Research and finding - Web Experience Toolkit (WET) documentation
Different types of long document
What’s a long document
- More than 2000 words
- Contains 1 or more complex graphic images (infograph, image with a specific layout)
- More than 3 tasks in the same document, with on of them is to be printed
- Target a specific audeince highly verse in a subject matter
Print CSS vs PDF generator
(to be moved on a different page) Print CSS useful to print general-purpose document
Choosing the right format
It’s important to choose the format that fits your content. Do not base your decision on how a format looks. This is because if your content is in the wrong format, users will not be able to find it
Acts
A law passed by parliament
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Case study
Consultations
A proposal for change published to seek views and allow the opportunity for comment
Documents incorporated by reference
Legally binding documents referenced by legislation without being reproduced in legislation itself
Policies
Formal statements that provide context, direction or instruction on results, accountabilities, specific action or use to ensure compliance
Guidance
Guidance documents provide instructions, context, additional information, or best practices regarding interactions with federal government departments/programs/policies, or Canada’s roles and responsibilities for international documents such as agreements and standards. Note that guidance pertaining to legislative statutory and regulatory requirements may be classified as “guidance – legislative”
Guidance – legislative
Legislative guidance (or guidance on legislation) provides information to facilitate awareness, understanding, and compliance with legislative statutory and regulatory requirements and may also describe their administration. Guidance on legislation does not establish new requirements and is not legally binding
Research
Research findings or conclusions, typically relating to sciences, engineering, psychology or technical investigation
Regulations
Rules used to carry out the intent of statutes (Acts) enacted by the Parliament of Canada. They are instruments of legislative power and have the force of law
Recommendations
A formal proposal made by a quasi-judicial or regulatory body that must be implemented
Infosource
A series of publications containing information about the Government of Canada’s access to information and privacy programs
Report on plans and priorities
Expenditure plans for each appropriated department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). They describe departmental priorities, strategic outcomes, programs, expected results and associated resource requirements, covering a 3-year period beginning with the year indicated in the title of the report