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02Use the worksheet
03Practise safely
04Discuss & review

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Choose a kit or search by task. Open the fields and checks, then download an editable Word document (.docx) or copy the template. Use fictional information for practice. Downloading submits nothing to the site. Keep completed records in the approved channel; mandates, reviews and permissions remain separate.

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C-01
Communications & media

Public statement approval

Approve an attributable public statement.

Download Word (.docx)
Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Topic and audience
  2. Draft statement
  3. Fact-check record IDs
  4. Legal and privacy review
  5. Spokesperson
  6. Release channels
  7. Embargo
  8. Approver
  9. Correction contact

Completion checks

  • No unsupported allegation
  • Separate organizational and personal views
  • Prepare a correction path

Typical roles: communications lead · governance officer

C-05
Communications & media

Social post evidence card

Create a short claim that remains traceable to sources.

Download Word (.docx)
Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Platform
  2. Exact claim
  3. Primary source URL
  4. Context and limitations
  5. Image rights
  6. Accessibility text
  7. Approval
  8. Publication and correction link

Completion checks

  • Short format does not excuse missing context
  • Do not use copyrighted media without permission
  • Archive the published version

Typical roles: communications lead · researcher

P-06
Privacy & security

Publication privacy checklist

Check public material immediately before release.

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Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Content and version
  2. Personal data
  3. Children or vulnerable people
  4. Sensitive allegations
  5. Image and quote consent
  6. Redactions
  7. Public-interest necessity
  8. Approval and expiry

Completion checks

  • Recheck final—not draft—content
  • Remove metadata where needed
  • Record the approval version

Typical roles: privacy officer · communications lead

C-09
Communications & media

Bilingual accessibility and publication review

Check meaning, navigation, source fidelity and accessible presentation before release.

Download Word (.docx)
Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Content ID, audience, approved source and version
  2. English/French meaning check and legal/source quotations
  3. Plain-language explanation and clearly labelled uncertainty
  4. Heading order, descriptive links and image alternatives
  5. Keyboard/mobile checks and captions or transcript status
  6. Names, permissions, personal information and redactions
  7. Reviewers, unresolved defects and release decision

Completion checks

  • Do not claim accessibility checks that were not performed
  • Translation approval does not authorize a new policy position
  • Preserve quotation meaning and label remaining translation gaps

Typical roles: communications lead · reviewer