Accessibility testing · Ontario
Accessibility Testing in Aurora, Ontario, Done by Hand
Audits for Ontario sites against the WCAG level that actually binds you there.
What Aurora actually requires
Roughly 62,000 people live in Aurora by the 2021 census. What decides your website's duty here is not that number, though. It is the province. Ontario is one of only two provinces with a binding web standard, and the AODA is it. WCAG 2.0 AA, two captioning criteria carved out, and it reaches you once you have 50 employees. That date passed on January 1, 2021.
The municipality is a designated public sector organization under the same act, so its own site has carried the duty longer than the businesses around it. And the federal layer sits over both of you. The Accessible Canada Act carries CAN/ASC-EN 301 549, which holds WCAG 2.1 AA, with deadlines on December 5, 2027 and 2028. It reaches federally regulated organizations wherever they sit, so a bank or a broadcaster in Aurora answers to it whatever Ontario does.
So here is what we do about it. We work your Aurora site against all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules by hand, then a professional blind screen-reader user runs your real journeys while we record where they stop. WCAG 2.2 covers everything 2.0 and 2.1 ask for and more, so one audit answers whichever of those applies to you. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.
The rules in force in Aurora
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- Standard
- WCAG 2.0 AA (excl. 1.2.4 & 1.2.5)
- Where it stands
- In force since Jan 1, 2021 (web)
- Who it binds
- Public and private sectors
- Reaches sellers based abroad
- Not by itself
- What non-compliance costs
- Fines up to CA$100,000 per day (corporations)
- WCAG written into law
- 2.0 AA
- Employees to be covered
- 50+
- Max daily fine (corp., CAD)
- $100k
- Full web deadline
- 2021
The AODA dates, 3 of them
- Jan 1, 2014New public websites: WCAG 2.0 A
- Jan 1, 2021All public websites and content since 2012: WCAG 2.0 AA
- 2026 →Regulation still cites WCAG 2.0 AA. No newer version or date has been officially committed to
Accessible Canada Act (ACA)
- Standard
- CAN/ASC-EN 301 549 → WCAG 2.1 AA
- Where it stands
- Dec 5, 2027 / Dec 5, 2028
- Who it binds
- Public and private sectors
- Reaches sellers based abroad
- Not by itself
- What non-compliance costs
- Penalties up to CA$250,000 per violation
- Via CAN/ASC-EN 301 549
- 2.1 AA
- Max penalty (CAD)
- $250k
- Federal web deadline
- Dec 2027
- Private employees covered
- 100+
The Accessible Canada Act dates, 4 of them
- Jul 11, 2019ACA in force
- 2022 to 2024First accessibility plans and feedback processes fall due, a year after each group's fixed day
- Dec 5, 2027Federal public sector web pages: CAN/ASC-EN 301 549:2024
- Dec 5, 2028Mobile apps and documents, plus private entities with 100+ employees
What we test, and how, in Aurora
Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Aurora as it is anywhere, because WCAG does not change at a border. What changes is which law is watching and what it costs to fail, and the section above settles that.
The work itself runs in three passes. A machine finds the failures a machine can prove. A human works every one of the 55 A and AA rules by hand. Then a professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, the way your customers would. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it, drawn from our free library of 432 guides.
None of the reference sits behind a form, either. Every number below counts pages you can go and read right now, free, whether you ever buy an audit or not.
- A and AA rules we check
- 55
- Techniques and failures
- 432
- ACT test rules
- 90
- ARIA roles documented
- 94
- Terms in the glossary
- 131
- Checklists to work from
- 9
- A free 10-page scan that finds what a machine can prove, before you spend anything
- Paid audits at fixed prices on the pricing page, $499 for 10 pages in 5 business days, $1,499 for 25 in 10
- The exact deliverable, free to read, as the sample report
The honest limit
And an audit is evidence, not a legal opinion. We tell you what fails, who it stops, and what closes it. Whether that satisfies a regulator or a court in Aurora is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
What owners in Aurora want to know first
Is accessibility testing in Aurora different from anywhere else?
No. WCAG is the same standard everywhere, so the testing is identical wherever you are. What changes is which law is watching and what failing it costs, and that is what the law section on this page settles.
Who sets the rules for a website in Aurora?
AODA and Accessible Canada Act are the ones that reach Aurora first, and each has its own page here covering what it asks for, who it lands on, and how it gets enforced. Sell into more than one market and more than one of them can reach you at the same time.
Does Aurora expect a published accessibility statement?
At least one of the laws that reaches Aurora names an accessibility statement, so plan on publishing one. Our free generator writes it from what the audit found, so the page says what actually works today rather than what you hope works.
How much is an audit, and when does the report land?
A Rapid Audit is $499 for 10 pages, with the report in 5 business days. A Standard Audit is $1,499 for 25 pages in 10 business days. Once your team has fixed things, the re-audit is half price within 3 months.
Is a real screen-reader user involved, or just software?
Yes, on every audit. A professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, and we write down where they stop. That is the pass no scanner can run.
Related on this site
The reading behind the law that reaches you in Aurora, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.
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Find out where your site stands in Aurora
Run the free scan. Read the sample report. Order the audit when you want the humans on it, and what lands is a report your developers, your lawyer or a regulator in Aurora can act on.