Template talk:Country data Canada

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Is there anybody working with this template who could help me with some explanations about how it works? — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 22:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Men's / women's team in ice hockey

I suggest that the link for "alias-ice hockey" is changed. Currently, it causes a redirect: "Canada national men's ice hockey team" redirects to "Canada men's national ice hockey team". I suggest that the mw parameter is moved further back in the string to avoid that. (Besides, what's "national men"?)

And maybe the default value should be empty, and the "Canada national ice hockey team" could be a dab page, presenting the alternatives: men's and women's (including junior variants).

LarRan (talk) 14:32, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed Template:ih et. al. instead so that no change is required to this template. More details on my talk page. — Andrwsc (talk · contribs) 22:14, 24 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

coast guard

{{editprotected}} Could someone please add the following lines (or somehow make the Coast Guard Ensign available in {{shipboxflag}} type templates)? 67.86.74.107 (talk) 23:06, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

| flag alias-coast guard = Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg
| link alias-coast guard = Canadian Coast Guard

thank you. 67.86.75.96 (talk) 02:06, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Nyttend (talk) 02:51, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, you both realize that link alias-coast guard accomplishes nothing....? — Andrwsc (talk · contribs) 21:24, 25 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Nyttend and Andrwsc. It does indeed look like these two templates yield an image but not an article link. E.g.:

markup	display	note
{{shipboxflag\|United States\|coast guard}}
{{shipboxflag\|Canada\|coast guard}}
{{Coast Guard Canada}}	Canadian Coast Guard	does not use country data, image 25px

The new flag alias for Canada is at least a step in the right direction IMO. Thanks again. 67.86.74.107 (talk) 00:45, 27 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Uganda68, 11 April 2010

Trevor Immelman, 2008 Masters Champion, is listed as Canadian. He is South African, please amend.

Uganda68 (talk) 23:49, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Invalid request, not related to the countrydata of Canada. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:31, 12 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

42t5q43wtgajrewioSDJmXF:PkbvFDv[ b —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.150.246.124 (talk) 00:38, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Canadian Navy

The navy link points to Canadian Forces Maritime Command, whereas it should now be to Royal Canadian Navy. Similar changes presumably apply to the other forces. - David Biddulph (talk) 03:51, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from CharlieEchoTango, 19 August 2011

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The Government of Canada has changed the names of Canadian Forces Maritime Command, Canadian Forces Air Command and Canadian Forces Land Force Command to Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Canadian Army respectively, as they were prior to the unification of the forces in 1968. The template needs to reflect this change accordingly.
From this

 | link alias-naval = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Royal Canadian Navy|Canadian Forces Maritime Command}}
 | link alias-air force = {{#if:{{{variant|}}}|Royal Canadian Air Force|Canadian Forces Air Command}}
 | link alias-army = Canadian Forces Land Force Command

to this

 | link alias-naval = Royal Canadian Navy
 | link alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force
 | link alias-army = Canadian Army

See this discussion, especially the last message of it which is a similar request, and this request on my talk page. Thank you! CharlieEchoTango 22:10, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Courcelles 22:30, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. CharlieEchoTango 22:31, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from CharlieEchoTango, 1 November 2011

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File:Canadian Air Command flag.svg was moved to Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg on Commons, and apparently image redirects don't work. The line to change is | flag alias-air force = . Thanks - — CharlieEchoTango — 20:44, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from — Who R you? Talk, 2 November 2011

There is something wrong with the setup for the flag for the Canadian Air Force in {{ Country data Canada }}; it appears to be missing (showing up as a red-link/junk text) on the document page.

I believe, from a quick search of Commons, that the image should be File:Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg, but I'm not quite sure where it's missing from in this template.

Cheers — Who R you? Talk 07:51, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All fixed hopefully! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:41, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, thanks Martin. — Who R you? Talk 11:51, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Official vs. unofficial

Our official national flag until 1965 is still the Union Jack. The Red Ensign was not official, and when we had the opportunity to make it official, we opted for the Maple Leaf flag, the "new" flag as I still call it.
So, there should logically be an "official" parameter that outputs the correct official flag, the Union Jack, with Canada beside that, and not Britain.
Seems reasonable, eh? Varlaam (talk) 16:13, 28 May 2012 (UTC) (Toronto)[reply]

And why am I requesting this suddenly?

I was working on my List of World War II short films page. There's a 1941 Disney cartoon made for our Film Board that proudly shows our national flag – the official one, not the unofficial one.

It's called The Thrifty Pig.

Varlaam (talk)

A super simple solution

1867 is not currently assigned; 1868 is.
Perfect. Assign 1867 to the Union Jack which is in fact correct, and any time that we, or even me, needs to invoke the official flag, we can ask for 1867 and get the right thing.
I am now using the official flag 3 or 4 times on the short films page.
Varlaam (talk) 21:19, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Above I have discussed the requirement for an 1867 variant to return Canada's pre-1965 official flag, the Union Jack.
The official flag prior to 1965 is the British flag; the flags defined here now were commonly used but were unofficial.
Because 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation, is not currently assigned, 1867 could be used to return the Union Jack.
Varlaam (talk) 21:30, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1867 seems a little unintuitive. You can call it what you like, e.g. pre-1965 or whatever. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:45, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How about "1867-official"?

I don't think there is much precedent around for "pre-", not that I've seen anyway. "Pre-" is open-ended; "back to when?", that sort of thing.

"1867-official" can contrast with "1868-unofficial", or "1868" for short.

Varlaam (talk) 06:10, 27 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:45, 29 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request for soccer/football

The soccer line needs addtions/changes so that it properly relinks. Can it be changed to men's ? Thank you so much. That way links such as those on 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup will properly redirect to Canada women's national under-20 soccer team. 14:21, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Renamed files

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Please replace the following renamed files:

Please also create a parameter for File:Canadian Blue Ensign (1868-1921).svg similar to it's red equivalent. Fry1989 ^eh? 01:25, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done; the new alias is {{flagicon|CAN|naval-1868}} i.e.

--Redrose64 (talk) 17:45, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 3 July 2015

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Please fix the basketball line:
| link alias-basketball = Canada {{{mw|men's}}} national {{{age|}}} basketball team

Thanks, Maiō T. (talk) 14:38, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done SiBr₄ (talk) 17:44, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Addition Request

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It is requested that, in addition to the RCAF, RCN and Army flags, the flag for the Canadian Armed Forces (File:Canadian Forces Flag.svg) be added. There are situations and elements of the CAF that are not specific to any of the three existing elements. J Costello (talk) 09:29, 16 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I came to this template looking for the keyword to get the Canadian Forces Ensign, and was surprised that it is missing. Seeing this was requested two years ago, I wonder if there is a different mechanism to request changes to the template. Please add:

| flag alias-armed forces = Canadian Forces Flag.svg
| link alias-armed forces = Canadian Armed Forces

Indefatigable (talk) 02:20, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done — JJMC89 (T·C) 03:35, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 25 April 2018

The image of 1868, 1921, and 1957 flags have broken since the pages had been moved to File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg, File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg, and File:Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg. Flix11 (talk) 16:46, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done — JJMC89 (T·C) 05:34, 26 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 28 June 2018

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I suggest we change the Canada flag output from the standard colour version to the Pantone colour version featured on the Canada and Flag of Canada articles. The Pantone version is closer to the colour used at sporting events, political summits, and other events where Canada is represented, hence why it is used on the aforementioned articles. DrJenkins365 (talk) 04:10, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done @DrJenkins365: Please obtain consensus before requesting a potentially controversial change. Feel free to ping me once consensus for the edit has been obtained. Jon Kolbert (talk) 21:41, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Jon Kolbert: Appears as though consensus already exists: Talk:Canada/Archive_24#Which_flag_should_be_used Here's the link to the governments website on this very issue: www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-description.html#a4 209.171.88.149 (talk) 04:53, 16 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The Canadian flag has to be changed to the Pantone version as highly recommended by the Canadian government themselves. FireDragonValo (talk) 21:23, 11 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 5 October 2018

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Please replace File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg with File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg. This file was renamed some time ago. Fry1989 ^eh? 18:01, 5 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 21:40, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 8 January 2019

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Remove:
flag alias-1841 = Flag of the United Kingdom (WFB 2000).svg
flag alias-1965 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2000).png
flag alias-2004 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif
and
var1 = 1841
var9 = 1965
var10 = 2004
These flags are just based on the shades used in pictures in different editions of the CIA World Factbook and not are official or even real changes to the flag used by Canada, they should not be included and especially not linked to a specific year
Also change the
alias = Canada
flag alias = Flag of Canada.svg
to:
alias = Canada
flag alias = Flag of Canada (pantone).svg
after consensus on Talk Page and This one, article, and government specifications: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/flag-canada-description.html#a4 The flags using these aliases will autorevert to the default flag, which is correct, so nothing will break from this change

Code for this change is on the template page sandbox

--Havsjö (talk) 09:20, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 23:33, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of the St. Lawrence

There is currently a disagreement over what flag should be used to represent the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the St. Lawrence. The 1921 template here creates Royal Canadian Navy, featuring the Canadian Blue Ensign (naval jack). @Llammakey: insists that we use 1911 template which creates Royal Canadian Navy, featuring the White Ensign (naval ensign), despite the fact that the 1921 template is used across all other Canadian WWII articles, including this one. To prevent an edit war I'd like to have this cleared up here, as a single article is not the place to have a discussion on the use of a Wikipedia-wide template. The only way the White Ensign should be used is if the 1921 template adopts it's use instead of the Blue Ensign. We can't have individual editors unilaterally applying flag templates from the wrong historical era because they disagree with the Country data template. TrailBlzr (talk) 17:56, 24 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The White Ensign was the flag of the Royal Canadian Navy for commissioned warships until the unification of the Armed Forces in the 1960s. The 1921 change is the Government ensign, used by government ships and non-commissioned warships of the RCN (of which many were former government ships taken into RCN service during WWII) - which still technically applies to the navy since the non-commissioned warships of the RCN would fly the government ensign. Canadian Naval Auxiliary Vessels (CNAVs) in the 1950s would fly the blue ensign, much like the Royal Fleet Auxiliary does not fly the White Ensign for the Royal Navy. I have also notified the WP:MILHIST and WP:SHIPS groups since this applies to ship, the navy and battles during WWII. Llammakey (talk) 12:56, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As a request - instead of naval-1957 or naval-1921, can we instead put government 1957 to better reflect the nature of the flag. All government vessels flew the blue ensign as a flag except for the Royal Canadian Navy. This is similar to Template:Country data United Kingdom where the blue ensign is referred to as the government ensign? Llammakey (talk) 12:08, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

We should use the flag they did.Slatersteven (talk) 15:41, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 25 May 2021

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May you guys add the Pearson Pennant to this as a 1964a, or Pearson Flag, or idk, but just add it please. Mausebru (talk) 18:30, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What is an example use case in a Wikipedia article for that flag, which was apparently only a proposal and never adopted (per Great Canadian flag debate, if I understand it correctly)? – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:52, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: no reason presented, or consensus gained, for change. Elli (talk | contribs) 00:34, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Need to change the Flag of the Canadian Army

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1. Change from File:Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).png to File:Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg FireDragonValo (talk) 04:53, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2. Change the flag of 1907 from File:Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png to Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg. FireDragonValo (talk) 18:23, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

3. Change flag from File:Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).png to Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg. FireDragonValo (talk) 18:33, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The first and third identical requests are .png → .svg, and that is understood. However, the second request changes the 1907 .png to the 1905 .svg just above it, and the 1905 flag is different from the 1907 flag. Your edit then would make the 1907 variant the exact same as the 1905 variant. FireDragonValo, why would you want to do that? P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 19:48, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is suggested by Wikimedia Commons. FireDragonValo (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please link to that suggestion. If more than one edit is to be made, then would rather make them all at the same time, since this template is used on more than 100,000 pages. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 20:12, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Partly done #1 (and #3) edit has been made. Still waiting on edit #2's confirmation. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 21:26, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1905–1922).svg Sorry for the very long delay. FireDragonValo (talk) 21:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In that case, can the flag Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921) be converted from PNG to SVG? FireDragonValo (talk) 01:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1907–1921).png FireDragonValo (talk) 01:08, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of the Canadian Army (1968-1998)

Change the version of the Flag of the Canadian Army (1968-1998) from .gif to .svg, please.

Flag of the Canadian Army (1968-1998).gif -> Flag of the Canadian Army (1968-1998).svg FireDragonValo (talk) 17:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 19:03, 29 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png

In that case in terms of Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png, is it possible to either convert it from png to svg or trying to find an svg version? Let me know. FireDragonValo (talk) 02:19, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 14 August 2023

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The file Naval ensign of Canada; Naval jack of Canada (1968–2013).svg has been moved. It's now Naval ensign of Canada.svg. Can someone please update this template accordingly? - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 23:30, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:42, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 17 October 2023

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The file redirect "File:Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif" was deleted as unused. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Can someone replace it? - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 21:27, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Elli (talk | contribs) 02:19, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 20 October 2023

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Flag of Canada (2004 World Factbook).gif has been moved back to Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif, so the previous change needs to be reverted. - Sumanuil. _{(talk to me)} 19:17, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 09:08, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]