Editing Metrication (section)

===Other English-speaking countries===

The British metrication programme signalled the start of metrication programmes elsewhere in the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], though India had started its programme in 1959, six years before the United Kingdom. South Africa (then not a member of the Commonwealth) set up a Metrication Advisory Board in 1967, New Zealand set up its Metric Advisory Board in 1969, Australia passed the Metric Conversion Act in 1970 and Canada appointed a Metrication Commission in 1971. 
[[File:Canadian canned food labels showing imperial and metric units of measurement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|left|The metric units of measurement on Canadian canned food labels are merely the equivalent of the still widely used imperial units such as the ounce.]]
Metrication in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was essentially complete within a decade, while in Canada metrication has been halted since the 1970s. In Canada, the [[square foot]] is still widespread for commercial and residential advertisements and partially in construction because of the close trade relations with the United States. Metric measurements on food products such as canned food are often merely the equivalent of the still widely used imperial units of measurement such as the ounce and the pound. Butter in Canada is sold in 454 g packagings, which is the equivalent of one pound. The [[Rail transport in Canada|railways of Canada]] such as the [[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway|Canadian Pacific]] as well as [[commuter rail]] services continue to measure their trackage in miles and speed limits in miles per hour because they also operate in the United States (although urban railways including [[Rapid transit|subways]] and [[light rail]] have adopted kilometres and kilometres per hour).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/railsafety/rules-tce31-98.htm |title=A. Classes of Track - Transport Canada |website=www.tc.gc.ca |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825070252/http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/railsafety/rules-tce31-98.htm |archive-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Canadian railcars show weight figures in both imperial and metric. Most other Commonwealth countries adopted the metric system during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/internat.htm 
 |title=Metrication status and history 
 |publisher=United States Metrication Association 
 |year=2009 
 |access-date=19 May 2011 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724200113/http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/internat.htm 
 |archive-date=24 July 2010}}</ref>

Apart from the United Kingdom and Canada, which have effectively halted their metrication programs, the great majority of countries using the imperial system have completed official metrication during the second half of the 20th century or the first decade of the 21st century. The most recent to complete this process was the [[Republic of Ireland]], which began metric conversion in the 1970s and completed it in early 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/ireland-goes-metric--fast-531570.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029022100/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/ireland-goes-metric--fast-531570.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2014|title=Ireland goes metric - fast|work=The Independent|access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref> [[Hong Kong units of measurement|Hong Kong uses three systems]] (Chinese, imperial, and metric) and all three are permitted for use in trade.<ref name="Ordinance">{{Cite web |url=http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/68/sch2.html |title=Cap 68 Sched 2 Units of Measurement and Permitted Symbols or Abbreviations of Units of Measurement Lawful for Use for Trade |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=3 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903233217/http://www.hklii.hk/eng/hk/legis/ord/68/sch2.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>