External resources

Learn more about the Accessible Canada Act and about accessibility by visiting these websites.

Accessible Canada Act and Regulations

Read the Act and its regulations:

• Read the Accessible Canada Act
  • Plain language summary of the Act
• Read the Accessible Canada Regulations
  • Summary of the Regulations
• Government of Canada’s Guidance on the Regulations:
  • Guidance on accessibility plans
    • Optional accessibility plan template
  • Guidance on consulting people with disabilities

Learn about other government organizations that are carrying out the Act:

• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
  • CTA’s Accessible Transportation Planning and Reporting Regulations
    • Plain language summary of CTA’s Regulations
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
  • CRTC’s Accessibility Reporting Regulations
• Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• Accessibility Standards Canada

Federal public service

Learn about accessibility in the federal public service:

• Accessibility in the Public Service
• Accessibility Strategy for the Public Service of Canada
• Disability Inclusion in the Public Service of Canada (video)
• Accessible Canada Act and Government Procurement (video)
• Accessibility, Accommodation and Adaptive Computer Technology Program

Provincial accessibility laws

Some provinces have adopted their own accessibility laws. Learn about these laws:

• British Columbia
• Manitoba
• Newfoundland
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario

International resources

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)