The Accessible Canada Act

Canada’s first national accessibility law is now in force.The goal is to make Canada barrier-free by 2040.

Bill C-81, known as the Accessible Canada Act, aims to proactively identify, remove, and prevent barriers to accessibility in areas that fall under federal jurisdiction. This includes sectors that are regulated at the federal level, such as banking, Crown corporations, federal government departments and agencies, Parliament, as well as inter-provincial transportation and telecommunications.

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