The Standard on Web Accessibility took effect on August 1, 2011 and replaces Part 2 of the Common Look and Feel 2.0 Standards for the Internet.

The Web channel is an important part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to multi-channel access and service delivery. The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that a high level of Web accessibility is applied uniformly across its Web sites.

Web technologies and standards are constantly evolving and Web accessibility plays a major role in making the Government of Canada Web channel more effective and inclusive. To meet the Government of Canada commitment to Web accessibility, the Government of Canada has adopted the WCAG 2.0. The WCAG 2.0 states: “Following these guidelines will make content accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Following these guidelines will also often make your Web content more usable to users in general.”

Official Website: Standard on Web Accessibility on Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Source: http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca