CLF - Links

Accessibility Links
Cybersquatting Links
Important Notices Links
Navigation and Format Links
Official Languages
Relevant GoC Acts, Policies and Publications
International Standards

Accessibility Links

GoC Initiatives and Ressources

• Accessible Procurement Toolkit (Industry Canada)
• Accessibility Domain Architecture (Treasury Board Secretariat)
• Adaptive Computer Technology Program (Environment Canada)
• Assistive Devices Industry Office (Industry Canada)
• Division of Aging and Seniors (Public Health Agency of Canada)
• Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats (Industry Canada)
• Manager's Guide to Multiple Formats Online Tutorial (Industry Canada)
• Office for Disability Issues (Social Development Canada)
• Persons with Disabilities Online
• Workplace Accommodation Toolkit (Industry Canada)

Accessibility Tools

• A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier
• PDF-to-HTML and PDF-to-ASCII text conversion services
• W3C CSS Validator
• W3C HTML Validator
• Other Tools

Accessibility Techniques

• W3C Core Techniques for WCAG 1.0 [2] - Previously the "Accessibility Themes" section.
• W3C CSS Techniques for WCAG 1.0 - CSS-specific examples and strategies.
• W3C HTML Techniques for WCAG 1.0 - HTML-specific examples and strategies.
• Web-Savvy "Top 10 Accessible Web Authoring Practices"

W3C Techincal reports

• CSS 1.0/CSS 2.0 - Cascading Style Sheets
• HTML 4.01 - HyperText Markup Language
• MathML 2.0 - Mathematical Markup Language
• SMIL 2.0 - Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
• SVG 1.1 - Scalable Vector Graphics
• XHTML 1.0 - a reformulation of HTML 4.01 in XML
• XML 1.1 - Extensible Markup Language
• XSL 1.0 - Extensible Stylesheet Language

International Accesibility Initiatives

• Disability Rights Commission (United Kingdom)
• Guide to minimum Web site standards (Australia)
• Office for Disability Issues (New Zealand)
• Référentiel accessibilité des services Internet de l'administration française (Available in French only) (France)
• Rehabilitation Act, Section 508 (United States)
• Standards for Electronic and Information Technology (United States)
• Web Guidelines Version 2.1 (New Zealand)

Web Access Ressource list

• Alternative Web Browsing
• Designing More Usable Web Sites
• Making a Web Site Accessible
• Web Access Resource List

Cybersquatting Links

• Consult InterNic for a list of accredited .com. .net and .org registrars.
• Consult Netcraft for a list of all registered generic top level domain names under .com, .net and .org.
• List of registered gc.ca federal domain names is available from GTIS / PWGSC.
• Consult the list of accredited .ca registrars at cira.ca - Canadian Internet Registration Authority.

Important Notices Links

• Guidelines for Cookies on Government of Canada Web Sites

Navigation and Format Links

Metadata Information

• CLF Metadata Standard Definitions and HTML Examples
• Metadata Guidance for Canadian Federal Agencies

Other Useful Metadata Information

• Dublin Core
• Dublin Core Tags with description
• USMARC code list for languages
• W3C HTML 4.01 Specification Metadata section

Search Engines Information

• Search Engine Watch
  Search Engine Watch: provides Web searching tips, review articles, popularity ratings, test and stats related to how well the various engines work, search engine tutorials, etc. This site is great for up-to-date news on changes and developments in Internet searching.
• http://www.searchengineshowdown.com/
  Search Engine Showdown: provides search syntax charts, detailed reviews of tools feature by feature, analysis of database size, unique hits, dead links, etc. This site is great for help on understanding how the features of the various engines work and how to get the most out of a search of their various databases.

Official Languages

• Termium Plus - Translation Bureau Databank

Relevant GoC Legislations, Policies and Publications

Legislations

• Access to Information Act
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Canadian Human Rights Act
• Copyright Act
• Employment Equity Act
• Official Languages Act
• Privacy Act

Treasury Board of Canada Policies

Accessibility

• Policy on the Duty to Accommodate Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Public Service

ATIP

• Access to Information Policy
• Policy on Privacy and Data Protection

Communication

• Communications Policy of the Government of Canada

FIP

• Federal Identity Program Policy

Information Management

• Policy on the Management of Government Information

Official Languages

• Official Languages Policies
• Guidelines on Language of Work in "Bilingual" Regions
• Guidelines on Language of work in "Unilingual" Regions

Security

• Government Security Policy
• Policy on the Use of Electronic Networks

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Publications

• Directive on Government of Canada Web site privacy policies
• Employee Privacy Code
• Guidelines for Cookies on Government of Canada Web Sites
• Notice and Consent Guidelines in an On-Line Environment
• Selecting and Implementing a Metadata Standard for the Government of Canada

Other Publications

• Current Canadian Standards On Creating Metadata

International Standards

• Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
• ISO 639 Language Codes
• ISO 8601 Date and Time Standard