[A/S] Some info on Propane tank laws in Canada

["tdickieson" <lleather@xxxxxxxx>]

I have been reading with mucho interesto the thread on propane tanks 
and the regulations under which they fall in the USA, and thought 
some info on Canada might be welcome for Canadians, and for US of 
Americans who might be travelling here and wish to refill their 
tanks.  In Canada, your tank date becomes stale after ten years, and 
the recertification consists of valve replacement and new date 
stamping at that time.  They don't hydrostat the tanks as most places 
who are authorized to recertify don't have the equipment to test 
them.  The cost of revalving a steel tank is around $13.  I don't 
know of any place in two or three hundred miles of where I live who 
will fill a tank which is beyond the Canadian Stale Date.  Hope this 
helps someone trying to refill tanks in Canada.

Tom