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About this template
editThis 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
editGeneral 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
editClass
editThis 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 ):
| 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
editThis 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 ):
| 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
editThe 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
edit| 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
editFour 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
edit| 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.
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| 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
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Other parameters
editNeeds photo
editThe 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
editWhen 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
editHere is an example from the talk page of Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada):
{{WikiProject Canada |class=B |importance=mid |cangov=yes}}
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