Many private sector employers have
received email reminders from the Ministry of Economic Development,
Employment and Infrastructure to file an Accessibility Report by
December 31, 2014. Even if you have not received an email reminder,
you may have heard advertisements on the radio regarding this
compliance deadline. The Ontario Government is taking extra steps
to ensure that employers are aware of this upcoming reporting
obligation, and we anticipate that it will be more active with
respect to compliance measures for those organizations who fail to
file Accessibility Reports.
Many employers are already familiar
with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
(the "AODA") and the Accessibility Standards that have
been developed. The first standard was the Customer Service
Standard. Shortly thereafter the Integrated Accessibility Standard
was enacted which contains the remaining accessibility standards.
Under the AODA, there are rolling deadlines for
