I am applying to several graduate schools in Canada right now, and all dates on applications are in accordance with ISO 8601. There was one exception to this - a housing application at the University of Toronto, which called for the European DD.MM.YYYY format (which, please don't hate me, I favour more).
Cheers, Nikolay -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Duncan Bath Sent: Friday, 4 January 2002 19.14 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:17200] Re: Driver's licences in Canada In Ontario, dates are substantially in accordance with ISO 8601. BTW, down the page, there is a date: "01/03/02 01:24". Now, ain't that nice??? Duncan -----Original Message----- From: Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 4, 2002 19:38 Subject: [USMA:17199] Driver's licences in Canada >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 >
