FIP Manual in PDF Format
The Federal Identity Program (FIP) Manual is provided below in PDF format. These are large electronic files and are intended to be downloaded and printed. While these files are copies of the current FIP Manual, important updates on specific applications must be observed where they appear.
If you cannot access these files, contact the FIP Coordinator in your organization for an alternative format.
1.0 Management Guide to Corporate Identity
(August 1990)
Pages: 1-13 (1.8 Mb)
Pages: 14-23 (2.7 Mb)
1.2 Message: Identification of programs and services
(September 1987)
Pages: 1-31 (3.6 Mb)
2.1 Stationery: Ministers, parliamentary secretaries and their offices
(Interim Guide, January 1994)
Pages: 1-17 (0.8 Mb)
UPDATE: The Canadian Coat of Arms was modified in 1994. The modified version must be used in all applications which require the Coat of Arms.
2.2 Stationery: Departments, agencies and corporations
(September 1987)
Pages: 1-14 (1.1 Mb)
Pages: 15-35 (5.4 Mb)
3.1 Motor vehicles: Requirements for markings
(March 1990)
Pages: 1-11 (3.0 Mb)
Pages: 12-24 (3.5 Mb)
4.1 Signage: System overview and implementation
(December 1992)
Pages: 01-20 (3.1 Mb)
Pages: System Overview (4.6 Mb)
4.2 Primary Identification signs*
(January 1988)
Pages: 19 pages (2.7 Mb)
UPDATE: Please consult the modified standard for Primary Identification in the addendum* below, and in conjunction with Section 4.2 of the FIP Manual
4.3 Common-use and operational signs
(March 1990)
Pages: 1-12 (3.8 Mb)
Pages: 13-32 (6.5 Mb)
4.3A Common-use and operational signs: Appendix A, Standard signs
(March 1990)
Pages: 1-21 (3.9 Mb)
4.3B Tactile Signage: Sign system and Installation Guide
(Interim Guide, October 1997)
Pages: 1-23 (2.6 Mb)
4.4 Project signs
(January 1988)
Pages: 1-16 (3.7 Mb)
4.5 Signage Typeface
(January 1988)
Pages: 1-24 (2.3 Mb)
5.4 Shared-cost programs: Identification of sponsors
(March 1989)
Pages: 1-12 (4.5 Mb)
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