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COMING TO CANADA
2016 HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day – January 1
Louis Riel Day – February 15
Good Friday – March 25
Easter – March 27
Easter Monday – March 28
Victoria Day – May 23
Civic Holiday – August 1
Labour Day – September 5
Thanksgiving – October 10
Remembrance Day – November 11
Christmas Day – December 25
Boxing Day – December 26
MEASUREMENT
Canada uses the international metric system. Temperatures, rainfall measures, distance,
weights and velocity are expressed in metric units.
Length: 1 kilometre = 1.6 mile or 1 mile = .6 kilometre
Capacity: 1 litre = 1.06 US quart or 1 US quart = 0.95 litre
Weight: 1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds or 1 pound = 0.45 kilogram
Speed: 30 mph = 50 km/h
65 mph = 100 km/h
TEMPERATURE
Celsius to Fahrenheit: multiply the Celsius temperature by 1.8 and then add 32 = Fahrenheit
0 Celsius = 32 Fahrenheit
15 Celsius = 59 Fahrenheit
25 Celsius = 77 Fahrenheit
30 Celsius = 86 Fahrenheit
The Manitoba Museum: Cory Aronec
