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.

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.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Canada.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1868`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg`
`1921`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg`
`1957`		`Canadian Red Ensign 1957-1965.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`
`naval`		`Naval Jack of Canada.svg`
`air force`		`Canadian Air Command flag.svg`
`army`		`Canadian Army Flag.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

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

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

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Canada|1868}} → Canada
{{flagicon|Canada|1868}} →

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

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

{{air force|Canada}} → Canadian Forces Air Command
{{flagicon|Canada|air force}} →

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

{{army|Canada}} → Canadian Forces Land Force Command
{{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 documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Country data Canada

<templatedata> {

 "description": "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.",
 "params": {}

} </templatedata>

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