Related links design pattern: Canada.ca design

Decommissioning

We’re decommissioning this pattern and don’t recommend using it on your pages. Follow the Canada.ca Content Style Guide guidance on links.

The related links pattern is a list of links to content that is related to the page on which it appears

Use this pattern to provide links to content that is directly relevant to the content on the current page
Do not use the related links pattern when a person’s flow must not be interrupted such as in a transactional process

Position the list of links after the main content of the page, but before the footer section
- a consistent location at the bottom of the content area helps a person recognize the function of this pattern
The default heading is "Related links"
- use more specific headings where possible to provide stronger context for a person
Do not add borders to this block
- the aim is to reduce visual noise and avoid "banner blindness" (where people automatically interpret content in boxes as ads)
Use standard link styles
Use bullets, not numbered lists

2025-11-28: Added an alert to indicate that this pattern is scheduled for decommission.