Legislation in Canada

In Canada, accessibility legislation is embedded in:

• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Eldridge v British Columbia (1997) 3 S.C.R. 624
• Provincial accessibility laws
• Provincial human rights codes
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
• Accessible Canada Act (Bill c-81)