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| Title | Document type | Priority areas | Status | Date posted | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of accessible goods | Technical guide | Procurement of goods, services and facilities | Published | August 2025 | August 2025 |
| Procurement of accessible services | Technical guide | Procurement of goods, services and facilities | Published | August 2025 | August 2025 |
| Design and Delivery of Accessible Programs and Services, Including Customer Services | Technical guide | Design and delivery of programs and services | Published | July 2025 | July 2025 |
| CAN/ASC - EN 301 549:2024 Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services (EN 301 549:2021, IDT) | Standard | Information and communication technologies | Published | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| CAN-ASC-1.1:2024 (REV-2025) – Employment | Standard | Employment | Published | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| CAN-ASC-2.8:2025 – Accessible-Ready Housing | Standard | Built environment | Published | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Accessible Travel Journey | Technical guide | Transportation | Published | March 2025 | March 2025 |
| CSA/ASC B651.2 Accessible design for self-service interactive devices including automated banking machines | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2025 | 2025 |
| Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems | Technical guide | Information and communication technologies | Published | August 2024 | August 2024 |
| CSA/ASC B651 Accessible Design for the Built Environment | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2023 | 2023 |
| CSA/ASC B652 Accessible dwellings | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2023 | 2023 |
| CAN-ASC-5.2.2 - Part 2: Design and Delivery of Accessible Programs and Services Including Customer Service | Draft standard | Design and delivery of programs and services | Draft | Expected fall 2027 | Expected winter 2029 |
| CAN-ASC-2.6 Existing Built Environment - Accessibility for Federally Regulated Entities as defined by the Accessible Canada Act | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected spring 2027 | Expected summer 2028 |
| CAN-ASC-2.7: Heritage Buildings and Sites | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected summer 2027 | Expected fall 2028 |
| CAN-ASC-5.3 Accessible Tourism | Draft standard | Design and delivery of programs and services | Draft | Expected summer 2027 | Expected fall 2028 |
| CAN-ASC-2.3 – Model Standard for the Built Environment – Accessibility for federally regulated entities as defined in the Accessible Canada Act | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected winter 2026 | Expected fall 2027 |
| CAN-ASC-2.4 – Wayfinding and Signage | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected winter 2026 | Expected summer 2027 |
| CAN-ASC-2.2 – Emergency Egress (Exit) | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected fall 2025 | Expected spring 2027 |
| CAN-ASC-4.1 Accessible Procurement | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected winter 2026 | Expected winter 2027 |
| CAN-ASC-2.1 – Outdoor spaces | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | June 2023 | Expected winter 2026 |
| CAN-ASC-5.2.1: Part 1: Design and Delivery of Accessible Programs and Services: Accessible Service Delivery – Accessibility for federally regulated entities as defined by the Accessible Canada Act | Draft standard | Design and delivery of programs and services | Draft | February 2025 | Expected winter 2026 |
| CAN-ASC-2.9: Accessible Childcare Centres | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected fall 2025 | Expected fall 2026 |
| CSA/ASC D409 Motor vehicles for the transportation of persons with physical disabilities | Draft standard | Transportation | Draft | August 2025 | August 2025 |
| CAN-ASC-6.2: Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems | Draft standard | Information and communication technologies | Draft | March 2025 | Expected fall 2025 |
| CAN-ASC-3.1 – Plain Language | Draft standard | Communication | Draft | April 2025 | Expected fall 2025 |