Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Accessibility Reporting Regulations (SOR/2021-160)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Accessible Canada Act. (Loi)

  broadcasting entity

  broadcasting entity means an entity or person that is a member of one of the classes established under subsection 2(1).  (entité de radiodiffusion)

  Commission

  Commission means the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. (Conseil)

  employee

  employee means a person employed by a regulated entity referred to in paragraph 7(1)(e) or (f) of the Act and includes a dependent contractor, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Canada Labour Code, but does not include

  • (a) a person employed under a program designated by the employer as a student employment program; and

  • (b) a student employed solely during their vacation periods. (employé)

  regulated broadcasting entity

  regulated broadcasting entity means a broadcasting entity in respect of which a day has been fixed under section 3. (entité de radiodiffusion réglementée)

  regulated telecommunications entity

  regulated telecommunications entity means a telecommunications entity in respect of which a day has been fixed under section 19. (entité de télécommunication réglementée)

  telecommunications entity

  telecommunications entity means an entity or person that is a member of one of the classes established under subsection 18(1). (entité de télécommunication)

  WCAG

  WCAG means the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, published by the World Wide Web Consortium, as amended from time to time. (WCAG)

• Marginal note:Interpretation of document incorporated by reference

  (2) In these Regulations, if a document that is available in both official languages is incorporated by reference as amended from time to time, any amendment to that document is incorporated only when the amendment is available in both official languages.