Canada: Provincial Policies Relating to Web Accessibility

Last updated 2 June 2003.
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Abstract

The policy links on this page are compiled as a resource by the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). This page is not a comprehensive or definitive resource for all applicable laws and policies regarding Web accessibility. The information contained on this page is not legal advice. If you have questions about the applicability of the referenced laws to specific situations, please consult legal authorities in the appropriate jurisdiction.

This page lists only policies in Canadian provinces. For national policies, inlcuding those in different countries, go to main page of policy links.

Ontario

Legislation:

Ontarians With Disabilities Act, [in French] Loi de 2001 sur les personnes handicapées de l'Ontario, 2001
- In particular, the section on Government Internet Web sites, [in French] Sites Internet du gouvernement
- A 2002 update: Further Proclamation of the Ontarians With Disabilities Act, [in French] Nouvelle proclamation de la Loi de 2001 sur les personnes handicapées de l'Ontario, 2001

Responsible Ministry: Ministry of Citizenship, [French] Ministère des Affaires civiques

Relevant documents: -

Additional information: -

Previous editor: Chuck Letourneau
Last revised: 2 June 2003 by Shawn Henry
Comments welcome at <wai-eo-editors@w3.org>