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Based on the content of that article, and another post in this discussion[1], I don't think "Canada switched from Imperial to Metric between 1970 and 1985" is a

• slantyyz 6y ago
  I'm in the age group that was one of the first cohorts who only learned Metric in school in the 1970s. While we do use Imperial for stuff here, I would still say the conversion was successful in that everyone in my cohort and later knows/remembers/understands the metric unit alternatives to the Imperial units that we still use. Obviously we still use a lot of Imperial units due to our proximity to the US, but if the US were to completely convert to metric, there wouldn't need to be much (if any) re-education for Canadians younger than 50.
  • vonmoltke 6y ago
    > I'm in the age group that was one of the first cohorts who only learned Metric in school in the 1970s. From the Wiki article, it sounds as though this is not universally the case any longer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Canada#Education_regarding_the_imperial_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Canada#Educatio... Anyway, my point is I don't think its fair to call a nation converted when it still has both officially-recognized non-metric units and official uses for them (such as in aviation). I also disagree that these are driven entirely by the US, as Canada still uses a few non-metric units, like the Avery bushel, that the US does not.