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

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1868	File:Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg	Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
1921	File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg	Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg
1957	File:Canadian Red Ensign 1957-1965.svg	Canadian Red Ensign 1957-1965.svg
1964	File:Flag of Canada (1964).svg	Flag of Canada (1964).svg
naval-1868	File:Canadian Blue Ensign 1868-1921.svg	Canadian Blue Ensign 1868-1921.svg
naval-1911		Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg
naval-1921	File:Canadian Blue Ensign 1921-1957.svg	Canadian Blue Ensign 1921-1957.svg
naval-1957	File:Canadian Blue Ensign 1957-1965.svg	Canadian Blue Ensign 1957-1965.svg
air force-1924	File:Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg	Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg
1867-official	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
naval	File:Naval Jack of Canada.svg	Naval Jack of Canada.svg
coast guard		Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg
air force	File:Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg	Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg

Military ensigns

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

• {{Navy|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 coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:
• {{Coast guard|Canada}} → Canada Coast Guard
• {{Flagicon|Canada|coast guard}} →
  This nation's army ensign is the same as its national flag, so Template:Army produces the following:
• {{Army|Canada}} → Canadian 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

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

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.
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]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
No parameters specified

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