Accessibility Standards Canada: Standards work program

The present work program lists all of our active standards projects as well as previously published standards. It provides a summary of all the standards currently in development.

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Gatineau, QC  K1A 0H3

EmailInfo.Accessibility.Standards-Normes.Accessibilite.Info@canada.gc.ca
Telephone: 1-833-854-7628

Title Project type Current stage code Commencement date of current stage code Public comment start date Public comment end date Publication target date Technical committee ICS code International standard used as basis
CAN-ASC-1.1 – Employment New Standard 40.20 April 4, 2023 July 19, 2023 October 17, 2023 Fall 2024 Technical Committee on Employment

03.040

03.100

03.100.01

03.100.10

03.100.02

03.100.30

N/A
CAN-ASC-2.1 – Outdoor Spaces New standard 40.60 September 20, 2023 June 12, 2023 August 11, 2023 Summer 2024 Technical Committee on Outdoor Spaces

11.180.01

11.180.30

11.180.99

91.020

03.200.01

N/A
CAN-ASC-2.2 – Emergency Egress (Exit) New standard 30.20 January 25, 2022 TBD TBD Summer 2025 Technical Committee on Emergency Egress

11.180

13.200

13.220

13.320

91.060

91.120

91.160

N/A

CAN-ASC-2.3 – Model Standard for the Built Environment – Accessibility for federally regulated entities as defined in the Accessible Canada Act

New standard 30.20 June 14, 2023 TBD TBD Spring 2026 Technical Committee on a Model Standard in the Built Environment - Accessibility

53.020.01

91.040.01

91.040.10

91.040.20

91.060

91.120.01

91.140.90

91.160

91.190

N/A
CAN-ASC-2.4 –Wayfinding and Signage New standard 30.20 April 13, 2023 TBD TBD Winter 2026 Technical Committee on Wayfinding and Signage

01.080

03.220

11.180

13.180

91.040

91.060

91.140

N/A
CAN-ASC-2.5: Acoustics in the Built Environment New Standard 20.20 March 7, 2023 TBD TBD TBD Technical committee on Acoustics in the Built Environment

13.140 

17.140 

91.040 

91.060 

91.120

N/A
CAN-ASC-2.6: Existing Built Environment - Accessibility for federally regulated entities as defined in the Accessible Canada Act New Standard 20.20 June 29, 2023 TBD TBD Winter 2027 Technical Committee on the Existing Built Environment

53.020.01 

91.040.01 

91.040.10 

91.040.20 

91.060 

91.120.01 

91.140.90

91.160  

91.190

N/A
CAN-ASC-3.1 – Plain Language New standard 30.20 March 30, 2021 TBD TBD Winter 2025 Technical Committee on Plain Language

11.180.99

11.180.01

11.180.15 

11.180.30

33.030

33.170

N/A
CAN-ASC-4.1: Accessible Procurement New standard 20.00 May 25, 2023 TBD TBD TBD Technical Committee on Accessible Procurement

03.100

03.220

03.240

13.020.20

91.010

95.020

N/A
CAN-ASC-5.1 –Emergency Measures New standard 30.99 June 5, 2023 Summer 2023 Fall 2023 Summer 2024 Technical Committee on Emergency Measures

01.080

13.200

13.220

91.120

N/A
CAN-ASC-5.2: Design and Delivery of Accessible Programs and Services Including Customer Service New standard 20.20 March 7, 2023 TBD TBD Fall 2026 Technical committee on Accessible Design and Delivery of Programs and Services

03.060 

03.080 

03.100 

03.160

03.200 

03.220 

03.240 

11.180 

35.020 

91.040

N/A
CAN-ASC-5.3: Accessible Tourism New standard 20.00 March 1, 2023 TBD TBD TBD Technical committee on Accessible Tourism

03.080

03.200 

35.020     

97.220 

11.180

91.020 

91.040 

91.060

N/A
CAN-ASC-6.1 –Information and Communication Technology Products and Services Adoption 30.99 November 4, 2022 TBD TBD Spring 2024 Technical Committee on Information Communication Technology

35.020

33.020

03.100.10

13.180

N/A
CAN-ASC-6.2: Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems New standard
 
20.20 June 29, 2023 TBD TBD Winter 2027 Technical committee on Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems

03.100

35.020

35.040

35.080

35.100

35.240

N/A
CAN-ASC-7.1: Accessible Travel Journey for People with Disabilities New standard
 
20.20 March 7, 2023 TBD TBD Fall 2026 Technical committee on Accessible Travel Journey

01.080 

03.080 

03.100 

03.200 

03.220 

11.180 

13.180 

35.240 

49.095 

49.100 

55.020 

91.040 

91.060

N/A