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Welcome to the assessment department of the Canada WikiProject! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's Canada related articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Canada|class= |importance= }} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Canada-related articles by quality and Category:Canada-related articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

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Frequently asked questions

How can I get my article rated?
Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
Who can assess articles?
Any member of the Canada WikiProject is free to add or change the rating of an article.
Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?
Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
What if I don't agree with a rating?
You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.
Aren't the ratings subjective?
Yes, they are, but it's the best system we've been able to devise; if you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.

Instructions

Quality assessments

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Canada}} project banner on its talk page: {{WikiProject Canada|class=???}}

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Canada-related articles)   FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Canada-related articles)   A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Canada-related articles)   GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Canada-related articles) B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Canada-related articles) C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Canada-related articles) Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Canada-related articles) Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Canada-related articles)   FL

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Canada-related articles) Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Canada-related articles) Disambig
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class Canada-related articles) Portal
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class Canada-related articles) Project
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class Canada-related articles) Redirect
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Canada-related articles) Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Canada-related articles) NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Canada-related articles) ???

Quality scale

Importance assessment

An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Canada}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Canada|importance=???}}

The following values may be used for the importance parameter to describe the relative importance of the article within the project (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Priority of topic for assessment criteria):

Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Canada-related articles)  Top 
High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Canada-related articles)  High 
Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Canada-related articles)  Mid 
Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Canada-related articles)  Low 
NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance Canada-related articles)  NA 
??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Canada-related articles)  ??? 

Note that the four city projects have their own importance scales. To rate the importance of an article for a city project, use the parameters |toronto-importance=???, |montreal-importance=???, |vancouver-importance=???, or |ottawa-importance=???.

Importance scale

Label Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
Top The article is one of the core topics about Canada. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are listed on {{Canada topics}} A reader who is not involved in Canada will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages. Government of Canada, Culture of Canada, British Columbia
High The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding specific topics about Canada or general topics about parts of Canada Most readers will have some knowledge of the subject Articles at this level cover particular issues related to Canada, specific terms are used to detail the topic Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, History of Manitoba
Mid The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in Canada. Many readers will be familiar with the topic being discussed, but a larger majority of readers may have only cursory knowledge of the overall subject Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand Canada. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Minister of Transport (Canada), Rick Mercer, Jasper National Park
Low The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of Canada, but may cover topics directly related to Canada. Few readers outside of Canada or that are not within the local area of the article's topic may be familiar with the subject matter. It is likely that the reader does not know anything at all about the subject before reading the article. Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of Canada, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Todd Russell, Canada's grand railway hotels, Villages of Alberta, OpenBSD

Requesting an assessment

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to add it to the bottom of the following list.

  • Fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy has been significantly upgraded. Please assess for A-class Robert Brukner (talk) 19:00, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
  • I've rewritten the article on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, and am hoping to bring it through to Featured Article status. Please assess for A-class. Cheers, Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 00:33, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
  • All the GO Transit line aricles (LW,MI,KI,BR,RH,ST,LE) should be reassessed. They've been much improved since they were all rated as start-class. Username6892 14:51, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
    I've bumped most up to C-class (I think that'd be mostly reasonable), except for the Richmond Hill line since I'm getting the sense there's still some work to be done on that one. Hiàn (talk) 06:04, 4 May 2020 (UTC)
  • I recently expanded Milton (electoral district). I think it's C now, but I'd like a second opinion on its assessment. Username6892 18:21, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
Agreed! I've moved it to C class today. PKT(alk) 13:56, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
  • I expanded Riding Mountain National Park and reformatted it to look more like the Banff National Park article, as suggested at last review. I also rewrote the activities section to read more like an encyclopedia entry and added some relevant historical events that were missing from the history section.Trek104 (talk) 19:52, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
  • I've further tweaked Garibaldi Provincial Park and made significant expansions to Bowron Lake Provincial Park, and would like to get one or both of these reviewed for GA status. However, since they're the only articles I've done any major work on, I'd like to get some fellow Canadapedians to give me their opinions on the articles first. If there are major issues that need to be addressed, I'd like to get them fixed before adding to the GA-review queue. Thanks for any input. Luidias (talk) 18:38, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
  • Can I get an re-assessment for the article Alert? Reggie's Wrath (talk) 19:07, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
Upgraded to "C" class today. It has numerous references, but there are several sections without citations at this time. PKT(alk) 15:24, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
  Done Class=Start. Thanks! PKT(alk) 13:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
  • Amanda Stepto - Before this year, this article of a Degrassi actress was [empty] with no sources, no biography, no filmography. I've written a biography from scratch with plenty of contemporary articles from ProQuest, podcasts she guested on and even dug up several sources saying that she was a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood in 1992-1993. ToQ100gou (talk) 11:33, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
Article was promoted to GA class in 2021. PKT(alk) 13:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
  • Parliament Building (Quebec) - article translated/expanded from French sixfold (the version is, in my opinion, more complete than the French one). Requesting reassessment - I think it is now a solid B grade, though I would be grateful for feedback. (PS. I'd be grateful for suggestions about how to improve it to a good article - write on my talk page). Szmenderowiecki (talk) 12:58, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
Article was promoted to B class by editor Szmenderowiecki in October 2021. PKT(alk) 13:05, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
  • Calgary Round-Up Band - article has had many updates, including many revisions and rewrites, I'm unsure of what the new grade would be but anything above Start.James Denesuk (talk) 20:27, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
  • Edmonton Radial Railway - I significantly expanded the article and would like an outsider's perspective of what grade it deserves now. Thank you! CplKlinger (talk) 17:02, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
  • Ford Ministry - Article created from the model of the Federal and Alberta Ministry pages. Thank you! WanukeX (talk) 05:35, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
  • Melanie Leishman - Could this page please be reassessed? I've expanded the previously stub rated article to include full filmography (Film & TV) & summaries of significant career events with plenty of References & hyperlinks to existing Wiki pages. Thanks for your time! :) LooksGreatInATurtleNeck (talk) 22:28, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Premier of Ontario - Did a major rework with large content additions, may now be a C or B class article, didn't want to self-assess. Some areas of issue may be creation of summary statistics in the article based on Wikipedia biographies but not an independent source. Looking forward to comments, and I'll watch the talk page to see if there's anything in need of improvement. --Kwkintegrator (talk) 18:39, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
  • Mohawk Island 5x expanded by Xeno and Fralambert. Thanks, 🐶 EpicPupper (he/him | talk) 22:58, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
  • I've added a fair bit of content to Ottawa station since it was last assessed, and was wondering if I could get a reassessment. Thanks! Ottawajin (talk) 09:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Article was promoted to B class by editor XtraJovial on the same day that this request was posted. PKT(alk) 12:15, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
  • I have extensively rewritten and expanded the article Bus rapid transit in Montreal and would appreciate a reassessment. Thank you! --Rfwang4 (talk) 07:18, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
    @Rfwang4: I've reassessed to B class. OhanaUnitedTalk page 08:25, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Is this where I ask for my article on the Hagersville Tire Fire to receive the coveted Low Importance label? If not, I would love some directions to where I'm supposed to be. Thanks, y'all! ATireOnFire
    @ATireOnFire: It just means that the article itself is relatively not quite important from the entire WikiProject Canada's perspective. It has nothing to do with the quality of the article. OhanaUnitedTalk page 08:23, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Is this the right place to ask for a re-sssessment? Please review changes to article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karyn_Pugliese. Icleaned it up. if the standard for mid is Rick Mercer then she should definately be higher, she is more like a Peter Mansbridge, only female and Indigenous. Many thanks.
  • Please reassess the article concerning Schleese Saddlery. I have made significant changes and corrections, and feel that it could possibly qualify now for a start level as well as consideration for mid-level given that the company is the largest English saddle manufacturer located in North America and has significant global presence.

Assessments in other Canada-related projects

Project Aprox.
size
Statistics WikiProject Canada banner Independent banner
WikiProject Ontario 20,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |on=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Quebec 11,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |qc=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Nova Scotia 4,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |ns=yes}} deleted
WikiProject New Brunswick 3,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |nb=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Manitoba 4,300 stats {{WikiProject Canada |mb=yes}} deleted
WikiProject British Columbia 11,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |bc=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Prince Edward Island 1,300 stats {{WikiProject Canada |pe=yes}} none
WikiProject Saskatchewan 5,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |sk=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Alberta 9,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |ab=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador 4,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |nl=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Toronto 7,800 stats {{WikiProject Canada |toronto=yes |toronto-importance=}} {{WikiProject Toronto}} (3 transclusions)
WikiProject Montreal 3,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |montreal=yes |montreal-importance=}} {{WikiProject Montreal}} (1,000 transclusions)
WikiProject Vancouver 2,200 stats {{WikiProject Canada |vancouver=yes |vancouver-importance=}} {{WikiProject Vancouver}} (880 transclusions)
WikiProject Ottawa 2,100 stats {{WikiProject Canada |ottawa=yes |ottawa-importance=}} {{WikiProject Ottawa}} (1,300 transclusions)
WikiProject Canadian Territories 3,300 stats {{WikiProject Canada |yt=yes}}
{{WikiProject Canada |nt=yes}}
{{WikiProject Canada |nu=yes}}
none
WikiProject Governments of Canada 2,700 stats {{WikiProject Canada |cangov=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Political parties and politicians in Canada 9,300 stats {{WikiProject Canada |ppap=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Electoral districts in Canada 2,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |riding=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Canadian law 1,300 stats {{WikiProject Canada |canlaw=yes}} deleted
WikiProject History of Canada 1,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |history=yes}} none
WikiProject Geography of Canada 18,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |geography=yes}} none
WikiProject Canadian communities 17,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |community=yes}} none
WikiProject Education in Canada 3,700 stats {{WikiProject Canada |education=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Canadian sport 8,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |sport=yes}} none
WikiProject Canadian TV shows 2,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |tvshow=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Canadian music 10,000 stats {{WikiProject Canada |music=yes}} deleted
WikiProject Saskatchewan communities and neighbourhoods 1,500 stats {{WikiProject Canada |sk=yes |community=yes}} deleted
Projects and taskforces outside the scope of WikiProject Canada's talk page banner
WikiProject Film/Canadian cinema task force 2,800 stats {{WikiProject Canada |cinema=yes}}
 NB: only adds a link, does not assess
{{WikiProject Film|Canadian-task-force=yes}}
WikiProject Military history/Canadian military history task force 2,800 stats {{WikiProject Canada |military=yes}}
 NB: only adds a link, does not assess
{{WPMILHIST|Canadian-task-force=yes}}
WikiProject Canada Roads 2,300 stats none {{Canada Roads WikiProject}}
WikiProject Canadian football 3,600 stats none {{WikiProject Canadian football}}
WikiProject Prescott-Russell 36 none none {{WikiProject Prescott-Russell}}
Degrassi task force 180 stats none {{WikiProject Television|degrassi=y}}
WikiProject Okanagan 530 stats none {{WikiProject Okanagan}}

See also