Communications and Federal Identity

Gives context and rules for how the Government of Canada (GC) enables communication with the public about policies, programs, services and initiatives, including the administration of the GC official symbols. 

Provides rules for managing and coordinating communications, including procedures for advertising, public opinion research, social media and web communications. 

Explains how to apply the official symbols of the Government of Canada in all media, platforms, products, material, equipment and real property in Canada and abroad. 

Explains how to apply the Government of Canada’s official symbols on signage, stationery, partnering and motor vehicles. 

Aims to help Government of Canada employees create accessible-by-default communications products and activities 

Aims to help Government of Canada employees create diverse and inclusive communications products and activities. 

Enables the Government of Canada to minimize the risks of applications for remedy before the courts because of an institutions’ violation of the public’s rights to communicate with that institutions and receive services from it in the official language of their choice. 

Gives sound and consistent practices and procedures for deputy heads (or their delegates) in the area of communications with the public and employees, as well as the services provided to them. 

Outlines procedures to ensure the ready availability and efficient, cost-effective publication of your communications products. 

This is a design manual that provides user-tested templates, navigation and information architecture models for presenting and organizing content for Canada.ca. 

These are the rules to create web content that can be easily found, understood and used. They are based on writing principles and techniques that help make web content clear and adapted to the needs of all people. 

Ensures the uniform application of a high level of web accessibility across Government of Canada websites and web applications. 

Improves Canadians’ web experience by using technologies that support mobile devices and by making information technology easier to use in order to find government information.