About this template

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This template is the project banner for WikiProject Canada and can also act as a banner for several of its child-projects. (Other banners exist for related projects like {{WikiProject Canadian football}} and {{WikiProject Canada Roads}}.)

The template is to be placed on talk pages (only) of the articles identified as being within the Project's scope (at or near the top of the talkpage).

This template automatically assigns the category Category:WikiProject Canada articles to the articles' talk pages. This category and other associated Project categories are used in various ways by the Project in the overall management of the Project's workload.

This template contains optional parameters, details of usage are given below.

Usage instructions

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General syntax options for this template are as follows:

{{WikiProject Canada |class= |importance=}}

The parameters are named, and (if used) must be entered exactly as-is (note, all are lowercase).

The class and importance parameters are associated with the Project's article assessment and rating scheme. These parameters add a category to the talkpage, which category depends on the values chosen.

Other parameters can be added to further identify the article or change its shape. Full syntax options for this template are as follows:

{{WikiProject Canada
|class=
|importance=
|auto=
|needs-photo=

|on=
|qc=
|ns=
|nb=
|mb=
|bc=
|pe=
|sk=
|ab=
|nl=
|nt=
|yt=
|nu=

|montreal=
|montreal-importance=
|ottawa=
|ottawa-importance=
|toronto=
|toronto-importance=
|vancouver=
|vancouver-importance=

|cangov=
|canlaw=
|cinema=
|community=
|education=
|geography=
|history=
|military=
|music=
|ppap=
|riding=
|sport=
|tvshow=
|WPCan10k=
}}

Parameter values

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Class

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This optional parameter records the Project quality assessment rating currently assigned to the particular article on whose talkpage the project banner appears.

If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unassessed Canada-related articles.

Valid values for this parameter, their associated meanings and categories are given in the table below. Values should be typed as shown (e.g. |class=GA ):

Class parameter values (Category:Canada-related articles by quality)
Value Meaning Category
FA Featured-class articles; the article has passed through the featured article review process. FA-Class Canada-related articles
A A-class articles; could be submitted as a Featured article candidate; probably could use some small updates to make it Featured quality. A-Class Canada-related articles
GA Good-class articles; the article has passed through the good article review process. GA-Class Canada-related articles
B B-class articles; could be submitted as a Good article nominee; probably could use some updates or may lack some features from the Good article criteria, but it presents a good overview of the subject. B-Class Canada-related articles
C C-class articles; provides adequate coverage of the subject, but could still use a lot of work before being submitted as a good article nominee. C-Class Canada-related articles
Start Start-class articles; the article is more than a stub, but may lack some important aspects of the topic's discussion. Start-Class Canada-related articles
Stub Stub-class articles; the article is a stub; it likely contains one of the stub templates. Stub-Class Canada-related articles
FL Featured-class lists; the article has passed through the featured list review process. They are sorted with the featured articles. FL-Class Canada-related articles
List The article is a list that has not yet passed the featured list review process. List-Class Canada-related articles
Category Category-class articles Category-Class Canada-related articles
Template Template-class articles Template-Class Canada-related articles
NA Not applicable; the page is not an article and should not be rated; it could be an image or category, for example. NA-Class Canada-related articles

Importance

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This optional parameter records the Project priority assessment rating currently assigned to the particular article on whose talkpage the project banner appears.

If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, or the class parameter is set to "NA", the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unknown-importance Canada-related articles.

Valid values for this parameter, their associated meanings and categories are given in the table below. Values should be typed as shown (e.g. |importance=Mid ):

Importance parameter values (Category:Canada-related articles by importance)
Value Meaning Category
Top Reserved for the primary articles. These are considered fundamental to the topic and are mostly overview articles with many links, like Geography of Canada and Manitoba. Top-importance Canada-related articles
High Major topic about Canada, such as Prime Minister of Canada, or CBC; and for needed subtopics of "key" articles High-importance Canada-related articles
Mid For general articles on more specialised (sub-)topics; most articles about Canadian topics go here, such as Greater Napanee, Clarity Act, or Stompin' Tom Connors. Mid-importance Canada-related articles
Low For still notable, but more highly specialised or even obscure topics; people or things that are only notable in one small region or for a short amount of time; includes most backbench MPs. Low-importance Canada-related articles

Workgroups

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The template can also be used to add an article to one of WikiProject Canada's workgroups. Adding any of these parameters will put the article in assessment categories for both WikiProject Canada and the project selected, using the same quality and importance for both.

Workgroup parameters:

Provinces

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Syntax Usage Remarks
on=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Ontario.
qc=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Quebec.
nb=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject New Brunswick.
ns=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Nova Scotia.
mb=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Manitoba.
bc=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject British Columbia.
pe=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Prince Edward Island.
sk=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Saskatchewan.
ab=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Alberta.
nl=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador.
nt=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian Territories Northwest Territories related
yt=yes Yukon related
nu=yes Nunavut related

Cities

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Four of the cities projects use their own importance ranking rather than adopting the general project importance ranking.

Syntax Importance rankings Usage Remarks
montreal=yes montreal-importance= Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Montreal.
ottawa=yes ottawa-importance= Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Ottawa.
toronto=yes toronto-importance= Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Toronto.
vancouver=yes vancouver-importance= Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Vancouver.

Other workgroups

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Syntax Usage Remarks
cangov=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Governments of Canada. Does not include people or ridings. For those, use ppap=yes and riding=yes respectively.
canlaw=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian law.
cinema=yes Used for pages in the scope of Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Canadian cinema task force. Only adds a link. It is assessed using the banner {{WikiProject Film|Canadian-task-force=yes}}.
community=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian communities.
education=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Education in Canada.
geography=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Geography of Canada. Does not include towns. For those, use community=yes.
history=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject History of Canada. Does not include historical politicians. For those, use ppap=yes.
military=yes Used for pages in the scope of Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Canadian military history task force. Only adds a link. It is assessed using the banner {{WPMILHIST|Canadian-task-force=yes}}.
music=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian Music.
ppap=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada.
riding=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Electoral districts in Canada.
sport=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian sport.
tvshow=yes Used for pages in the scope of WikiProject Canadian TV shows.
WPCan10k=yes Used for articles created or improved in The 10,000 Challenge of WikiProject Canada. Alternatively use |Can10k=yes

Other parameters

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Needs photo

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The parameter |needs-photo=yes will add a tag indicating that a photo should be added to the article. If the article is also part of the music wikiproject or any of the city wikiprojects, it will also be put in a category for articles needing photos.

Auto

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When an assessment is done by a bot, it will include |auto=yes. After double-checking the bot's assessment, a user should remove the parameter.

Example

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Here is an example from the talk page of Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada):

{{WikiProject Canada |class=B |importance=mid |cangov=yes}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:WikiProject Canada in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for WikiProject Canada

Talk page banner for WikiProject Canada

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
categorycategory

no description

Unknownoptional
listaslistas

no description

Unknownoptional
autoauto

no description

Unknownoptional
classclass

Class rating of article

Unknownoptional
Overall Canadian importanceimportance

Importance to knowledge of Canada

Default
Low
Example
Low
Auto value
Low
Unknownoptional
selected-articleselected-article

no description

Unknownoptional
selected-bioselected-bio

no description

Unknownoptional
Needs photo?needs-photo photo-related

If the article needs a photo Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
needs-imageneeds-image

no description

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
image-neededimage-needed

no description

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
photo-neededphoto-needed

no description

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
image-requestedimage-requested

no description

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Montreal-related?montreal

Whether this article's topic is Montreal-related. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
ye
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Ottawa related?ottawa

Whether the article's topic is Ottawa-related. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
St. Johns related?stjohns

Related to the city of St Johns, NFLD. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Toronto related?toronto

Whether the article's topic is Toronto-related. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Vancouver related?vancouver

Whether this article is Vancouver-related. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Alberta-related?ab

Whether this topic is related to the province of Alberta. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
British Columbia related?bc

Topic is related to the province of British Columbia. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Ontario related?on

Whether the topic is related to the province of Ontario. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Kawartha Lakes related?kawartha-lakes

Kawartha Lakes work group. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Nova Scotia related?ns

Topic is related to the province of Nova Scotia. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
New Brunswick related?nb

Topic is related to the province of New Brunswick. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Manitoba related?mb

Topic is related to the province of Manitoba. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Newfoundland and Labrador related?nl

Topic is related to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Northwest-Territories?nt

Related to Northwest Territories? Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Nunavut related?nu

Topic is related to the Territory of Nunavut. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Prince Edward Island related?pe

Topic is related to the Province of Prince Edward Island. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Quebec related?qc

Topic is related to the province of Quebec. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Saskatchewan related?sk

Topic is related to the Province of Saskatchewan. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Yukon?yt

Related to Yukon Territory? Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Importance to Gatineau?gatineau-importance

no description

Default
Low
Auto value
Unknownoptional
Importance to Montreal?montreal-importance

Importance to topic of Montreal.

Default
Low
Auto value
Unknownoptional
Importance to Ottawa?ottawa-importance

Importance to topic of Ottawa.

Auto value
Unknownoptional
Importance to Toronto?toronto-importance

Indicates how important to Toronto the article's topic is.

Default
Low
Auto value
Unknownoptional
Importance to Vancouver?vancouver-importance

Importance to topic of Vancouver.

Default
Low
Auto value
Unknownoptional
Government of Canada?cangov

Article topic is about Canadian government. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
People and Political Parties?ppap

Topic is related to person or parties in Canadian politics. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Election riding?riding

Topic is about a Canadian election riding. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Law?canlaw

Topic is related to Canadian laws. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Canadian cinema?cinema

Related to Canadian cinema. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
communitycommunity

no description

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Education related?education

Topic is related to education in Canada. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Geography related?geography

Topic is related to the geography of Canada. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
History related?history

Topic is related to the history of Canada. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Military related?military

Topic is related to the military of Canada. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Canadian music related?music

Whether this topic is related to Canadian music. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Sports related?sport

Topic is related to sports in Canada. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Television related?tvshow

Topic is related to Canadian television. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.

Default
no
Example
yes
Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional