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  1. Organizational Classification Chart

    The 5 classes of organizations:

    • Includes every ministry of the Government of Ontario, the Office of the Premier, and the Legislative Assembly including constituency offices of the members of the Assembly.

    • A designated public sector organization* with 50 or more employees ( such as municipalities, hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards , and organizations that provide public transportation )

    • A designated public sector organization* with one to 49 employees ( such as the Ontario Office of the Fairness Commissioner and some municipalities ) .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has 50 or more employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has one to 49 employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

* Designated public sector organization Refers to organizations listed in Schedule 1 (Broader Public Sector) of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. These organizations include hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards, and organizations that provide public transportation.

Designated public sector also means every municipality and every person or organization listed in Column 1 of Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 146/10, of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006

Website Requirements and Timelines

To find out what requirements your organization must meet and by when, select the headings below:

Government of Ontario and the Legislative Assembly

To set an example for other organizations, the Government of Ontario and the Legislative Assembly have earlier deadlines in meeting the requirements.

Refer to the timelines tool for details.

All Designated Public Sector Organizations and Large Organizations

By January 1, 2014, new Internet websites and the web content available on these sites must conform with WCAG 2.0 Level A.

By January 1, 2021, all Internet websites must conform with WCAG 2.0 Level AA, and all web content available on these sites that was developed after January 1, 2012, must also conform. The exceptions are live captioning and pre-recorded audio descriptions.

Small Organizations (1 to 49 employees)

There are no website requirements for small organizations.

An organization’s external website that is available to the public and contains a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets. It is accessible through an Internet address known as a Uniform Resource Identifier.
Text alternative provided in real-time for information captured for a live event. Provides both speech and non-speech audio information needed to understand the content including sound effects, music, laughter, speaker identification and location.
Narration added to the soundtrack of visual media (including television and film, dance, opera, and visual art). Describes important visual details that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone. Consists of a narrator describing the on-screen action during the natural pauses in the audio. Often used by people with vision loss.
A quick reference chart providing the deadlines for meeting the requirements of the regulation based on organizational class and size. Can be viewed in the Additional Training Resources section of the AccessForward website.
 
 

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