Personnel identification: Design Standard for the Federal Identity Program

• Department-issued clothing

  • In this section

    • Uniforms
    • Headwear
    • Event apparel
    • Sample gallery

  Clothing issued by departments and worn by staff who are in view of the public includes:

  • uniforms, for example, for park wardens, coast guard personnel and border services officers
  • other wearable items such as jackets, vests and hard hats
  • apparel worn by staff at official events

  The Canada wordmark and the corporate signature:

  • can be displayed separately from each other
  • may be applied using methods such as embroidery or silkscreen
  • are not to be applied if they affect the protective properties of safety wear

  Additional information such as a name, function or authority (including rank insignia) may appear on an employee’s uniform.

  No other additional identifying symbols or logos can appear unless their use has been approved by the Treasury Board.

  See the National Joint Council’s Uniforms Directive for more information.

  Uniforms

  The Canada wordmark and the corporate signature must be displayed on the upper third of shirts, jackets and vests, using one of the following options (see Figure 1):

  • left and right shoulders (A)
  • on the front (B)

  The Canada wordmark may also be applied to the upper back (C), in combination with A or B.

  Figure 1: Placement options for the Canada wordmark and corporate signature on uniforms

  

  Figure 1 - Text version

  Placement options for the Canada wordmark and a corporate signature on uniforms:

  • (A) Examples of 3 badges of different shapes bearing the Government of Canada signature and the Canada wordmark, centred. Badges are placed on the left and right shoulders of the garment.
  • (B) Example of a rectangular badge bearing the Government of Canada signature and the Canada wordmark, centred, can be placed on the upper left or upper right front of the garment.
  • (C) Example of a rectangular badge bearing the Canada wordmark can be applied to the upper back of the garment.

  Headwear

  For headwear, such as hardhats, baseball caps and toques, the Canada wordmark and the corporate signature must be applied to the front or sides of the item. If space is limited, the Canada wordmark or the corporate signature can be used alone. If the headwear does not have a flat or smooth surface, the Canada wordmark and the corporate signature do not need to be applied.

  Event apparel

  When a department issues apparel to be worn by employees at official events such as trade shows, applying the Canada wordmark and the corporate signature to that apparel is at the discretion of the department.

  Sample gallery

  • See the gallery for examples of how the official symbols can be applied to department-issued clothing.

  • Department-issued shirt with the official symbols applied on the shoulders
  • Department-issued shirt with the official symbols applied on the front
  • Department-issued jacket with the Canada wordmark applied on the back
  • Department-issued jacket with the official symbols applied on the front and shoulders
  • Department-issued coveralls with the official symbols applied on the front and shoulders
  • Department-issued safety vest with the official symbols applied on the front
• ID cards

  The following applies to all ID cards that departments issue to employees:

  • The Canada wordmark and the corporate signature must be displayed in one of the following ways:
    • both on the front of the card
    • one on the front and one on the back, if space is limited
  • No other identifying symbols or logos may appear on the card unless their use has been approved by the Treasury Board

  Sample gallery

  • See the gallery for examples of how the official symbols can be applied to ID cards.

  • Vertical ID card with the official symbols applied on the front
  • Horizontal ID card with the official symbols applied on the front and back
  • Horizontal ID card with the official symbols applied on the front
  • Horizontal ID card with the official symbols applied on the front

Supporting tools

• Treatment of the official languages: Design Standard for the Federal Identity Program
• Federal identity glossary