Canada Accessible Canada Act 2019

What Canada Accessible Canada Act 2019 requires

The Accessible Canada Act (S.C. 2019, c. 10), in force 11 July 2019 with regulated entity obligations phased from 1 January 2021, requires federally regulated entities including Parliament, federal government departments, Crown corporations, CRTC-regulated communications providers, and CTA-regulated transportation providers to proactively identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility across seven priority areas, publish triennial accessibility plans, issue annual progress reports, and establish public feedback processes, enforced by the Accessibility Commissioner with administrative monetary penalties up to CAD 250,000 per violation.

Pillar: Operations & CX · Authority: Parliament of Canada · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2021-01-01

Primary source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-0.6/page-2.html

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• {"title":"Accessible Canada Act (S.C. 2019, c. 10)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/A-0.6/","section":"Sections 6-9 (scope and priority areas), 21 (accessibility plans), 25 (progress reports), 27 (feedback), 45 (standards), 91-140 (complaints and enforcement), 155-159 (administrative monetary penalties)","relevance":"Primary federal legislation establishing proactive accessibility requirements for federally regulated entities; defines the seven priority areas for barrier identification, the triennial plan and annual reporting cycle, and the enforcement framework through the Accessibility Commissioner, CRTC, and CTA"}
• {"title":"Accessible Canada Regulations (SOR/2021-241)","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2021-241/","section":"Sections 3-12 (plan content requirements), 13-18 (progress report content), 19-22 (feedback process requirements), 23 (publication formats)","relevance":"Federal regulations under the ACA specifying the mandatory content of accessibility plans, progress reports, and feedback processes; establishes small entity threshold of fewer than 10 employees for reduced obligations and specifies accessible format requirements for publications"}

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