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[[FR: 10 janvier 2024 - Mises à jour, les priorités de la semaine]]
 
Back to [[GC Web Priorities Meetings - Réunions des Priorités Web du GC]]
 
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==Meeting information==
 
==Meeting information==
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2. Roundtable
 
2. Roundtable
 
==Notes and action items==
 
==Notes and action items==
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===Updates===
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===DTO Update===
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*Web managers email went out Friday
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**[Mailto: dto.btn@tbs-sct.gc.ca Contact DTO] if you didn’t get it
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At the end of 2023 we shared a [https://jamboard.google.com/d/1XAGTuJ0beqqZZ0hFxCPjhDPHqGFQFRhXBaxJ6tyHlNo/edit?usp=sharing Retrospective that we started working on]. Please share your thoughts if you haven’t had a chance. What we’ve seen so far:
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**Also check your junkmail
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*Web Executive Board (WEB) meeting last Thursday had a very similar agenda to last week’s GCWP:
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Themes
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**Task Success Survey (TSS)
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**Theme and topic tree
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* Value in community
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*Shout-out to Health Canada web team for their COVID response work
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* Sharing common struggles/wins
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*Upcoming days/weeks of note:
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* Sharing research results
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**Pride week
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**National Public Service Week
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To stop:
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**Canada Day: a lot of coordinating will be happening - please remember to reach out to Mary Beth and her team for PCO web coordination
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*GCWP Wednesday: Canceled
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* No more pdfs
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*Reminder that we want to collect more training resources to add to our Shared training resources space
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* No big infographics and lists
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**[https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/GCWP_shared_training_resources GCWP Shared training resources (GCPedia)]
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**[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lfwbYP17XBugaHNVSUfXll1egkT6iOM-7yAQ7DyRSco/edit#heading=h.gbx8k7fgebs3 Roster for show and share]
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Wants:
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* To share software resources like Figma
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* Manage approvals better
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* Getting rid of ROT
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[[:en:images/f/f3/Audit_-_Canada.ca_patterns_and_templates_(open_for_comments)_post.xlsx|'''Design system audit''']]
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* Audit of the Canada.ca patterns and templates
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* We received a some feedback, but would welcome more please, we're open for feedback for another two weeks
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* Will take you approximately 15 minutes or so
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'''Upcoming presentations'''
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In the upcoming weeks we will have presentations from departments about using forms and from IRCC about adding the Sign in page. If you have any initiatives that you would like to share, don't be shy, and contact us so that you can present to the group: [mailto:Dto.btn@tbs-sct.gc.ca dto.btn@tbs-sct.gc.ca].
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'''Co-chair of Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meetings'''
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We’re looking for anyone who’s interested in co-chairing the FPT web meetings. Please contact DTO for further details.
 
==Roundtable==
 
==Roundtable==
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'''Wildfires'''
 
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*[https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/wildfires.html Wildfires landing page (Public Safety)]: Added a Most requested band based on analytics
 
  
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*NRCan is also working on a file for major forest fires
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'''Global Affairs Canada'''
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'''National Indigenous Peoples Week'''
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*ISC  and CIRNAC leading
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* We added special measures for people living in Gaza to the Israel response page yesterday. Link: [https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/response_conflict-reponse_conflits/crisis-crises/israel.aspx?lang=eng Canada’s response to the crisis in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (international.gc.ca)]
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*Please note that CIRNAC Web Strategy lead for all things NIPD or NIHM is [Mailto:brian.kulick@sac-isc.gc.ca brian.kulick@sac-isc.gc.ca]
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'''NRCan''': working on a Buy Clean Strategy - will be reaching out to other GC organizations involved in Canada's Buy Clean Strategy
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'''IRCC'''
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* [https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/israel-west-bank-gaza-2023.html Isreal, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip] temporary special measures went live January 9.
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* We used GC Forms to gather names of those interested in updates over the holidays and shared the update with subscribers once the announcement was made to great success
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'''FIN'''
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* We will be launching a '''Housing Mortgage charter''' page on Canada.ca on the week of January 22. Details still to come.
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'''Public Safety'''
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* COVID-19 Frauds and Scams page now decommissioned. No other updates at this time.
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'''CSC'''
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* Web content went live on canada.ca yesterday
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* SSC implementing our re-directs today
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'''ECC'''
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* We’ve launched several consultations.
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'''Questions and Answers'''
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Any major Usability or UX testing plans for Q4? Curious if in house or working with external service?
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* PSPC is currently in the middle of multiple UX studies (2 tree tests, 1 usability test). All in-house.
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* Canada Border Services is going to attempt some facilitated UX testing on our CARM pages.
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* SSC working to get Adobe to test Adobe Target for sections of our career pages. Looking to split costs internally with other groups that might be interested in A/B testing.
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Question if anyone has specific guidance from their department on the use of or on how they're creating QR codes?
  
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'''ESDC:'''
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* Valuable information in this slack thread:
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*[https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/national-accessability-week/toolkit.html National AccessAbility Week 2023: Promotional toolkit] now live
 
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*Updated Jobs theme page coming soon pending approvals (end of the week) - includes template enhancement and testing doormat links that work best
 
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'''CSC:''' re-directs in place for old CSC homepage to new Canada.ca institutional profile
 
  
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'''PCH:''' Canada Day and Northern Lights Sound and Light website Phase 1 launches this Wednesday
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https://gc-web-comms.slack.com/archives/C010ZD33APQ/p1704743095899119
  
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'''Statscan''': moving intranet platform to Drupal or Sharepoint 365 - interested in demos/testimonials from those who could offer their experiences
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Has anyone been successful in creating accessible PDFs for large reports?  
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*AgCan intranet uses Drupal
 
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*Michael Dalrymple has new platform for CSPS
 
  
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*CER is using SharePoint on M365 - [mailto:Garth.Rowe@cer-rec.gc.ca Garth.Rowe@cer-rec.gc.ca]
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* The general feedback is to work on making the HTML accessible, as the evidence shows people don’t click the pdf versions
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* Community generally advises against using pdfs

Latest revision as of 14:41, 29 January 2024

Back to GC Web Priorities Meetings - Réunions des Priorités Web du GC

Meeting information

Agenda

1. Updates

2. Roundtable

Notes and action items

DTO Update

At the end of 2023 we shared a Retrospective that we started working on. Please share your thoughts if you haven’t had a chance. What we’ve seen so far:

Themes

  • Value in community
  • Sharing common struggles/wins
  • Sharing research results

To stop:

  • No more pdfs
  • No big infographics and lists

Wants:

  • To share software resources like Figma
  • Manage approvals better
  • Getting rid of ROT

Design system audit

  • Audit of the Canada.ca patterns and templates
  • We received a some feedback, but would welcome more please, we're open for feedback for another two weeks
  • Will take you approximately 15 minutes or so

Upcoming presentations

In the upcoming weeks we will have presentations from departments about using forms and from IRCC about adding the Sign in page. If you have any initiatives that you would like to share, don't be shy, and contact us so that you can present to the group: dto.btn@tbs-sct.gc.ca.

Co-chair of Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meetings

We’re looking for anyone who’s interested in co-chairing the FPT web meetings. Please contact DTO for further details.

Roundtable

Global Affairs Canada

IRCC

  • Isreal, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip temporary special measures went live January 9.
  • We used GC Forms to gather names of those interested in updates over the holidays and shared the update with subscribers once the announcement was made to great success

FIN

  • We will be launching a Housing Mortgage charter page on Canada.ca on the week of January 22. Details still to come.

Public Safety

  • COVID-19 Frauds and Scams page now decommissioned. No other updates at this time.

CSC

  • Web content went live on canada.ca yesterday
  • SSC implementing our re-directs today

ECC

  • We’ve launched several consultations.

Questions and Answers

Any major Usability or UX testing plans for Q4? Curious if in house or working with external service?

  • PSPC is currently in the middle of multiple UX studies (2 tree tests, 1 usability test). All in-house.
  • Canada Border Services is going to attempt some facilitated UX testing on our CARM pages.
  • SSC working to get Adobe to test Adobe Target for sections of our career pages. Looking to split costs internally with other groups that might be interested in A/B testing.

Question if anyone has specific guidance from their department on the use of or on how they're creating QR codes?

  • Valuable information in this slack thread:

https://gc-web-comms.slack.com/archives/C010ZD33APQ/p1704743095899119

Has anyone been successful in creating accessible PDFs for large reports?  

  • The general feedback is to work on making the HTML accessible, as the evidence shows people don’t click the pdf versions
  • Community generally advises against using pdfs
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