Template:Country data Canada

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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.

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`Canada`	Main article name (Canada)
`flag alias`	`Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg`	Image name (File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg, shown above right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1867-official`		`Flag of the United Kingdom.svg`
`1868`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg`
`1905`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg`
`1907`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png`
`1921`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg`
`1957`		`Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg`
`1964`		`Flag of Canada (1964).svg`
`naval-1868`		`Canadian Blue Ensign (1868–1921).svg`
`naval-1911`		`Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg`
`naval-1921`		`Canadian Blue Ensign (1921–1957).svg`
`naval-1957`		`Canadian Blue Ensign (1957–1965).svg`
`naval-1965`		`Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg`
`air force-1924`		`Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg`
`army-1939`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg`
`army-1968`		`Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).gif`
`naval`		`Naval ensign of Canada; Naval jack of Canada (1968–2013).svg`
`air force`		`Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg`
`army`		`Flag of the Canadian Army.svg`

Military ensigns

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

{{navy|Canada}} → Template:Navy
{{flagicon|Canada|naval}} →

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}} → Error creating thumbnail:

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|Canada}} → Template:Army
{{flagicon|Canada|army}} → Error creating thumbnail:

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`)`	Error creating thumbnail: CAN	Error creating thumbnail: Canada
`Province of Canada (`view`)`	Template:Country data Province of Canada	Template:Country data Province of Canada
`Dominion of Canada (`view`)`	Template:Country data Dominion of Canada	Template:Country data Dominion of Canada

Example usage

{{flag|Canada}} → Error creating thumbnail: Canada
{{flagicon|Canada}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a flag variant

{{flag|Canada|1867-official}} → Error creating thumbnail: Canada
{{flagicon|Canada|1867-official}} → Error creating thumbnail:

Using a redirect alias

{{flagicon|CAN}} → Error creating thumbnail:
{{flagcountry|CAN}} → Error creating thumbnail: Canada
{{flag|CAN}} → Error creating thumbnail: CAN

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