The Web Experience Toolkit (WET) is a collection of tools and solutions that enable web developers to create and maintain innovative Websites that are accessible, usable, and interoperable. WET is led by TBS and collaboratively developed and maintained by Government of Canada (GC) departments and external Web communities.

WET is comprised of a core framework, themes, and modular features. Furthermore, WET conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) AA and leverages both HTML5 and the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) to further enhance accessibility. WET is available in HTML5 and XHTML 1.0 Strict versions.

Version 2.2 has been released with 53 features (16 new and 37 updated). The following benefits apply to each of these features:

  • Conforms to WCAG 2.0 AA
  • Progressive enhancement approach
  • Supports Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome, and IE 6+

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