diff --git a/.github/workflows/demo-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/demo-deploy.yml
index 77ffb418d..7b0c978a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/demo-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/demo-deploy.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
-        submodules: recursive  # Initializes and updates submodules automatically
+        submodules: recursive  # This initializes and updates submodules automatically
 
     # Step 2: Set up Node.js and Bower
     - name: Set up Node.js
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ jobs:
         if [ -d "./~sites" ]; then rsync -av ./~sites/ ${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages/; fi
         if [ -d "./dist" ]; then rsync -av ./dist/* ${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages/; fi
 
+    # Step 4.5: Verify gh-pages Directory Contents
+    - name: Verify gh-pages Directory Contents
+      run: ls -R ${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages
+
     # Step 5: Reinitialize gh-pages Branch Cleanly
     - name: Reinitialize gh-pages Branch
       run: |
@@ -62,24 +66,80 @@ jobs:
         git rm -rf .
         touch .nojekyll
         git add .nojekyll
+        git commit -m "Reinitialize gh-pages branch"
+        git push --force origin gh-pages
+
+    # Step 6: Ensure a Clean gh-pages Directory and Update Submodule
+    - name: Dist - Prepare gh-pages Directory
+      run: |
+        # Define the gh-pages path
+        GHPAGES_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages"
+        
+        # Remove gh-pages directory if it exists to ensure a clean slate
+        if [ -d "$GHPAGES_PATH" ]; then
+            echo "Removing existing gh-pages directory..."
+            rm -rf "$GHPAGES_PATH"
+        fi
+
+        # Clone the gh-pages branch if it exists, or initialize it
+        if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads https://github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/GCWeb.git gh-pages; then
+            git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/GCWeb.git --branch gh-pages "$GHPAGES_PATH"
+        else
+            # Create an empty gh-pages branch if it doesn't exist
+            git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/GCWeb.git "$GHPAGES_PATH"
+            cd "$GHPAGES_PATH"
+            git checkout --orphan gh-pages
+            git rm -rf .
+            touch .nojekyll  # To prevent GitHub Pages from processing files as Jekyll
+            git commit --allow-empty -m "Initialize gh-pages branch"
+            git push origin gh-pages
+            cd ..
+        fi
+
+        # Move into the gh-pages directory and update the submodule
+        cd "$GHPAGES_PATH"
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
 
         # Set Git user identity for commits in this environment
         git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
         git config user.email "actions@github.com"
 
-        # Commit and push to initialize the gh-pages branch
-        git commit -m "Reinitialize gh-pages branch"
-        git push --force origin gh-pages
+        # If the submodule doesn’t exist, add it
+        if [ ! -d "GCWeb" ]; then
+            git submodule add -b master https://github.com/ServiceCanada/wet-boew-demos.git GCWeb
+        fi
+
+        # Fetch and reset submodule to the latest commit on the desired branch
+        cd GCWeb
+        git remote set-url origin https://github.com/ServiceCanada/wet-boew-demos.git
+        git fetch --depth 1 origin
+
+        # Try to reset to 'master' or fallback to 'gh-pages'
+        if git rev-parse --verify origin/master > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git reset --hard origin/master
+        elif git rev-parse --verify origin/gh-pages > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git reset --hard origin/gh-pages
+        else
+            echo "Neither 'master' nor 'gh-pages' branches found in the submodule repository."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        cd ..
+
+        # Commit any changes and sync the latest gh-pages changes
+        git add .gitmodules GCWeb
+        git commit -m "Update submodule GCWeb" --allow-empty
+        git pull --rebase origin gh-pages || true  # Sync with remote, ignore rebase errors
+
 
 
-    # Step 6: Force Push to gh-pages Branch with Authentication
+    # Step 7: Force Push to gh-pages Branch with Authentication
     - name: Configure Remote with GitHub Token
       run: |
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages
         # Set the remote URL to use the GitHub token for authentication
         git remote set-url origin https://${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}@github.com/${{ github.repository_owner }}/GCWeb.git
 
-    # Step 7: Force Push to gh-pages
+    # Step 8: Force Push to gh-pages
     - name: Prepare for Force Push to gh-pages
       run: |
         cd ${{ github.workspace }}/gh-pages
@@ -87,4 +147,4 @@ jobs:
         git gc --prune=now
         git repack -a -d --depth=250 --window=250
         # Retry force push changes to gh-pages
-        git push origin gh-pages --force
+        git push origin gh-pages --force
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