Agriculture Water Infrastructure Project Resource Hub

The logos (aka. Graphic Identifiers) must be used on the majority of communication materials. This includes newsletters, event invitations, press releases, announcements, public reports, advertisements, flyers, posters, brochures, and related communication materials.

Whenever the Province’s logo appears, the user must also complete and submit a Third-Party Use form for approval. This should accompany all materials submitted for approval that contain the Province of BC’s logo.

Need the logos? Please refer to the resources section below. There you will find a link to download a .zip file with a variety of logos you may require. If you are unable to download a .zip file, please contact the Comms Team and we’ll forward you the logos.

In addition to the logos, the credit line should also be included in reports and other publications.

For brochures, posters, or displays, a written statements may not be required. The Comms Team can clarify prior to development, or upon submission of materials for approval.

Credit Line:

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Or

This project is supported by the Government of BC, under the Agricultural Water Infrastructure Program. The program is delivered by IAF.

Disclaimers statements are required in reports and other publications, especially when they contain recommendations and opinions.  Typically, we recommend this statement appears near the front of a report or publication, at the bottom of an acknowledgement page, with the logos and credit statement at the end of a video, or similar.

Disclaimer statement:

The Government of British Columbia and the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC are pleased to participate in the [production/delivery] of this [project/publication/event, etc.]. We are committed to working with our industry partners to address issues of importance to the agriculture and agri-food industry in British Columbia. Opinions expressed in this [report, publication, etc.] are those of [organization name, the authors, etc.] and not necessarily those of the Investment Agriculture Foundation or the Government of British Columbia.

The Third-Party Use form must be completed and submitted for approval with items that include the BC logo. This is a provincial government requirement that asks how/where the BCID will be used. You can fill it out as follows:

• Under “What is their relationship to government?” you can put “funding recipient”
• Under “List any other Marks that will appear in conjunction with the BC mark” List any logos that appear with BC, this can include IAF, or your own logo.
• Under “medium” tick all of the materials that you anticipate you will create for the duration of the project (that will include the logos)
• Under “Application prepared by” leave the ministry and branch boxes empty but complete the other fields (or indicate ‘same as above’) and please sign and date the form
• Ignore the “Endorsements/Approvals” section, that is for internal ministry use only

Download the form in the resources section.

We understand you may be interested in sharing your project funding or details on your social media accounts. This action constitutes a ‘public announcement’ and requires advanced approval. Contact the Communications Team for additional details on project communications via social media.

Please submit ALL social media content relating to your project to the IAF Client Portal prior to posting for approval. If you will be doing many social posts, please contact us and we will work with you to approve a social media campaign, rather than every individual post.

You are required to have the Logos, Credit Line, and Disclaimer in reports and publications. In select cases the logos may be omitted due to space or formatting requirements. If you have questions about how to acknowledge funding on your materials, please reach out early to IAF Communications.

For most reports and publications, a funding acknowledgement page is included near the beginning of a report. This will contain the credit line, disclaimer, and logos.

An event or project announcement is considered a ‘public announcement’ and requires advanced approval. All event material should be submitted together as one approval. This may include an event poster, a registration page, and social media posts.

Announcements such as news releases should be submitted as early as possible. Our funders require additional time to review announcements, especially if you are requesting a quote.