Ministerial profile pages - Canada.ca mandatory template
Mandatory
- A ministerial profile page is the landing page for a minister in the Government of Canada, which includes biographical information along with links to initiatives and recent activities related to the minister.
- Ministerial profiles:
- provide a consistent biographical overview of a minister, along with timely information about recent activities and announcements
- allow people to easily understand the minister’s role in government
- enable people to discover institutions under the minister’s responsibility
- provide images and videos displaying ministerial activities
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When to use this template
- the ministerial profile page template must be used only once as the single source for information about each minister on Canada.ca
- it must be used to present heads of quasi-judicial arm’s-length institutions using the following modifications:
- a link from this template to the ministers index on Canada.ca is not required
- do not display the riding details components
- the head’s title or role is mandatory and will be displayed in the position of the ministerial role, without any other details
- the head’s name is mandatory and will be displayed in the position of the Minister’s name
- it must be used for parliamentary secretaries available through a “Parliamentary Secretaries” tab on the ministers index on Canada.ca
How to use this template
Profile page

1a: Minister’s name
Mandatory
Provides the name of the minister
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Content
- must follow mandatory text format: The Honourable [minister’s first and last names], MP
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Presentation
- the minister’s name must be a unique H1
- must be the first component on the page
2: Minister’s picture
Mandatory
Presents a high-quality image of the minister
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Content
- must be the minister’s approved headshot
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Presentation
- appears at the top of the page, to the left of the biographical overview
- the image must be linked to a high-resolution image of the minister
- no text may be embedded in the image
- go to the Canada.ca GitHub page for image sizing details
3: Ministerial role(s) and riding
Mandatory
Lists the official role(s) of the minister, with links to lead institutional profile, riding information, mandate letter, briefing book, and ministerial appointments where applicable
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Content
- mandate letter, briefing book and ministerial appointments must be presented if content is available
- the name of the riding is hyperlinked to the appropriate riding page from www.parl.gc.ca:
- it must follow the following text format, each with the corresponding hyperlink:
- Minister of [insert portfolio name]
- Represents the riding of [riding name]
- Ministerial mandate letter
- Ministerial briefing book
- Ministerial appointments
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Presentation
- appears below the minister’s name
4: Biographical overview
Mandatory
Provides background information about the minister
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Content
- keep the text short and concise
- must be consistent with the biographies presented on the Prime Minister’s website
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Presentation
- appears below the minister’s name, roles, and riding details
5: Contact information
Mandatory
Includes mailing, telephone and email contact information
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Content
- contact information includes email address, mailing address, telephone number and fax number
- the email address is hyperlinked
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Presentation
- appears below the biographical overview
- heading is labelled “Contact information”
- telephone numbers:
- the heading “Telephone:” precedes the telephone number
- the heading “Fax:” precedes the fax number
- telephone and fax numbers are displayed using the format 123-456-7890
6: Social media feeds widget
Optional
Features minister-specific social media channels
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Content
- use the Social media feeds widget pattern
7: Latest news
Conditional
Links to information from the news collection related to announcements made by the minister
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Content
- this component is mandatory, except when used for a parliamentary secretary
- use the Latest news pattern
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Presentation
- appears below the contact information
8: Recent activities
Optional
- Initiatives
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Provide links to initiative pages relevant to the minister
- Speeches
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Provide links to recent speeches made by the minister from the news collection
- Media advisories
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Provide a list of recent media advisories related to upcoming events and announcements from the news collection
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Content
- consists of a series of headings that showcase links to content found in Canada.ca collections pertaining to the minister’s activities
- a minimum of 2 headings must appear from the Canada.ca collections list:
- initiatives
- speeches
- media advisories
- other Canada.ca collections, as appropriate
- the order of the headings must be consistent with this list
- the heading label must be consistent with the Canada.ca collection name
- a minimum of 2 links per heading is required
- a maximum of 4 links per heading is allowed
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Presentation
- appears below the recent announcements
- heading is labelled “Recent activities”
- priority sequencing is from left to right
9: Gallery
Optional
Provides thumbnails hyperlinked to pictures and videos related to the minister
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Content
- it consists of a set of 4 hyperlinked images that link to pictures or videos related to the minister’s activities
- link “All photos and videos” to a page displaying all photos and videos related to the minister
- keep the hyperlink description text short and concise
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Presentation
- appears at the bottom of the main content area
- heading is labelled “Gallery”
- go to the Canada.ca GitHub page for image sizing details.
How to use the Parliamentary secretary modification

1b: Parliamentary secretary’s name
Mandatory
Provides the name of the parliamentary secretary
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Content
- must follow mandatory text format: [parliamentary secretary’s first and last names]
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Presentation
- the parliamentary secretary’s name must be a unique H1
- must be the first component on the page
3b: Parliamentary secretary’s role(s)
Mandatory
Lists the official role(s) of the parliamentary secretary, with link(s) to related ministerial profile
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Content
- it must follow mandatory text format: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of [insert portfolio name]
- the supported minister is hyperlinked to the appropriate ministerial profile page
- when used for the head of a quasi-judicial arm’s-length institution, text must be the official title of the head without any hyperlink
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Presentation
- appears below the parliamentary secretary’s name
Working examples
- English working example (on GitHub)
- French working example (on GitHub)
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Text version
Ministerial profile pages can be accessed from the Canada.ca Ministers’ page and institutional profile pages.
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