Accessible Canada Act (ACA) Compliance
Canada's federal accessibility legislation for proactively identifying, removing, and preventing barriers. Required for federally regulated organizations, Crown corporations, and Parliament.
About Our ACA Compliance Services
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA), enacted in 2019, is Canada's first national accessibility legislation. It applies to federally regulated entities — including banks, telecommunications companies, broadcasters, federal government departments, and Crown corporations — and requires them to proactively work toward a barrier-free Canada by 2040.
We help federally regulated organizations understand their ACA obligations, audit their digital products for accessibility barriers, and create the compliance documentation required by the Accessibility Commissioner.
Our ACA Services
Barrier Identification Audits
Comprehensive review of your digital products to identify barriers across the seven ACA priority areas: employment, built environment, information and communications technology, communication (other than ICT), transportation, procurement, and design and delivery of programs and services.
Accessibility Plan Development
We help you create and publish the mandatory accessibility plan that describes how your organization will identify, remove, and prevent barriers — including policies, programs, and practices.
Progress Reports & Ongoing Monitoring
Support for annual progress reporting to the Accessibility Commissioner, plus ongoing monitoring to maintain compliance as your digital products evolve.
ACA Key Facts
- Enacted
- July 11, 2019 (Royal Assent)
- Goal
- Barrier-free Canada by 2040
- Applies To
- Federal government, Crown corporations, banks, telecoms, broadcasters, interprovincial transport
- Enforcement
- Canadian Accessibility Commissioner + CRTC + CTA
- Required Actions
- Accessibility plans, feedback mechanisms, progress reports
- Relationship to AODA
- AODA covers Ontario organizations; ACA covers federally regulated entities across all of Canada
ACA Priority Areas
- • Employment
- • Built environment
- • Information and communications technology (ICT)
- • Communication (other than ICT)
- • Procurement of goods, services & facilities
- • Design and delivery of programs and services
- • Transportation
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