CAN-ASC-4.1 Accessible Procurement
Information
Designation number
CAN-ASC-4.1
Priority area
Built environment
Status
Draft
Date of publication
Expected winter
2026
Table of contents
Technical committee members
- Andrea Zervos (Chairperson), Manager, Public Services and Procurement Canada
- Gilles LeVasseur(Vice Chair), President, Federal Court Challenge Program
- Cheryl Stacey, retired, former public servant
- Harry Lew, Manager of Research and Development, Neil Squire Society
- Martin Chénier, Président, Procurement Alliance of Canada
- Brytani McLeod, NorQuest College - ACT! Consulting, Incluion & Accessibility Consultant, Career Coach
- Katya Pereyaslavska, Associate Librarian, Western University
- Hilton Schwartz, National Board Member, Alliance for Equality for Blind Canadians
- Elizabeth (Liz) Laidlaw, Director, Accessibility Office, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Ontario
- Sarah Anne Hrycenko, Procurement Advisor, Procurement Assistance Canada: Public Service and Procurement Canada
- Diane Morrell, Accessibility Coordinator, City of Sault Ste. Marie
- Jeffrey Panasuik, Executive Director S5 Dynamic Learning Initiative
- Audrey, Beauchamp, Directrice générale, Services linguistiques CB
- Cynthia Benoit, Présidente, Eversa
- Guillaume Dore, Director, KPMG
- Amy Ross, Accessibility Advocate, City of Waterloo
Areas of focus
There are common areas where people with disabilities may experience barriers to accessibility in procurement. Such barriers can prevent the full participation of people with disabilities including both employees and clients. These include, but are not limited to:
- Accessibility of goods and services purchased or leased
- Lack of flexibility throughout the procurement process
- Accessibility of the bidding and evaluation criteria
- Accessibility of procurement-related communications and documents
This standard is in development
- The standard development process started on: May 25, 2023
- The public review period is scheduled to start: Winter 2025
- The publication of the final standard is expected: Winter 2026