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If you sell, serve, or employ in Canada, the US, or the EU, the practical answer in 2026 is yes — and "we're too small" is no longer the defense it used to be.
A practical overview for Canadian businesses navigating federal and provincial accessibility obligations — what applies to you, what to do about it, and where to read the source material.
The ACA aims for a barrier-free Canada by 2040. It applies to federally regulated organizations — banks, telecom, broadcasting, inter-provincial transportation, the federal public service, and Crown corporations — and requires published accessibility plans, feedback processes, and progress reports.
AODA’s Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) requires public-facing websites and web content from organizations with 50+ employees to conform to WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Non-compliance carries administrative penalties of up to $100,000 per day for corporations.
Manitoba (AMA), Nova Scotia (Accessibility Act), British Columbia (Accessible BC Act), Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Quebec each have evolving accessibility frameworks. Several reference WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 AA explicitly; others are catching up.
Map your obligations
Identify which acts apply by jurisdiction, employee count, and federal regulation status.
Set a target standard
We recommend WCAG 2.2 AA as a forward-compatible single benchmark across ACA + AODA + provincial laws.
Audit, remediate, document
Conformance audit → fixes → an accessibility plan that meets ACA / AODA reporting requirements.
Publish & maintain
Public accessibility statement, feedback channel, and an annual progress report.
Information on this page is general guidance, not legal advice. enabl works alongside your legal counsel on jurisdiction-specific obligations.
Newsletter
A short, opinionated digest of what changed in accessibility law, tooling, and patterns — and what to do about it.