Installing a sign

Once you've picked up signs from a Forever Canadian center, they show up as signs ready to install in your Your inventory card on My Paint The Province signs. Use the Install a sign flow to record each one you plant.

Recording an install decrements your inventory by the quantity you entered and adds the install to your My Paint The Province signs dashboard.

Opening the install flow

You can open the install dialog from two places:

• On the My Paint The Province signs dashboard, the Your inventory card has an Install a sign button while you have at least one sign ready to install.
• On Lawn signs → The Map, the Install a sign card opens the same dialog.

A dialog opens titled Install a sign.

Filling out the form

The dialog opens with a one-sentence prelude at the top: "Recording an install adds it to your dashboard. Use the postal code of the home where you planted it."

Just above the postal code field, an info alert reminds you of the geography: "Alberta postal codes only — the campaign is currently Alberta-wide."

The form has three fields. The first two are required; the third is optional.

• Postal code (required) — the Canadian postal code where you installed. The helper text under the field reads simply "Format: A1A 1A1" (the Alberta restriction is in the info alert above the field).

• How many signs did you install? (required) — a stepper with a minus button, a number field, and a plus button. The range is 1 to 20. The caption below the stepper reads: "Up to 20 signs per install."

• Street address (optional) — a single free-text line, e.g. "123 Jasper Ave NW, Apt 4". Include this if you'd like to track installs at a specific apartment / unit. Otherwise leave it blank — the postal code is enough to record the install.

Adding residents (optional)

Below the address, a Residents (optional) section is always visible — its header has an Add resident button on the right. Until you tap it, the area just shows a one-line hint: "Tap Add resident to record who lives here. Every field is optional."

Tap Add resident to open a sub-form for the first resident. You can record up to 10 residents per install. Each resident has four fields — first name, last name, email, phone — and every field is individually optional.

When at least one resident card is open, a second button labelled Add another resident appears below the cards (alongside the Add resident button that stays in the section header). Either one adds another card.

You can remove a resident you've added — each resident card has a trash-can icon in its top-right corner.

Confirming the install

When the form is filled in, tap Continue at the bottom of the dialog. The dialog switches to a confirm step titled Confirm install that opens with a short lead — "Quick check before we save:" — followed by:

• The location (street address + postal code).
• The quantity (e.g. "3 signs").
• The number of residents recorded, if any.

If everything looks right, tap Confirm to submit. The dialog shows "Installing…" while it works, then closes and your dashboard refreshes — your inventory count drops by the quantity you entered.

If you spot a mistake on the confirm screen, tap Back to return to the form and edit any field.

After a successful install

When the dialog closes, a green confirmation appears at the bottom of the screen: "Thank you — your sign has been recorded."

Error messages

The dialog shows an inline alert if something doesn't check out:

• "You don't have enough signs ready to install." — Your inventory is lower than the quantity you entered. A link in the same alert reads "get more signs" and takes you to the request form. Or, lower the quantity to match what you have on hand.
• "Check the form and try again." — The postal code or another field didn't validate. Fix the field that's highlighted in red and try again.
• "Network error. Please try again." — Your device couldn't reach the server. Check your connection and try again.

Stuck?

If the dialog won't submit, or your inventory count doesn't drop after a successful install, contact support and we'll take a look.