Measurement
Canada officially uses the International System of Measurements (Système International d'Unités or SI), or the metric system. New Brunswick officially adopted metric units for provincial government use with the Metric Conversion Act of 1977.
Imperial and US-standard units (feet, pounds, ounces) often persist in general use, chiefly in relation to personal height and weight, sale of produce and meat/poultry, in cooking (measures and oven temperature), building and construction measures, and traditional drink measures such as a pint of beer or ounce of spirits.
In New Brunswick as in all of Canada, temperatures are given in degrees Celsius rather than Fahrenheit. Distances are expressed in kilometres and metres;
Temperature:
- Fahrenheit -13 0 23 32 50 70 75 81 86 100
- Celsius -25 -18 -5 0 10 21 24 27 30 37
Weight:
- A kilogram (kg) weighs 2.2 pounds; one pound is approximately 454 grams (g).
Liquid measures:
- Gasoline and other fuels are sold in litres; other liquids in litres and millilitres (ml).
- One litre (l) equals 0.264 US gallons and 0.219 Imperial gallons.
- One US gallon is approximately 3.78
Distance:
- A kilometre (km) is 0.62 miles; one mile is 1.6 kilometres.
- A metre (m) is 39.37 inches; an inch is 2.54 centimetres (cm).
Speed:
- Mph 15 25 30 37 50 55 62 68 75 80
- Km/h 25 40 50 60 80 90 100 110 120 130
Public Holidays
- New Year's Day – January 1
- Family Day – Third Monday in February
- Good Friday – First Friday after the full moon that occurs on or after March 21st
- Easter Monday – First Monday after Good Friday
- Victoria Day – Third Monday in May
- Canada Day – July 1
- New Brunswick Day – First Monday in August
- Labour Day – First Monday in September
- Thanksgiving Day – Second Monday in October
- Remembrance Day – November 11
- Christmas Day – December 25
- Boxing Day – December 26