Template:WikiProject Canada/doc


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About this template
This template is the project banner for WikiProject Canada.

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
General syntax options for this template are as follows: 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.

Class
This 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 (eg |class=GA ):

Importance
This 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 (eg |importance=Mid ):

Type
Whether the page is an article, list, or template. The type will decide which category the page will be put in. If no type is entred, the page will be listed with the articles, but no article tag will apear on the template.
 * Article - The default. Puts the page into Category:WikiProject Canada articles.
 * List - For any kind of list about Canada. Puts the page into Category:WikiProject Canada lists.
 * Template - For templates about Canada. Puts the page into Category:WikiProject Canada templates.
 * Category - For category about Canada. Puts the page into Category:WikiProject Canada categories.

Workgroups
The template can also be used to add an article to one of WikiProject Canada's workgroups. Including these options, the full syntax is as follows:

Workgroup parameters:
 * cangov
 * yes - Used for pages about the Government of Canada (this is not for pages about individual people, for those, use ppap).
 * ppap
 * yes - Used for pages about political parties and politicians in Canada.
 * canlaw
 * yes - Used for pages about Canadian law.
 * caned
 * yes - Used for pages about education in Canada.

Here is an example from the talk page of Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons: