RSS Feeds for Consultations
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The Corporate Consultations Secretariat offers you RSS consultations feeds. Each item includes the headline or title, a summary of the consultation and a link to the full document found on the Consultations Web site.
 What is RSS? |
Rich Site Summary (RSS) or as some refer to it, Real Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution in real time. Health Canada consultations feeds will include the date, title, summary and a link to the full consultation. If after reading a summary you want to view the full text, simply link to the full text document found on the Consultations Web site.
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| How to add a news feed to your News Reader or aggregator |
- Right click on the orange XML graphic or blue RSS graphic. From the pop-up menu that appears, do the following:
- In the Microsoft I.E. browser "copy shortcut"
- In Netscape and Firefox browsers "Copy Link Location"
- Launch your news aggregator or news reader application and paste the news feed URL into an "add new feed" window.
Detailed instructions on how to add feeds are included in the reader application that you choose. When items are published by government departments and agencies through the publishing and distribution system, your news reader/aggregator will let you know through a small pop-up window or other alert device.
If you close your news reader/aggregator, you will not be advised of updates until the next time you open it. Unlike e-mail subscriptions, you are not required to provide personal information or an e-mail address to benefit from receiving consultation information.
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| News aggregators / News readers |
There are numerous RSS news aggregators / news readers available for free download or for purchase on the Internet.
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| More Info on RSS |
For more details on RSS, try this useful FAQ or the RSS specification. The specification focuses on the RSS 2.0 format that the Government of Canada is currently using for their Newsroom.
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