Common Look and Feel
The Government of Canada’s Common Look and Feel (CLF) standard is defined by the Chief Information Officer Branch (CIOB) of the Treasury Board Secretariat.
This standard governs branding, usability & accessibility standards for government departments on the internet.
In 2000, the Canadian CLF 1.0 standard was implemented and government departments had almost two years to make their sites compliant.
In 2007, the Canadian CLF standard was revised and a 2.0 version was released.[1] Organizations were given two years to comply.
This standard comprises of the following four elements[1]:
- Part 1: Standard on Web Addresses - ie. tbs-sct.gc.ca
- Part 2: Standard on the Accessibility, Interoperability and Usability of Web sites - ie. WCAG 1.0
- Part 3: Standard on Common Web Page Formats
- Part 4: Standard on Email
Future
With various concerns having been raised over problems created by the CLF requirements,[2][3] future versions of the standard may see significant changes.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Common Look and Feel for the Internet 2.0". Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ "Everyone hates CLF". Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Thoughts on CLF 3.0 From Outside the Firewall..." 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Thomas J Bradley (2009-08-27). "A Proposal for CLF 3.0". Retrieved 2010-03-23.