Talk:Date and time notation in Canada

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)

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)

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)

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)

The statement referred to above is true. Notations vary and real world documents in Canada, such as cheques and statements, will rarely begin with the year. A cheque date is MM DD YYYY at my institution. The ISO focus of the article fails to adequately address the subject. It may be important, but broader info is needed to give readers a sense of what time and date notations to expect from Canadians. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.59.101 (talk) 21:22, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

What institution? Bank of Montreal cheques have been YYYY MM DD for at least a decade, at least in my chequebook. V-squared (talk) 00:45, 11 August 2015 (UTC)

I've rewritten the article with sufficient references and will remove the tag of shame if nobody objects. --Cornellier (talk) 16:28, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Done. --Cornellier (talk) 21:16, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Time notation missing

Suggest the title should be "Date notation in Canada" - there is no mention of time notation in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Outjet (talk • contribs) 02:23, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

It could start now, 7 billion people clearly writing and reading dates with explicit meaning.

An Englishman, An American and a Canadian agreed to meet on 01-02-03. Unfortunately they missed one another as they all arrived on different days.

Persisting with localized date formats in an ever present globalize network of communication and commerce is a stubborn action that will not resolve this issue. If the Brit noted 01-002-2003 and the American noted 002-01-2003 and the Canadian noted 2003-002-01 - they can all keep their traditional order for day , month , year - yet share a common understanding of the intended date.

In the order of choice or tradition: FOUR DIGIT YEAR , YYYY THREE DIGIT MONTH, 0MM TWO DIGIT DAY, DD

1. YYYY0MMDD

Think about it, 7 billion people clearly writing and reading dates with explicit meaning.

1. YYYY0MMDD! A Better International Date Format, #AskMeWhy Talk It Up!
2. YYYY0MMDD! Un meilleur format de date international, #DemandeMoiPourquoi Parlez-en!

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