{"id":536,"date":"2026-04-26T22:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makeevident.ca\/?p=536"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:06:31","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makeevident.ca\/?p=536","title":{"rendered":"Does my Ottawa business need to comply with AODA?\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"536\" class=\"elementor elementor-536\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eae201 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4eae201\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ecce3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88ecce3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b70f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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And most find out they don\u2019t at the worst possible time: a complaint, a failed procurement bid, or an enforcement order.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;\">What AODA actually requires<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AODA is Ontario legislation that requires organizations to progressively remove barriers to accessibility across five areas: customer service, employment, information and communications, transportation, and the built environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #4a5568; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For website accessibility specifically, the relevant standard is WCAG 2.0 Level AA \u2014 the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium. The requirements are tiered by organization size:<\/span><\/p><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"left\"><table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\"><colgroup> <col width=\"200\" \/> <col width=\"424\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr style=\"height: 0pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #e8f4f5; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1b2a4a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1\u201349 employees (small organizations)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f8fafb; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Basic AODA obligations apply: accessibility policies, training, feedback processes. Full WCAG web compliance is not required.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 0pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1b2a4a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">50+ employees (large private \/ non-profit organizations)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA on all public-facing web content. This is a legal requirement, not a best practice.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 0pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #e8f4f5; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1b2a4a; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Public sector (all sizes)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; background-color: #f8fafb; padding: 4pt 7pt 4pt 7pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #d0d7de 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Were required to comply earlier and face higher scrutiny.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold; white-space: pre-wrap;\">What WCAG 2.0 Level AA actually means for your website<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 4pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">WCAG 2.0 Level AA is not a single checkbox. It covers dozens of specific requirements organized under four principles: that web content must be Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #4a5568; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In practice, the most common failures we find on Ottawa SMB websites include:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -9pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Images missing descriptive alternative text, meaning screen reader users receive no information about visual content.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -9pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Colour contrast ratios below 4.5:1 on body text or interactive elements, making content difficult or impossible to read for users with low vision.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -9pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Forms that can\u2019t be completed using only a keyboard, preventing access for users who can\u2019t use a mouse.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -9pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">No \u2018skip navigation\u2019 link, forcing screen reader users to tab through every navigation item on every page.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -9pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 3pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #4a5568; 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The enforcement process begins with a Director\u2019s Order, a formal notice requiring your organization to come into compliance within a specific timeline.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #4a5568; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">If you fail to comply after a Director\u2019s Order, fines can reach $100,000 per day for corporations and $50,000 per day for individuals. But the realistic cost for most organizations isn\u2019t a fine, it\u2019s emergency remediation under time pressure. A website that hasn\u2019t been assessed may have dozens of compliance issues requiring coordinated fixes across design, code, and content. Doing that work under a compliance order, in weeks rather than months, is significantly more expensive than doing it proactively.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #4a5568; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;\">There are also competitive and reputational consequences. Procurement responses in the public and not-for-profit sectors increasingly require accessibility compliance documentation. 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