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Some jurisdictions in Canada are subject to accessibility legislation that sets disability access standards, such as for provincially regulated organizations operating in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and for...more
Les entreprises et les organismes sans but lucratif comptant 20 employés ou plus en Ontario ont jusqu’au 31 décembre 2023 pour déposer leur rapport de conformité sur l’accessibilité auprès du ministère des Services aux aînés...more
Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario have until December 31, 2023, to file their Accessibility Compliance Report with the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility (Ministry). The purpose of the report...more
Accessibility Compliance Reports Due on December 31, 2023 - As a quick refresher, the AODA sets out a process for developing, implementing and enforcing accessibility standards in the province of Ontario....more
The first deadline for compliance with the Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and its regulations is only two and a half months away. By June 1, 2023, federally regulated employers that had 100 or more employees in 2021 must comply....more
Les organisations sous réglementation fédérale (les « entités réglementées ») comptant au moins 100 employés ont jusqu’au 1er juin 2023 pour publier leur premier plan sur l’accessibilité (le « plan »), alors que celles...more
Federally regulated organizations with more than 100 employees must publish their first accessibility plan by June 1, 2023. Those with fewer than 100 employees have until 2024 to comply with this new obligation under the...more
In December 2013, The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) became law, with the goal of making meaningful strides in accessibility by 2023. The AMA seeks to remove barriers to accessibility in the lives of all Manitobans,...more
Les entreprises et les organismes sans but lucratif qui comptent 20 employés ou plus ont maintenant jusqu’au 30 juin 2021 pour déposer un rapport de conformité sur l’accessibilité auprès du ministère des Services aux aînés et...more
Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees now have until June 30, 2021, to file an accessibility compliance report with the Ontario Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility. The original deadline was December 31,...more
The purpose of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) is to develop, implement and enforce accessibility standards to achieve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities, with respect to goods,...more
Employers with employees in Ontario often ask about legislative requirements under various employment statutes, including mandatory policies, training and postings under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Workplace...more
We previously distributed two Client Alerts with respect to the new employer obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”). ...more
This is the second installment in a three-part series of articles focused on employers’ duties under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. Part one addressed the scope and applicability of the law...more
This is the first installment in a three-part series of articles focused on employers’ duties under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. Part one addresses the scope and applicability of the law...more
All organizations with 50 or more employees in Ontario will be required to comply with the accessible employment standards made under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 starting on January 1, 2016....more
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) which serves as the framework for the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (the “Customer Service Standard”) and the Integrated Accessibility...more