Editing Federal Identity Program (section)

===Corporate signatures===
There exist two basic types of FIP corporate signatures, each having a [[bilingualism in Canada|bilingual]] title and one of two official symbols. The title, referred to as an applied title, is used in all communications with the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=30683|title=Policy on Communications and Federal Identity|date=2016-05-09|publisher=[[Treasury Board of Canada]] Secretariat}}</ref> Creating or changing an applied title must be approved by the department minister and the [[President of the Treasury Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/government-communications/federal-identity-program/creating-changing-applied-title.html|title=Creating and changing an applied title|date=2018-07-06|publisher=[[Treasury Board of Canada]] Secretariat}}</ref> The title is rendered in one of three typefaces of the [[sans serif]] [[Helvetica]] family, selected for its simplicity and modernity.

[[Image:Government of Canada signature.svg|250px|right]]
[[Image:Government of Canada signature1 old.svg|250px|right]]
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* One signature variant, with the [[Flag of Canada|national flag symbol]], is used to identify all departments, agencies, corporations, commissions, boards, councils, and any other federal body and activity.  In such signatures, the flag typically appears to the left of a bilingual title (see first image above). When the FIP was first implemented, a similar signature without the [[Triband (flag)|band]] on the flag's [[flag terminology|'fly' (right)]] was used until 1987 (see second image above).
* The other variant, with the [[Coat of Arms of Canada]], is used to identify ministers and their offices, parliamentary secretaries, institutions whose heads report directly to [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]], and institutions with quasi-judicial functions. When applied within the context of the FIP, the coat of arms is often flanked on each side by an official's or department's bilingual title. Use of the coat of arms, instead of the flag signature, requires authorization by the appropriate minister with agreement of the [[President of the Treasury Board (Canada)|President of the Treasury Board]].