Find the right template and design patterns for your web content: Canada.ca design system

You can use the service initiation template to give all the information people need.

It is a good idea to use the Buttons pattern to launch the actual application process.

To provide basic background information about a program, you can use the Program description page.

There are no specific template to publish a report about a program. Use the appropriate patterns from the Template and pattern library.

You can use the Short index.

You can use the Long index.

You can use the Finder page.

You can use Data table and add filtering.

You can use the Faceted finder page.

You can use the Guidance on legislation profile pages.

There are no specific template for your content. Make sure your page follows the Mandatory elements of the design system.

Common design patterns

Build your pages using patterns from the Template and pattern library.

You can use the Act profile page.

You can use the Regulation profile page.

Generally, you should use an Institutional profile.

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Generally, you should use an Organizational profile.

Search for your organization in the list below to confirm.

Search for your organization in the list below to find out which profile to use.

If your organization is a partnering/collaborative arrangement as defined by the FIP glossary, use the Partnering and collaborative arrangement profile page.

You can use one of the Contact us pages.

You can also use the Contact information pattern.

Use the Ministerial profile template.

You can use the Institutional service performance reporting page.

Use the topic page.

Topic pages must be used for the first 2 levels of topic in the topic tree. They can also be used in lower levels, but they are not mandatory. They are navigational in nature, and should not be used when several tasks should be grouped together. Always consult your Theme Lead before creating a new topic page.

You can use the Campaign page.

You can use the Promotional events page.

If you need the user to navigate to related pages, you can use one of the following patterns:

• Related links
• Services and information (doormat-like pattern)
• Ordered multi-page navigation
• Tabbed interface

Promotions work best in context, where it relates to the content of the page.

To promote a program or service on a page, you can use one of the following design patterns:

• Context-specific features
• Promotional banner
• Carousels

You can use the Contact information design pattern.

You can use one of the following design patterns:

• Charts and graphs
• Data tables
• Icons
• Images
• Multimedia (audio and video)

You can use the consultation template.

There are no specific template to publish a report of the results of a consultation. Use the appropriate patterns from the Template and pattern library.

If you want to launch a Promotional campaign about the consultation or the results of a consultation:

• You can use the Campaign page template.

If you want to promote the consultation or the results of a consultation on another page, use one of these design patterns:

• Context-specific features
• Promotional banner
• Carousels

You can use the In-page table of contents pattern.

You can use the Collapsible content pattern.

You can use the Disclaimer overlay pattern.

You can use the Download links pattern.

You can use the Interactive questions pattern.

You can use the following patterns:

• Social media channel box
• Social media feeds widget

You can use the Contextual alerts pattern.