Departmental Plan 2026 to 2027: Supplementary Information Table

Name of the transfer payment program or funding agreement:

Accessibility Standards Canada Grants and Contributions program : Advancing Accessibility Standards Research

Timeframe of the transfer payment program

Start date: 2019 to 2020

End date: Ongoing

Fiscal year for terms and conditions: 2018 to 2019

Funding details

Name of the program terms and conditions: Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization (CASDO) Grant and Contribution program

Type of transfer payment:Grants and contributions

Type of appropriation:Each year through Main Estimates

Purpose and objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program:

The Program provides funding for research projects. The purpose of these projects is to identify and remove accessibility barriers. The research informs the next generation of standards.

The Program facilitates collaboration with different interested parties across Canada. The goal of this work is to advance accessibility standards research.

The 7 priority areas set out in the Accessible Canada Act are the core research priority areas of our funding program:

• built environment
• communication, other than information and communication technologies
• design and delivery of programs and services
• employment
• information and communication technologies
• procurement of goods, services, and facilities
• transportation

For more details on the programs supported and results, please see our 2024 to 2025 Departmental Results Report .

The Program uses funding from these transfer payments:

• grants under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program
• contributions under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program

Recipients

General targets recipient groups:

• Research and educational institutions
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Indigenous organizations including band and tribal councils and self-governing entities
• Municipal entities, Provincial and Territorial entities (excluding governments)
• Profit organizations (provided that the nature and intent of the project is non-commercial, not intended to generate profit, and supports program priorities and objectives)

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result:

Core Responsibility: Accessibility Standards

Result: Research informs the next generation of standards.

Indicator: Percentage of completed research project reports used by technical committees to inform new standards or revise existing standards.

Research is critical to identifying accessibility barriers, gaps in accessibility and strengthening the argument for new standards in priority areas. Research is also critical to informing technical committees’ work.

Link to the department’s program inventory: Standards Development

Expected results:

The Program terms and conditions set out the expected results and performance indicators.

The expected results from 2026 to 2027 to 2027 to 2028 include:

• research informs the next generation of standards
• best practices on accessibility are publicly available

The Program will track performance, monitor and report program results. The key performance indicators include:

• percentage of completed research project reports used by technical committees to inform new standards or revise existing standards
• number of reports, best practices, expertise, and publications on accessibility standards made publicly available

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2029 to 2030

Financial information (dollars)

Table 1: Forecast and planned spending for grants and contributions under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program

Table 1 presents forecast and planned spending for grants and contributions under the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program.