size three for woman shoes in Canada

Shoe sizes are the same in Canada and the US.

What's the size in China then?

UK sizes shoes differently than USA but not differently in Canada. A 3 in UK Womn's size shoes is equivalent to a size 5 in USA. That same size 3 in UK is a 35 in European women's size.

Why don't you ask someone from China?

Somehow that looks confusing in re-reading. I mean to say that USA and Canada size shoes the same.

http://shoes.about.com/od/fitcomfort/a/wintshoesize.htm

A size three shoe in Canada is generally not a woman's shoe - it is a girl's shoe. Generally, women's shoe sizes start at 5 in Canada.

In regard to the Chinese sizing, the chart linked to earlier is about right, though I find I have to go up at least 1, sometimes 2 sizes, in shoes built to a Chinese last.

My dear 60+yr-old lady friend is a size 4 and though she has a hard time finding a women's 4, she still can find them in Canada and US. Stores generally don't stock very many in her size and it usually requires her ordering the size 4.

When did Canada adopt the American code in the size of shoes?
The book was talking about a story which took place in the 1930s, so did Canada follow the UK code in shoe sizes during that period of time? Is it possible?

When did Canada adopt the American code in the size of shoes?
The book was talking about a story which took place in the 1930s, so did Canada follow the UK code in shoe sizes during that period of time? Is it possible?

It so kind of you.
Thank you!

You can buy shoes in Canada which follow the European, UK and American sizing conventions. It is possible that in the 1930's more of the shoes bought in Canada came from Europe or the U.K. than from the U.S.

Likewise, you can buy shoes in USA with EU sizing, particularly recreational shoes...cycling skiing, etc. This is especially true of those shoes from Italy. For example most of the cycling shoes are in EU sizing - even Japanese shoes are EU sized.

So, likewise in Canada, shoes from others countries are currently available and sold with EU and other region's foreign sizing.

Designer fashion shoes, such as Gina, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin and Gucci, are mainly French and Italian and use european sizing

Here's a link to Wiki article on history of shoe sizing:

http://www.internationalshoesizes.com/us-shoe-sizes.htm

"The sizing system in England is one size different than the American system in width as well as length. The English system starts at 0 and the American system starts at 1. The American shoe sizing system is used to produce shoes for the U.S and Puerto Rico, parts of Asia and Africa, the Caribbean Islands and sometimes for Canada."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size