Ministerial profile page guidance: Canada.ca design
Breadcrumb
Ministers, secretaries of State and parliamentary secretaries
Mandatory
For ministers, secretaries of State and parliamentary secretaries, the breadcrumb is:
Canada.ca > Ministers, secretaries of State, and parliamentary secretaries
Heads of institutions and organizations
Mandatory
For heads of institutions and organizations, the breadcrumb should link back to the institutional landing page.
Name and picture
Ministers and secretaries of State
Name
Mandatory
- Follow mandatory text format: The Honourable [minister or secretary of State's first and last names]
- Use a unique H1 for the minister or secretary of State's name
Picture
Mandatory
- Use the minister or secretary of State's approved headshot
- Insert at the top of the page, to the left of the biographical overview
- Don't embed any text in the image
Optional
- Link to a high-resolution image of the minister or secretary of State
Parliamentary secretaries, and heads of institutions and organizations
Name
Mandatory
- Follow mandatory text format: [first and last names]
- Use a unique H1 for the name
Picture
Mandatory
Presents a high-quality image.
Roles and responsibilities
Ministers and secretaries of State
Role(s) and riding
Mandatory
- List the official role(s) of the minister or secretary of State, with links to lead institutional profile and riding information
- Hyperlink the name of the riding to the appropriate riding page from www.parl.gc.ca
Links
Optional
- Include links to mandate letter, briefing book and appointments
Parliamentary secretaries
Parliamentary secretary's role(s)
Mandatory
Lists the official role(s) of the parliamentary secretary, with link(s) to related ministerial profile.
- Follow mandatory text format: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of [insert portfolio name]
- Hyperlink the supported minister to the appropriate ministerial profile page
Biographical overview
For all profiles
Optional
Provides background information.
- Keep the text short and concise
Contact information
For all profiles
Optional
- Includes email address, mailing address, telephone number and fax number
- Hyperlink the email address
- Format numbers as follows:
- the heading "Telephone:" precedes the telephone number
- the heading "Fax:" precedes the fax number
- telephone and fax numbers use the format 123-456-7890
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