Transportation

What this priority area is about

Under the Accessible Canada Act, this priority area is about making every stage of the travel journey accessible and equitable. This means designing travel infrastructure and services that meet diverse needs.

Why it matters

Accessible transportation ensures people can travel safely, independently, and with dignity. 

Including accessibility from the start helps make travel journeys more seamless for everyone. This means designing accessible:

  • planning and booking systems
  • drop‑off and parking areas
  • terminal navigation
  • boarding processes
  • other parts of the travel experience within Canadian jurisdiction

These practices help passengers get where they need to go and take part fully in everyday life.

Key work in this area

Explore our databases to find expert-developed resources to help you design travel services and infrastructure with inclusion in mind. These databases connect you with standards, technical guides and evidence-based research to guide your work.

 

Standards and technical guides: Practical documents to help you apply accessibility from day one

Research projects: Insights and evidence to support innovation in this area

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Title Status Recipient Start year Completed year
Harmonizing Air Travel: Advancing Global Accessibility Standards Underway Access Now 2490196 ONTARIO INC. 2025 Not applicable
Strengthening the Climate Resilience of People with Disabilities Underway The Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 2025 Not applicable
A roadmap for upgrading existing transit accessibility standards and their implementation Underway Council of Canadians with Disabilities 2024 Not applicable
Accessible Communications of the Needs of Persons with Disabilities Underway Parametric Human Project 2024 Not applicable
All Standards With Us: Integrating Accessibility and Disability Inclusion in All Standards Underway Inclusive Design Research Centre – Ontario College of Art and Design University 2024 Not applicable
AXC2Fly: Welcome Aboard Underway Université Laval 2024 Not applicable
INDEED: INvestigating the DEvelopment of Accessibility Standards in Canada and the Inclusion/Exclusion of Episodic Disabilities Completed Realize 2024 2025
Reducing Risk of Damage to mobility devices during air travel and determining safe slopes for passenger vessel gangways Underway University Health Network 2024 Not applicable
Accessibility Futurisms: Analyzing Access through a Disability Justice Modality Underway The Youth Project Society of Nova Scotia 2023 Not applicable
Accessible Canada, Accessible World: Co-creating a Global Standards Community Completed Inclusive Design Research Centre - Ontario College of Art and Design University 2023 2025
Go Barrier-Free: A Study of Gaps and Best Practices in Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Solutions Underway New Brunswick Community College 2023 Not applicable
Inclusive Airports Underway Université Laval 2023 Not applicable
Advancing Accessibility Standards through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Completed Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society 2021 2024
Accessibility Standards for Deaf and Deafblind Canadians Completed Canadian Association of the Deaf 2020 2023
Accessible Skies: Enhancing the Accessibility of Airport Experiences for Passengers with Cognitive Disabilities and their Support Networks Underway The Canadian Abilities Foundation Not applicable