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.
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CAN-ASC-1.1:2024 (REV-2025) – Employment |
Revised standard |
60.00 |
May 29, 2025 |
July 19, 2023 |
November 14, 2023 |
May 29, 2025 |
Technical Committee on Employment |
03.040 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.1 –Outdoor Spaces |
New standard |
40.60 |
August 11, 2023 |
June 12, 2023 |
August 11, 2023 |
Winter 2026 |
Technical Committee on Outdoor Spaces |
03.200 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.2 – Emergency Egress (Exit) |
New Standard |
30.20 |
January 25, 2022 |
Fall 2025 |
Winter 2026 |
Spring 2027 |
Technical Committee on Emergency Egress |
11.180 |
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 |
February 29, 2024 |
Winter 2026 |
Spring 2026 |
Fall 2027 |
Technical Committee on a Model Standard in the Built Environment - Accessibility |
53.020.01 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.4 –Wayfinding and Signage |
New Standard |
30.99 |
October 31, 2024 |
Winter 2026 |
Spring 2026 |
Summer 2027 |
Technical Committee on Wayfinding and Signage |
01.080 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.6 Existing Built Environment- Accessibility for Federally Regulated Entities as defined by the Accessible Canada Act |
New Standard |
30.00 |
December 18, 2024 |
Spring 2027 |
Summer 2027 |
Summer 2028 |
Technical Committee on the Existing Built Environment and Heritage Buildings and Sites |
53.020.01 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.7: Heritage Buildings and Sites |
New Standard |
20.99 |
September 11, 2024 |
Summer 2027 |
Fall 2027 |
Fall 2028 |
Technical Committee on the Existing Built Environment and Heritage Buildings and Sites |
91.020 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-2.8:2025 Accessible Ready Housing |
New Standard |
60.00 |
May 29, 2025 |
December 17, 2024 |
January 31, 2025 |
May 29, 2025 |
Technical Committee on Emergency Egress |
91.010 |
N/A |
| CAN-ASC-2.9 Accessible Childcare Centres | New Standard | 30.20 | April 7, 2025 | Fall 2025 | Winter 2025 | Fall 2026 | Technical Committee on the Existing Built Environment and Heritage Buildings and Sites | 03.080 11.180 13.100 13.120 13.220 91.040 91.060 91.160 97.200 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-3.1 – Plain Language |
New standard |
40.60 |
July 8, 2024 |
April 9, 2024 |
July 8, 2024 |
Fall 2025 |
Technical Committee on Plain Language |
03.040 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-4.1: Accessible Procurement |
New Standard |
30.20 |
February 26, 2025 |
Fall 2025 |
Winter 2026 |
Fall 2026 |
Technical Committee on Accessible Procurement |
03.100 |
N/A |
|
5.1 Emergency Measures |
New Standard |
20.20 |
February 1, 2024 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
01.080 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-5.2.1 Part 1: Design and Delivery of Accessible Programs and Services: Accessible Service Delivery |
New Standard |
40.60 |
February 13, 2025 |
April 14, 2025 |
April 14m 2025 |
Winter 2026 |
Technical committee on Accessible Design and Delivery of Programs and Services |
03.060 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-5.2: Accessible Design and Delivery of Programs and Services |
New Standard |
30.20 |
November 1, 2023 |
Fall 2027 |
Winter 2028 |
Winter 2029 |
Technical committee on Accessible Design and Delivery of Programs and Services |
03.060 |
|
|
CAN-ASC-5.3: Accessible Tourism |
New Standard |
20.20 |
December 17, 2024 |
Summer 2027 |
Fall 2027 |
Fall 2028 |
Technical committee on Accessible Tourism |
03.080 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-6.2: Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems |
New Standard |
40.60 |
May 5, 2025 |
March 6, 2025 |
May 5, 2025 |
Fall 2025 |
Technical committee on Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems |
03.100 |
N/A |
|
CAN-ASC-7.1: Accessible Travel Journey |
New Standard |
30.20 |
October 5, 2023 |
Spring 2026 |
Summer 2026 |
Spring 2027 |
Technical committee on Accessible Travel Journey |
01.080 |
N/A |
Contact information
Accessibility Standards Canada
320, St-Joseph Boulevard
Suite 246
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
Email: Info.Accessibility.Standards-Normes.Accessibilite.Info@canada.gc.ca
Telephone: 1-833-854-7628