Is your website
AODA compliant?
The AODA requires Ontario businesses and organizations to make their websites accessible. WCAG 2.0 AA is the standard — and all compliance deadlines have already passed.
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Overview
What is the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act?
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) was passed in 2005 with the goal of making Ontario fully accessible to people with disabilities by 2025. For websites and digital content, the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) sets the specific requirements. Organizations with 50 or more Ontario employees must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA. Smaller organizations (1–49 employees) must meet WCAG 2.0 Level A. All deadlines have passed — if your organization is in scope and hasn't yet complied, you are currently out of compliance and subject to penalties up to $100,000/day.
Technical standard
WCAG 2.2 Level AA
Scope
Any organization covered by the AODA
Enforcement
Complaints, audits, civil litigation
ADAGuard covers
WCAG 2.2 AA — 22 check categories
Scope
Who does the AODA apply to?
If your organization matches any category below, you are legally required to comply.
Ontario public sector organizations
Full WCAG 2.0 AA — all deadlines passed as of 2016
Private/non-profit with 50+ Ontario employees
Full WCAG 2.0 AA — deadline was January 1, 2021
Private/non-profit with 1–49 Ontario employees
WCAG 2.0 Level A only — deadline was January 1, 2021
US/international companies with Ontario employees
Employee count based on Ontario headcount — threshold may still be met
US/international companies providing goods in Ontario
Subject to AODA if they meet the employee threshold in Ontario
Federal government (banks, telecoms, airlines)
Covered by the separate Accessible Canada Act — not AODA
Technical checklist
What does AODA compliance require?
These are the specific technical obligations your website must meet. ADAGuard automatically checks most of these on every scan.
Check your site nowWCAG 2.0 Level AA for organizations with 50+ Ontario employees (38 success criteria)
WCAG 2.0 Level A only for organizations with 1–49 Ontario employees
Alternative text for all meaningful images (1.1.1)
Color contrast 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text (1.4.3)
Full keyboard accessibility — all functionality usable without a mouse (2.1.1)
Captions for prerecorded video (live captions exempt under AODA)
Pre-recorded audio descriptions exempt under AODA (unlike full WCAG 2.0 AA)
Multi-Year Accessibility Plan published on website (50+ employees)
Multi-Year Accessibility Plan reviewed and updated every five years
Accessibility training provided to applicable staff members
Accessibility compliance reports filed as required by the Accessibility Directorate
The cost of
non-compliance
AODA is enforced by the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario through compliance audits and administrative penalties. Unlike US ADA lawsuits, AODA enforcement is primarily administrative rather than through private litigation.
Corporations: up to $100,000 per day for non-compliance
Individuals: up to $50,000 per day for non-compliance
Organizations may be audited and required to file accessibility compliance reports
Directors can issue compliance orders requiring specific remediation actions
Individuals can also file human rights complaints under the Ontario Human Rights Code
Your path to compliance
How to become AODA compliant
Run your free scan
Paste your URL and run a free WCAG 2.2 AA scan. ADAGuard checks 22 categories of AODA requirements in under 60 seconds.
Scan free →Review violations
Get a prioritized list of every violation with the failing element, the WCAG criterion, and before/after code examples to fix it.
Fix & document
Fix violations with your dev team, re-scan to verify, and download a dated audit report as evidence of your compliance effort.
Why ADAGuard
Everything you need for AODA compliance
One platform to scan, fix, document, and monitor your accessibility compliance.
WCAG 2.2 AA scanning
22 check categories. Real browser rendering. Not a simulated or partial test.
Element-level guidance
Every issue includes the failing HTML, the WCAG criterion, and a before/after code fix.
Compliance reports
Dated PDF audit reports to show regulators, clients, or your legal team.
Continuous monitoring
Scheduled rescans alert you when new issues appear after deploys or content updates.
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FAQ
Common questions about AODA compliance
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