AODA 2026 Accessibility Compliance Report Navigator

Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario must file an accessibility compliance report by 31 December 2026. This page tells you whether you have to file, what the portal will ask, and what you should be able to point to before you certify "yes". Free, and nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Step 1 — Do you have to file?

What kind of organisation are you?

How many employees do you have in Ontario?

Count employees in Ontario (full-time, part-time, seasonal and contract employees on payroll; the portal's "How to count your employees" link has the province's method). This is a different count from the OHSA "workers at a workplace" numbers. Note the Regulation's own labels: a "large organization" has 50 or more employees in Ontario and a "small organization" has at least one but fewer than 50 (IASR s. 2) — so a 20–49 organisation is still a "small organization" in the Regulation's language, even though it files.

Want the documents ready to fill in?

The AODA 2026 Report Kit (CA$14) contains the documents the report questions assume you have: a customer service accessibility policy built on the four principles, a temporary-disruption notice, a feedback-process page, an accessible-formats notice, a training log with the two training types and the prescribed topics, the recruitment accommodation statements, and — for 50+ organisations — a documented accessibility policy with a statement of commitment and a multi-year accessibility plan skeleton. Editable Word files plus a step-by-step filing walkthrough.

Get the kit — CA$14 Full HR & compliance pack — CA$59

Common mistakes

Thinking "under 20" means "no obligations". Under 20 you are exempt from filing (IASR s. 86.1(1)(a)), not from accessibility policies (s. 3(1)), training (s. 7(1)), the accessible-formats, feedback and emergency-information duties (ss. 11–13), or the employment-standard duties (ss. 22–27, 30–32).

Reporting on everything at 20–49. At 20–49 employees the report covers the customer service standard only (IASR s. 86.1(1)(b)) — one compliance question in the portal. Answer that one accurately; the other duties still apply to you, they are just not what this report certifies.

Certifying what you cannot show. The report carries a signed certification that the information is complete and accurate (AODA s. 15(1)), and the ministry audits and inspects. If you cannot point to a policy, a training date or a feedback process, answer "No" for that area and fix it — the portal lets you say which areas are outstanding.

Forgetting the filed report is a public document. Organisations that file must make the report available to the public (AODA s. 14(2)).

Missing the website rule at 50+. A large organisation's internet websites and web content have had to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA since 1 January 2021 (IASR s. 14(2), (4) para. 2), other than success criteria 1.2.4 Captions (Live) and 1.2.5 Audio Descriptions (Pre-recorded). It is the most common "No" on a large-organisation report. The separate intranet duty in s. 14(1), (3) belongs to the Government of Ontario and the Legislative Assembly, not to a business or non-profit.

AODA compliance report 2026 — quick answers

Who has to file the 2026 accessibility compliance report? Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario. The province's guidance sets the deadline at 31 December 2026; the three-year cycle itself is in IASR s. 86.1(3), paras. 3 and 4, and runs 2017, 2020, 2023, 2026. (Designated public sector organisations are on a separate two-year cycle, s. 86.1(3), para. 2.) Organisations with fewer than 20 employees are exempt from filing (s. 86.1(1)(a)), not from the accessibility duties themselves.

What does the report cover at 20 to 49 employees? The customer service standard only (IASR s. 86.1(1)(b)) — one compliance question in the portal. The other accessibility duties still apply to you; they are just not what this report certifies.

And at 50 or more? All the standards that apply to you: the portal asks six compliance questions, one per standard area (the transportation question opens only if you provide transportation services). A large organisation's internet websites and web content have had to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA since 1 January 2021 (IASR s. 14(2), (4) para. 2), other than success criteria 1.2.4 Captions (Live) and 1.2.5 Audio Descriptions (Pre-recorded) — the most common "No" on a large-organisation report.

Where is it filed? Online, in the Accessibility Compliance Reporting Portal, signing in with a My Ontario Account; the province's portal user guide (form ON00897, February 2026) describes the route and the screens, which Step 2 above walks through.

What if we cannot honestly answer "Yes" to something? The report carries a signed certification that the information is complete and accurate (AODA s. 15(1)), and the ministry audits and inspects. Answer "No" for that area and fix it — the portal lets you say which areas are outstanding.

Is the filed report public? Organisations that file must make the report available to the public (AODA s. 14(2)).

Is anything I enter here sent anywhere? No. The navigator runs entirely in your browser.

Sources as listed below, checked 17 September 2026. General information, not legal advice.

Sources

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, ss. 14, 15; Integrated Accessibility Standards, O. Reg. 191/11, ss. 1(3), 2, 3, 4, 7, 10–14, 22–32, 80.45–80.51, 86.1 (e-Laws consolidation current to 2 September 2026); Ontario, "Completing your accessibility compliance report" (the page states the 31 December 2026 deadline for businesses and non-profits with 20+ employees — that specific date is government guidance, not the words of the Regulation; the three-year cycle itself is in IASR s. 86.1(3), paras. 3 and 4, and runs 2017, 2020, 2023, 2026); Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility, Accessibility Compliance Reporting Portal User Guide, form ON00897, February 2026 (how the portal is reached, the My Ontario Account sign-in, organisation category, employee range, organisation details, certifier, and the number and format of the compliance questions). All checked 17 September 2026.