Template:Country data Canada

This is the documentation for Template:Country data Canada. It is automatically generated by Template:Country showdata

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.

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Contents 1 Standard parameters 2 Flag variants 3 Military ensigns 4 Redirect aliases 5 Example usage

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 above right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
1868	File:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg	Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg
1921	File:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg	Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg
1957	File:Canadian Red Ensign.svg	Canadian Red Ensign.svg
naval-1921	File:Canadian Blue Ensign 1921.svg	Canadian Blue Ensign 1921.svg
naval-1957	File:Canadian Blue Ensign.svg	Canadian Blue Ensign.svg
air force-1924	File:Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg	Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg
naval	File:Naval Jack of Canada.svg	Naval Jack of Canada.svg
air force	File:Canadian Air Command flag.svg	Canadian Air Command flag.svg

Military ensigns

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

• {{navy|Canada}} → File:Naval Jack of Canada.svg Canadian Forces Maritime Command
• {{flagicon|Canada|naval}} → File:Naval Jack of Canada.svg

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

• {{air force|Canada}} → Template:Air force
• {{flagicon|Canada|air force}} → File:Canadian Air Command 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

Example usage

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

Using a flag variant

• {{flag|Canada|1868}} → File:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Canada
• {{flagicon|Canada|1868}} → File:Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg

Using a redirect alias

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