Accessible Canada Act (S.C. 2019, c. 10)

Marginal note:Purpose

5 The purpose of this Act is to benefit all persons, especially persons with disabilities, through the realization, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada without barriers, on or before January 1, 2040, particularly by the identification and removal of barriers, and the prevention of new barriers, in the following areas:

• (a) employment;

• (b) the built environment;

• (c) information and communication technologies;

• (c.1) communication, other than information and communication technologies;

• (d) the procurement of goods, services and facilities;

• (e) the design and delivery of programs and services;

• (f) transportation; and

• (g) areas designated under regulations made under paragraph 117(1)(b).