Standards under public review
This page lists all accessibility draft standards under public review. It also explains what a public review is and how to participate.
This is your chance to help build a barrier-free Canada.
Draft standards under public review
Emergency Egress
Public review period: November 17, 2025, to January 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST).
View Emergency Egress (Exit) Draft Standard
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What is a public review?
When a draft of a standard is ready, it becomes available for public review.
The public review process gives everyone a chance to provide feedback on a standard before it’s finalized. This process helps our technical committees consider many perspectives. It also helps create standards that remove as many barriers as possible.
Once the draft standard is online, you will have a set number of days to provide feedback.
What type of feedback can you submit
During a public review, you must identify the type of feedback you’re submitting.
Your comments can be:
- editorial (for example spelling, grammar, formatting, accessibility)
- technical (for example how the standard is applied)
- general (for example comments on a section or on the overall standard, missing elements).
For each comment, you’ll need to identify:
- what we should change
- what the change should be
- why we should change it
You can also attach supporting files for each comment. For example:
- videos, including sign language videos
- images in formats such as .jpeg or .png
- documents in formats such as Word or PDF
How to submit your comments
Follow these steps to access the online feedback form and submit your comments:
- Sign in to your account or create an account if you don’t have one
- From “My account” page, click “Provide feedback on draft standard”
- Select the draft standard you’d like to comment on
- This will take you to the draft standard page
- For each heading or subheading, click the “Add feedback” button to add a comment for that section and save it
- You can add multiple comments for the same section by clicking the “Add feedback” button again
- When you’re done entering all your feedback, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Review and submit feedback” button
- This will take you to a new page where you can review all your comments
- Review all your comments
- Read and acknowledge the privacy notice by checking the box
- Click the “Submit feedback” button to send your comments
If you experience any difficulty using the online feedback form, please contact us at asc.standards-normes.asc@asc-nac.gc.ca.
Having an account allows you to:
- submit comments during public reviews of draft standards
- save your progress and return later
- reuse your personal information for future submissions
- access comments you submitted through the portal during past public reviews
Alternate format
If you need the form in an alternate format, please email us at asc.standards-normes.asc@asc-nac.gc.ca.