There has been some discussion about driver's licences in Canada. Greg has dug out the following information
>In a recent survey of the provincial driver's licence issuing bodies I >obtained the following information: > >Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the only two provinces who still use feet >and inches on the driver's licences. Alberta does allow for either on >their licences, at least that's how it was when I held an Alberta >licence 3 years ago. > >British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Nunavut, and Northwest >Territories use metric heights. Yukon doesn't print a height on their >licence but keeps a metric height in their database. > >Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island do not ask for >height and instead print hair and eye colour. > >I've forwarded to you a very recent exchange I had with SGI >(Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the provincial Crown corporation >that issues driver's licences and insures all vehicles in the province). >They claim that it is the "industry standard" (my how I hate that >excuse) to use feet and inches. It seems to me the driver's licence >"industry" in Canada uses centimetres. > >greg Further information from Greg: >Thank you for the inquiry Gregory. > >The design of Saskatchewan's new photo driver's licence was critiqued by >CCMTA (Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators), AAMVA (American >Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators), as well as various Canadian >Law Enforcement Agencies. The industry standard and more publicly recognized >unit of measure for a person's height is in feet and inches rather than in >centimetres. This is why the decision was made to not use the metric system. > > >Curtis S. Mead >Supervisor >Customer Service Centre > >>>> Gregory Peterson 01/03/02 01:24am >>> >I would like to know if SGI has made allowances for metric measurement >of individual height (i.e. metres or centimetres of height rather than, >or in addition to, feet and inches) on the new photo ID portions of >driver's licences. > >Gregory Peterson >Saskatoon SK Canada S7J 3S2 Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
