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Metric Volumes Table - Volumes in Milliliters & Liters and Ounces & Gallons
Common Volumes in Milliliters & Liters and Ounces & Gallons

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Metric volume in Canada is measured mainly in milliliters and liters. (Scroll down for table of common volumes and their metric conversions .)

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Common Volumes in Canada
Volume Measurement Milliliters or Liters Ounces or Gallons
Carry-on luggage liquid allowance per container on airplanes 90 ml 3 oz
Can of soda or a mickey of alcohol 355 ml 12 oz
Bottle of wine or regular-size bottle of alcohol often referred to in Canada as a "twenty-sixer" 750 ml 25 oz
Large-size bottle of alcohol. Referred to in Canada as a "forty ouncer" 1.14 liter39 oz
Largest bottle of booze - a "handle," or, in Canada, a "sixty ouncer" 1.75 liter 59 oz
Gas in Canada is sold in liters and is generally much more expensive than in the US.1 liter0.3 US gallon
Visitors from the UK should note that an Imperial gallon is slightly larger than a US gallon1 liter0.36 Imperial gallon
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