The abreviation "cl" and "dl" stand for centilitre and decilitre respectively. Although Canada is (nominally) metricated, those particular measurements are not used but the litre and millilitre are commonly used.1 Litre (L) = 1000 millilitres (ml)1 centilitre (cl) = 10 millilitres (ml)1 decilitre (dl) = 100 millilitres (ml)A more comprehensive set of conversion tables will be added to our website in the near future.