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The Windows date for English Canada (default) is actually MMMM-DD-YY.

"No leading zero in default longdate - and no dashes either."(from this article's edit history) It's not true for me, because when I reset to the default formats, the date really is "MMMM-DD-YY", and not "MMMM D, YYYY"

69.196.168.234 (talk) 21:06, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed accuracy

The lead of this article makes it seem as if the source TBITS 36: All-Numeric Representation of Dates and Times -Implementation Criteria supports the idea that ISO-8601 has been adopted as the standard date and time notation in Canada. But that document doesn't even adopt the bulk of ISO 8601; it doesn't address time notation at all. Furthermore, that source only addresses itself to machine-readable data exchange among government departments and agencies. It says naught about use by the general public or private businesses. Jc3s5h (talk) 15:30, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I live in Canada, and have NEVER seen a form or bank statement that begins with YYYY. It is usually written out, APR 12, 2014. A store receipt here says 09/20/13, another says 12/19/2013, and they are generally split between MM/DD/YYYY and DD/MM/YYYY, which is confusing when it is 03/03/14. But this article is utter nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.122.14 (talk) 21:26, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The previous entry is not true. I am looking at my BC Driver's License. The date is YYYY-MMM-DD. The DD is using a leading 0, and the MMM is the abbreviated month, e.g. Aug. So clearly some government agencies ARE using the YYYY format, if not true ISO. V-squared (talk) 22:56, 30 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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