Template:Country data Canada

Template documentation

Template:Country data Canada is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others.

Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Canada`	Main article name (Canada)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1867-official`		`Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg`
`1868`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg`
`1905`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg`
`1907`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png`
`1921`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg`
`1957`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg`
`1964`		`Flag of Canada (1964).svg`
`1965`		`Flag of Canada (WFB 2000).png`
`2004`		`Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif`
`naval-1868`		`Blue Ensign of Canada (1868–1921).svg`
`naval-1911`		`Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1921`		`Canadian Blue Ensign (1921–1957).svg`
`naval-1957`		`Canadian Blue Ensign (1957–1965).svg`
`naval-1965`		`Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg`
`air force-1924`		`Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg`
`army-1939`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg`
`army-1968`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg`
`army-1989`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg`
`army-2013`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg`
`naval`		`Naval ensign of Canada.svg`
`military`		`Flag of the Canadian Forces.svg`
`coast guard`		`Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg`
`navy`		`Naval ensign of Canada.svg`
`air force`		`Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Canadian Army.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flagcountry\|alias}}` output
`CAN` (view)	CAN	Canada
`Province of Canada` (view)	Province of Canada	Canada
`Dominion of Canada` (view)	Dominion of Canada	Canada

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|Canada}} → Canada
{{flagicon|Canada}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Canada|1867-official}} → Canada
{{flagicon|Canada|1867-official}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|CAN}} →
{{flagcountry|CAN}} → Canada
{{flag|CAN}} → CAN

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Navy
{{flagicon|Canada|naval}} →

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Air Force
{{flagicon|Canada|air force}} →

This template includes a marine ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Armed forces:

{{Armed forces|Canada}} → Canadian Armed Forces
{{flagicon|Canada|military}} →

This template includes a navy flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Navy
{{flagicon|Canada|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|Canada}} → Canadian Coast Guard
{{flagicon|Canada|coast guard}} →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Canada}} → Canadian Army
{{flagicon|Canada|army}} →

Other information

Country_data templates are also available for each of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada:

Template:Country data Alberta	Alberta
Template:Country data British Columbia	British Columbia
Template:Country data Manitoba	Manitoba
Template:Country data New Brunswick	New Brunswick
Template:Country data Newfoundland and Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador
Template:Country data Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories
Template:Country data Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia
Template:Country data Nunavut	Nunavut
Template:Country data Ontario	Ontario
Template:Country data Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island
Template:Country data Quebec	Quebec
Template:Country data Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan
Template:Country data Yukon	Yukon

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Country data Canada

This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flagicon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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