Weights and Measures Act (Canada)  The "Weights and Measures Act" (R.S. 1985) (the "Act") (long title: "An Act respecting weights and measures") is a Canadian law governing the units of measurements used in Canada. Originally passed in 1970 as part of the Government of Canada's plan for metrication of Canada from Imperial measures, it was stopped in 1985 and changes were made to the "Act". The Metric Commission was created by the "Act" and abolished in 1985. The "Act" sets forth the regulation of measurements and the commerce conducted using measuring devices. The "Act" provides that the International System of measurement be used with what the act calls "Customary units used with the international system" such as hour, minutes, litres, hectares, tonne or metric ton. In addition, the "Act" allows usage of what it labels as "Canadian units" (the imperial system), such as miles, inches, imperial gallons, and acres. In SCHEDULE III - section 5, the "Act" also provides for the usage of certain French units in what it labels as "UNITS OF MEASUREMENT TO DESCRIBE CERTAIN LAND IN QUEBEC". The five permitted old French units are the foot (the French foot of 12.789 inches), arpent (for both length and area), and perch (for both length and area).