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| Title | Document type | Priority areas | Status | Date posted | Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN-ASC-1.1:2024 (REV-2025) – Employment | Standard | Employment | Published | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| CSA/ASC Z1003 Psychological health and safety in the workplace | Draft standard | Employment | Draft | 2022 | To be determined |
| 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-2.8:2025 – Accessible-Ready Housing | Standard | Built environment | Published | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| CSA/ASC B651.2 Accessible design for self-service interactive devices including automated banking machines | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2025 | 2025 |
| CSA/ASC B652 Accessible dwellings | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2023 | 2023 |
| CAN-ASC-2.5/ICC A118 Acoustics in the Built Environment | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | To be determined | To be determined |
| CSA/ASC B651 Accessible Design for the Built Environment | Standard | Built environment | Published | 2023 | 2023 |
| CAN-ASC-2.2 – Emergency Egress (Exit) | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | November 2025 | Expected spring 2027 |
| 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-2.10 – Accessible-Ready Small Homes | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | To be determined | To be determined |
| Accessible-Ready Modular and Prefabricated Housing | Technical guide | Built environment | Published | February 2026 | February 2026 |
| CAN-ASC-2.4 – Wayfinding and Signage | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | January 2026 | Expected summer 2027 |
| CAN/ASC-2.11 – Accessible-Ready Modular and Prefabricated Housing | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | To be determined | To be determined |
| CAN-ASC-2.7 – Heritage Buildings and Sites | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | Expected summer 2027 | Expected fall 2028 |
| CAN-ASC-6.5 – Accessible and Equitable Generative and Physical Artificial Intelligence Systems | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | May 2026 | To be determined |
| CAN-ASC-2.12 – Accessible Communities | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | May 2026 | To be determined |
| CAN-ASC-2.9 – Accessible Childcare Centres | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | March 2026 | Expected fall 2026 |
| CAN-ASC-2.1 – Outdoor spaces | Draft standard | Built environment | Draft | June 2023 | Expected winter 2026 |
| Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems | Technical guide | Information and communication technologies | Published | August 2024 | August 2024 |
| CAN-ASC-6.4 – Emergency Measures | Draft standard | Information and communication technologies | Draft | To be determined | To be determined |
| CAN-ASC-6.2:2025- Accessible and Equitable Artificial Intelligence Systems | Standard | Information and communication technologies | Published | December 2025 | December 2025 |
| Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 3.0 - CAN/ASC-6.3 | Draft standard | Information and communication technologies | Draft | To be determined | To be determined |
| 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 2024 | May 2024 |
| CAN-ASC-3.1:2025 – Plain Language | Standard | Communication | Published | October 2025 | October 2025 |