
| 20
| 0.016
| 29.
| 10
| 0.013
| 30.
| 6
| 0.011
| 31.
| 3
| 0.009
| 32.
| 2
| 0.008
| 33.
| 1
| 0.007
| 34.
| 0.6
| 0.006
| 35.
| 0.3
| 0.005
| 36.
| 0.2
| 0.004
| 37.
| 0.1 or less
| 0.003
|
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PART V
TOLERANCES FOR ALL LOCAL STANDARDS OF LENGTH THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1
| 30
| 4
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 1.5
| 4
| 2
| 1.0
| 5
| 1
| 0.5
|
6
| 500
| 0.4
| 7
| 300
| 0.3
| 8
| 100
| 0.1
| 9
| 25
| 0.05
|
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PART VI
TOLERANCES FOR ALL LOCAL STANDARDS OF LENGTH THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1
| 100
| 0.15
| 2
| 50
| 0.10
| 3
| 10
| 0.05
| 4
| 6
| 0.04
| 5
| 3
| 0.025
| 6
| 2
| 0.015
| 7
| 1
| 0.010
|
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PART VII
TOLERANCES FOR NARROW NECK STANDARDS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS
Item
| Column I
Nominal Value
of Local Standard
| Column II
Tolerance
|
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
|
Litres
50 or more
20
5
2
1
0.5
0.2 or less
|
0.04% of the nominal value
10 mL
6 mL
3 mL
1.5 mL
0.9 mL
0.25% of the nominal value
|
PART VIII
TOLERANCES FOR NARROW NECK STANDARDS THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS
Item
| Column I
Nominal Value
of Local Standard
| Column II
Tolerance
|
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
|
Gallons
10 or more
5
1
Quarts
3
2
1
Pints
1
0.5 or less
|
0.04% of the nominal value
0.40 fluid ounces
0.18 fluid ounces
0.15 fluid ounces
0.12 fluid ounces
0.06 fluid ounces
0.05 fluid ounces
0.25% of the nominal value
|
PARTS IX and X
[Revoked, SOR/93-234, s. 2]
PART XI
TOLERANCES FOR CYLINDRICAL GRADUATED STANDARDS OF VOLUME THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN METRIC UNITS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1
| 2 000
| 8.0
| 2
| 1 000
| 5.0
| 3
| 500
| 3.0
| 4
| 250
| 1.6
| 5
| 200
| 1.4
| 6
| 100
| 0.8
| 7
| 50
| 0.5
| 8
| 25
| 0.3
| 9
| 10
| 0.16
| 10
| 5
| 0.12
|
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PART XII
TOLERANCES FOR CYLINDRICAL GRADUATED STANDARDS OF VOLUME THAT HAVE A NOMINAL VALUE SHOWN IN CANADIAN UNITS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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| Fluid Ounces
| Fluid Ounces
|
1
| 40
| 0.20
| 2
| 5
| 0.04
| 3
| 4
| 0.04
|
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PART XIII
TOLERANCE FOR MASTER METER STANDARDS THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT LIQUEFIED GAS MEASURING MACHINES
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| A volume corresponding to a delivery lasting at least one minute
| Not more than 0.05% difference in the registered volume for any number of tests made under the same controlled conditions
|
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PART XIV
TOLERANCE FOR MASTER METER STANDARDS THAT ARE USED TO INSPECT METERS OTHER THAN LIQUEFIED GAS MEASURING MACHINES
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| A volume corresponding to a delivery lasting at least one minute
| No more than 0.03% difference in the registered volume for any number of tests made under the same controlled conditions
|
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PART XV
TOLERANCE FOR PIPE PROVER STANDARDS WITH ENTIRELY MECHANICAL MEANS OF REGISTRATION
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| Any base volume
| 0.05% of the volume
|
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PART XVI
TOLERANCE FOR PIPE PROVER STANDARDS WITH A MEANS OF REGISTRATION OTHER THAN ENTIRELY MECHANICAL
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| Any base volume
| 0.02% of the volume
|
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PART XVII
TOLERANCE FOR GRAVIMETRIC PROVER STANDARDS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| Any mass or weight
| 20 g or the value of the minimum increment of registration, whichever is the lesser
|
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PART XVIII
TOLERANCE FOR HYDROMETER STANDARDS
| Column I
| Column II
| | Nominal Value of
| | Item
| Local Standard
| Tolerance
|
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1.
| Any density or relative density
| 0.1% of the density or relative density
|
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SOR/89-570, s. 6(F); SOR/90-118, ss. 43, 44; SOR/93-234, s. 2.
SCHEDULE V
(Section 59)
FEES AND CHARGES
PART I
INSPECTOR'S SERVICES
| Column I
| Column II
| Item
| Inspector's Services and Related Expenses
| Fees and Charges
|
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1.
| For a service referred to in subsection 59(1) of these Regulations provided by an inspector, for each half hour or part thereof, as follows:
| | | (a) during the inspector's regular working hours
|
$30.00
| | (b) outside the inspector's regular working hours
|
$45.00
| 2.
| Expenses incurred by the inspector in relation to the provision of a service referred to in subsection 59(1) of these Regulations for accommodation, meals and incidental expenses and for transportation to and from the place where the service is provided
| the rates and allowances set out in the "Travel Directive" contained in the Treasury Board Manual
|
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PART II
EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES
| Column I
| Column II
| Item
| Provision of Equipment and Vehicles
| Charges
|
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1.
| For the provision by an inspector, in order to provide a service referred to in subsection 59(1) of these Regulations, of a piece of equipment or a vehicle set out in any of subitems (a) to (h), for each hour or part thereof, with the exception of subitem (f), as follows:
| | | (a) volumetric prover standard, unless set out in subitems (c), (d) and (e), of
|
| | (i) more than 20 L but less than 2 700 L
| $ 20.00
| | (ii) 2 700 L or more
| $ 80.00
| | (b) narrow neck sanitary prover standard or narrow neck liquefied gas prover standard of the vapour displacement type
|
$ 30.00
| | (c) gravimetric prover standard designed to inspect meters that measure liquefied gases
|
$ 40.00
| | (d) pipe prover standard designed to inspect meters with a marked maximum flow rate of
| | | (i) less than 100 L/min
| $ 30.00
| | (ii) 100 L/min or more
| $100.00
| | (e) master meter standard designed to inspect meters with a marked maximum flow rate of
| | | (i) less than 100 L/min
| $ 30.00
| | (ii) 100 L/min or more
| $100.00
| | (f) one or more standards that have a total mass of 500 kg or more, per tonne or part thereof, for each 24 hour period or part thereof
|
$ 15.00
| | (g) portable weighing equipment with a capacity greater than 1 000 kg, including equipment designed to inspect on-board weighing systems that measure anhydrous ammonia
|
$ 50.00
| | (h) motor vehicle and the standards carried on that vehicle where the standards have a total mass of
| | | (i) more than 1 000 kg but not more than 4 000 kg
|
$ 60.00
| | (ii) more than 4 000 kg
| $ 95.00
| 2.
| For the transportation by an inspector, in order to provide a service referred to in subsection 59(1) of these Regulations, of a piece of equipment or a vehicle set out in item 1 to and from the place where the service is provided
| the rates and allowances set out for an employee in the "Travel Directive" contained in the Treasury Board Manual
|
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SOR/79-747, s. 2; SOR/85-736, s. 3; SOR/87-582, s. 5; SOR/93-413, s. 3.
|
