Website Accessibility Testing in Manitoba

WCAG 2.1 AA audits for the province whose web deadline has already passed.

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What Manitoba actually requires

Manitoba is stricter than Ontario, and most people reading this expect it the other way round. The Accessible Information and Communication Standard names WCAG 2.1 AA. Ontario's AODA still names 2.0 AA and carves two captioning rules out of it. Ontario's web duty starts at 50 employees. Manitoba's starts at one. And the private sector date was May 1, 2025, so for most Manitoba businesses this is not a deadline to plan around, it is one that has gone.

So here is what we do about it. We work your Manitoba 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 2.1 asks for and a little more, so the report answers Manitoba and leaves you margin. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.

The rules in force in Manitoba

The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA)

Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA (Accessible Information and Communication Standard)
Where it stands: Private sector since May 1, 2025
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Not by itself
What non-compliance costs: Administrative penalties under the Act, enforced by the Manitoba Accessibility Office

WCAG version named: 2.1 AA
Employees to be covered: 1
Private sector date: May 2025
Public sector date: May 2024

The Manitoba AMA dates, 4 of them

May 2022The Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation is made under the Act
May 1, 2023The Government of Manitoba has to meet the standard
May 1, 2024Public sector bodies: agencies, universities and colleges, regional health authorities, the City of Winnipeg and specified municipalities, schools, adult learning centres, private vocational institutions and libraries
May 1, 2025Private sector and non-profit organisations with at least one employee in Manitoba. This date has passed

Read the full Manitoba AMA page

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

Read the full Accessible Canada Act page

What we test, and how, in Manitoba

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Manitoba 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

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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 Manitoba is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Manitoba want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Manitoba 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 Manitoba?

Manitoba AMA and Accessible Canada Act are the ones that reach Manitoba 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 Manitoba expect a published accessibility statement?

At least one of the laws that reaches Manitoba 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 Manitoba, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.

Cities we test in Manitoba

Other provinces and territories in Canada

Accessibility testing in other countries

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Find out where your site stands in Manitoba

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