Template:Country data Canada

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

This template is within the scope of WikiProject Flag Template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page.

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

These variants cannot be used unless the line | variant = {{{variant|}}} is added to this template.

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1868		Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
1905		Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg
1921		Canadian Red Ensign (1907-1921).png
1957		Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg
1964		Flag of Canada (1964).svg
naval-1868		Canadian Blue Ensign 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
air force-1924		Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg
1867-official		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
naval		Naval Ensign of Canada.svg
coast guard		Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg
air force		Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg
army		Flag of the Canadian Army (2016).svg

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval ensign flag variant that can be used with {{naval ensign}}:

• {{naval ensign|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Navy
• {{flagicon3|Canada|naval}} →
  

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with {{air force flag}}:

• {{air force flag|Canada}} → Royal Canadian Air Force
• {{flagicon3|Canada|air force}} →
  

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with {{coast guard}}:

• {{coast guard|Canada}} → Template:Coast guard
• {{flagicon3|Canada|coast guard}} →
  

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with {{army}}:

• {{army|Canada}} → Template:Army
• {{flagicon3|Canada|army}} →

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
Dominion of Canada (view)	Template:Country data Dominion of Canada	Template:Country data Dominion of Canada

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

• {{flag|Canada}} → Canada
• {{flagicon3|Canada}} →

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Canada|1868}} → Canada
• {{flagicon3|Canada|1868}} →

Using a redirect alias

• {{flag|CAN}} → CAN
• {{flagicon3|CAN}} →
• {{flagcountry|CAN}} → Canada

Other information

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

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

TemplateData

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TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

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
No parameters specified

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