Contributors: Canada.ca design
Last updated: 2025-12-03
Use the contributors pattern to link to the institutions, organizations or similar entities who are responsible for or support the content on the page.
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When to use
Only use the contributors pattern if one of these scenarios applies to your content:
- multiple departments, organizations or agencies have contributed to the content on the page
- only one organization has contributed content to a page, but it is difficult to understand who manages that content (such as when there is no contextual footer or breadcrumb with the department’s name)
Content specifications
The link to the institution or organization is introduced by the word "From:"
List supporting institutions or organizations. Links must point to the organization’s main landing page.
The link label must be the same as the name that appears on the institutional or organizational profile page it links to.
Design specifications
This pattern is positioned below all content on the page, but above the date modified field.
Do not place the text block in line with other text blocks or layout elements.
Left-align the heading and the links.
Use standard paragraph, heading and link colours. Refer to the guidance about use of colour on Canada.ca.
The heading is an H2 styled at font-size: 87% (or 17px).
The list items are bolded and sized at font-size: 87% (or 17px).
The links are to the right of the H2 and are coded in a horizontal list. The first item in the list is unstyled (no bullet).
Visual example
Image description: contributors
The heading “From:” is aligned to the left. Two placeholder links appear in a list, aligned horizontally with the heading. The placeholder link text is [Department or agency 1]. This is followed by a vertical bar and then another placeholder link labeled [Department or agency 2].
How to implement
Find working examples and code for implementing the contributors pattern.
GCweb (WET) theme implementation reference
Latest changes
- Guidance was updated to clarify when it is appropriate to use a contributors pattern
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