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Preamble Whereas the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, discrimination on the basis of disability; | A-0.6 Preamble | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Whereas the Canadian Human Rights Act recognizes that all individuals should have an opportunity equal with other individuals to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have and to have their needs accommodated without discrimination and, in particular, discrimination on the basis of disability; | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Whereas a proactive and systemic approach for identifying, removing and preventing barriers to accessibility without delay complements the rights of persons with disabilities under the Canadian Human Rights Act ; | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Whereas Canada is a State Party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Canada has agreed to take appropriate measures respecting accessibility and to develop and monitor minimum accessibility standards; | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Whereas barriers to accessibility can impact all persons in Canada, in particular those with disabilities and their families, and can prevent persons with disabilities from achieving their full and equal participation in society; | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
And whereas Parliament considers that it is essential to ensure the economic, social and civic participation of all persons in Canada, regardless of their disabilities, and to allow them to fully exercise their rights and responsibilities in a barrier-free Canada; | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Accessible Canada Act . | A-0.6 1 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. Accessibility Commissioner means the member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission that is appointed under subsection 26(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act and that is referred to in that Act as the “Accessibility Commissioner”. ( commissaire à l’accessibilit... | A-0.6 2 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Accessibility Commissioner means the member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission that is appointed under subsection 26(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act and that is referred to in that Act as the “Accessibility Commissioner”. ( commissaire à l’accessibilité ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physic... | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
broadcasting undertaking has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act . ( entreprise de radiodiffusion ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Canadian carrier has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Telecommunications Act . ( entreprise canadienne ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation... | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Minister means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada designated under section 4 . ( ministre ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
personal information has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Privacy Act . ( renseignements personnels ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
regulated entity means an entity or person referred to in subsection 7 (1). ( entité réglementée ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Standards Organization means the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization established under subsection 17 (1). ( organisation de normalisation ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
telecommunications service provider has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Telecommunications Act . ( fournisseur de services de télécommunication ) | A-0.6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Binding on Her Majesty 3 This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada. | A-0.6 3 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Designation of Minister 4 The Governor in Council may, by order, designate a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as the Minister for the purposes of this Act. | A-0.6 4 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Purpose 5 The purpose of this Act is to benefit all persons, especially persons with disabilities, through the realization, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada without barriers, on or before January 1, 2040, particularly by the identification and removal of b... | A-0.6 5 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Clarification 5.1 (1) The area of communication referred to in paragraph 5(c.1) (a) includes the use of American Sign Language, Quebec Sign Language and Indigenous sign languages; and (b) does not include broadcasting as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act or telecommunications as defined in subsection 2... | A-0.6 5.1 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Interpretation 5.2 Nothing in this Act, including its purpose of the realization of a Canada without barriers, should be construed as requiring or authorizing any delay in the removal of barriers or the implementation of measures to prevent new barriers as soon as is reasonably possible. | A-0.6 5.2 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Principles 6 This Act is to be carried out in recognition of, and in accordance with, the following principles: (a) all persons must be treated with dignity regardless of their disabilities; (b) all persons must have the same opportunity to make for themselves the lives that they are able and wish to have regardless of... | A-0.6 6 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Application 7 (1) This Act applies to the following entities and persons: (a) each entity named or set out in any of Schedules I to V to the Financial Administration Act ; (b) each Crown corporation , as defined in subsection 83(1) of the Financial Administration Act that is not referred to in Schedule III to that Act;... | A-0.6 7 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Non-application 8 Nothing in this Act applies to the Yukon Government, the Government of the Northwest Territories or the Government of Nunavut or a corporation established to perform any function or duty on behalf of any of those Governments. | A-0.6 8 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Canadian Forces 9 Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the principle of universality of service under which members of the Canadian Forces must at all times and under any circumstances perform any functions that they may be required to perform. | A-0.6 9 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 10 Nothing in this Act is to be construed as affecting the principle that certain physical and other qualifications are necessary for appointment under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act or to prevent the establishment of requirements that are necessary to carry out functions and duties... | A-0.6 10 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Mandate 11 (1) The Minister’s mandate is the realization of a Canada without barriers on or before January 1, 2040. Powers (2) In carrying out his or her mandate, the Minister may, among other things, (a) provide information, advice and assistance in relation to matters relating to accessibility; and (b) promote, suppo... | A-0.6 11 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Minister’s powers, duties and functions 12 The Minister’s powers, duties and functions extend to and include all matters relating to accessibility over which Parliament has jurisdiction and that are not by law assigned to any other Minister or to any department, board or agency of the Government of Canada. | A-0.6 12 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Policies, programs and projects 13 The Minister may initiate, recommend, implement and promote policies, programs and projects in relation to matters relating to accessibility. | A-0.6 13 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Grants and contributions 14 The Minister may make grants and contributions in support of the Minister’s programs and projects in relation to matters relating to accessibility. | A-0.6 14 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Information 15 Subject to the Statistics Act , the Minister may collect, analyse, interpret, publish and distribute information in relation to matters relating to accessibility. | A-0.6 15 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Coordination with provincial and territorial authorities 16 The Minister must make every reasonable effort to collaborate with provincial or territorial authorities with a view to coordinating efforts in relation to matters relating to accessibility. | A-0.6 16 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization 17 (1) A corporation is established to be known as the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization. Agent of Her Majesty (2) The Standards Organization is an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada. Head office (3) The head office of the Standards ... | A-0.6 17 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Mandate 18 The Standards Organization’s mandate is to contribute to the realization of a Canada without barriers, on or before January 1, 2040, through, among other things, (a) the development and revision of accessibility standards; (b) the recommendation of accessibility standards to the Minister; (c) the provision o... | A-0.6 18 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Powers 19 The Standards Organization, in carrying out its mandate, may (a) enter into contracts, agreements or other arrangements with any person or entity, including any government, in the name of Her Majesty in right of Canada or in its own name; (b) make grants and contributions; (c) establish and register its own m... | A-0.6 19 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Other powers 20 The Standards Organization may develop accessibility standards for — or provide any information, product or service related to accessibility standards to — any person or entity, including any government in Canada or elsewhere. | A-0.6 20 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Ministerial directions 21 (1) The Minister may issue general directions to the Standards Organization respecting the carrying out of its mandate. Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (2) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to directions issued under subsection (1). | A-0.6 21 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment and composition 22 The Standards Organization is to have a board of directors consisting of not more than 11 directors, including a Chair and a Vice-Chair. | A-0.6 22 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Appointment and tenure 23 (1) The directors are to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office on a part-time basis and during pleasure for a term of not more than four years that will ensure, to the extent possible, the end in any one year of the terms of office of not more than one half of the directors. A... | A-0.6 23 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Remuneration and expenses 24 A director is to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred while absent from their ordinary place of residence in the course of performing their duties under this Act. | A-0.6 24 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Benefits 25 A director is deemed to be an employee for the purposes of the Government Employees Compensation Act and employed in the federal public administration for the purposes of regulations made under section 9 of the Aeronautics Act . | A-0.6 25 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Role of board of directors 26 The board of directors is responsible for (a) setting the strategic direction for the Standards Organization; (b) supervising and managing the Standards Organization’s activities and affairs; and (c) advising the Chief Executive Officer on matters relating to the Standards Organization’s m... | A-0.6 26 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
By-laws 27 (1) The board of directors may make by-laws respecting the carrying out of its activities and the conduct of its affairs. Copy to Minister (2) The board of directors must send a copy of every by-law to the Minister. | A-0.6 27 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Advisory and other committees 28 The board of directors may, in accordance with the by-laws, appoint advisory or other committees. | A-0.6 28 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Role of Chair 29 (1) The Chair presides over meetings of the board of directors and performs any other duties that are assigned by the board. Absence or incapacity of Chair (2) In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Chair, or a vacancy in that office, the Vice-Chair acts as Chair. Absence or incapacity of Cha... | A-0.6 29 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Appointment 30 (1) The Chief Executive Officer of the Standards Organization is to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office on a full-time basis during pleasure for a term of up to five years. Reappointment (2) The Chief Executive Officer is eligible for reappointment. Remuneration and expenses (3) The Ch... | A-0.6 30 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Role of Chief Executive Officer 31 (1) The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the Standards Organization’s day-to-day operations. Rank of deputy head (2) The Chief Executive Officer has the rank and the powers of a deputy head of a department. Absence or incapacity of Chief Executive Officer (3) In the event of... | A-0.6 31 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Committees 32 (1) The Chief Executive Officer may establish committees to assist in the development and revision of accessibility standards. Public notice (2) As soon as feasible after establishing a committee, the Chief Executive Officer must make the committee’s terms of reference and the names of its members availab... | A-0.6 32 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Officers and employees 33 Officers and employees necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Standards Organization are to be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act . | A-0.6 33 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Recommended standards to be made public 34 The Standards Organization must make available to the public every accessibility standard that it recommends to the Minister under paragraph 18 (b). | A-0.6 34 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Inventions 35 Despite section 9 of the Public Servants Inventions Act , the administration and control of any invention made by an employee of the Standards Organization and vested in Her Majesty by that Act, and any patent issued with respect to the invention, are vested in the Standards Organization. | A-0.6 35 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Duty to submit 36 (1) The Standards Organization must, within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit a report on its activities in that fiscal year to the Minister. Tabling (2) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House i... | A-0.6 36 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Provision of information or advice 37 The Accessibility Commissioner may provide information or advice to the Minister in respect of issues arising from the administration and enforcement of this Act. | A-0.6 37 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Special report 38 (1) The Accessibility Commissioner may report in writing to the Minister in respect of issues arising from the administration and enforcement of this Act. Publication (2) The Accessibility Commissioner may, after the sixtieth day after the day on which it was provided, publish any report that he or sh... | A-0.6 38 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Annual report 39 (1) The Accessibility Commissioner must, within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit a report on his or her activities under this Act during that year to the Minister and provide the Minister of Justice with a copy of the report. Contents (2) The report must include (a) information ab... | A-0.6 39 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Delegation to any person 40 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Accessibility Commissioner may delegate, subject to any restrictions or limitations that he or she may specify, any of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act — other than those set out in sections 37 to 39 , 76 , 82 , 84 , 93 , 95 to 103 and... | A-0.6 40 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Immunity 41 No action or other proceeding of a civil nature lies against the Accessibility Commissioner, or any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Accessibility Commissioner, in respect of anything that is done or omitted to be done in good faith while exercising their powers or performing their duti... | A-0.6 41 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 42 (1) A regulated entity that carries on a broadcasting undertaking must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 45 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made und... | A-0.6 42 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 43 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by persons tha... | A-0.6 43 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 44 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 45 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Commission (2) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radi... | A-0.6 44 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Regulations 45 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may make regulations (a) fixing or determining, for the purposes of subsection 42(1), a day in respect of a regulated entity; (b) specifying the form in which accessibility plans required by subsections 42 (1) and (2) are to be prepared ... | A-0.6 45 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 46 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 42 to 44 , on any terms that the Commission considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the ear... | A-0.6 46 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 47 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsec... | A-0.6 47 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 48 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by the regulat... | A-0.6 48 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 49 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The regulated entity must notify ... | A-0.6 49 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 50 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 47 to 49 , on any terms that the Minister considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that beg... | A-0.6 50 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 51 (1) A regulated entity that is a Canadian carrier or a telecommunications service provider must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 54 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act... | A-0.6 51 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 52 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by persons tha... | A-0.6 52 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 53 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 54 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Commission (2) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radi... | A-0.6 53 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Regulations 54 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may make regulations (a) fixing or determining, for the purposes of subsection 5(1), a day in respect of a regulated entity; (b) specifying the form in which accessibility plans required by subsections 51 (1) and (2) are to be prepared a... | A-0.6 54 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 55 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 51 to 53 , on any terms that the Commission considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earl... | A-0.6 55 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 56 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsec... | A-0.6 56 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 57 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by the regulat... | A-0.6 57 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 58 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The regulated entity must notify ... | A-0.6 58 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 59 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 56 to 58 , on any terms that the Minister considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that beg... | A-0.6 59 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 60 (1) A regulated entity that is required to comply with any provision of regulations made under subsection 170(1) of the Canada Transportation Act must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 63 (1) that apply to that regulated e... | A-0.6 60 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 61 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 60 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by persons tha... | A-0.6 61 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 62 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 60 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 63 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Agency (2) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Transpor... | A-0.6 62 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Regulations 63 (1) The Canadian Transportation Agency may, with the approval of the Governor in Council given on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, make regulations (a) fixing or determining, for the purposes of subsection 60 (1), a day in respect of a regulated entity; (b) specifying the form in which ac... | A-0.6 63 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 64 (1) The Canadian Transportation Agency, with the approval of the Minister of Transport, may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 60 to 62 , on any terms that the Agency considers necessary. The order ceases to have e... | A-0.6 64 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 65 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 60 (1) must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsec... | A-0.6 65 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 66 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 60 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by the regulat... | A-0.6 66 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 67 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 60 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The regulated entity must notify ... | A-0.6 67 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 68 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 65 to 67 , on any terms that the Minister considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that beg... | A-0.6 68 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Initial accessibility plan 69 (1) A regulated entity – other than a regulated entity referred to in any of subsections 42 (1), 51 (1) and 60 (1) — must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, ... | A-0.6 69 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Establishment of process 70 (1) A regulated entity — other than a regulated entity referred to in any of subsections 42 (1), 51 (1) and 60 (1) — must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its access... | A-0.6 70 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Obligation 71 (1) A regulated entity — other than a regulated entity referred to in any of subsections 42 (1), 51 (1) and 60 (1) — must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Acc... | A-0.6 71 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to exempt 72 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 69 to 71 , on any terms that the Minister considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that beg... | A-0.6 72 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to enter 73 (1) Subject to subsection (7), the Accessibility Commissioner may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with any of sections 47 to 49 , 56 to 58 , 65 to 67 and 69 to 71 or any provision of regulations made under subsection 117 (1), enter any place, including a con... | A-0.6 73 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | 0 |
Power to order production 74 (1) The Accessibility Commissioner may, for a purpose related to verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with any of sections 47 to 49 , 56 to 58 , 65 to 67 and 69 to 71 or any provision of regulations made under subsection 117 (1), make an order requiring a regulated entity to pr... | A-0.6 74 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Power to order termination of contravention 75 (1) If the Accessibility Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a regulated entity is contravening or has contravened any of sections 47 to 49 , 56 to 58 , 65 to 67 and 69 to 71 or any provision of regulations made under subsection 117 (1), he or she may make ... | A-0.6 75 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Request for review 76 (1) Subject to any other provision of this section, an order that is made under section 75 must be reviewed by the Accessibility Commissioner on the written request of the regulated entity to which the order is addressed. Contents and time for making request (2) The request must be made within the... | A-0.6 76 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Commission — regulated entity 77 (1) Every regulated entity that contravenes any of the following commits a violation and is liable to a warning or to a penalty fixed in accordance with regulations made under subsection 91 (1): (a) any of subsections 47 (1) to (4) and (7), 48 (1) to (3), 49 (1) to (3) and (6), 56 (1) t... | A-0.6 77 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Purpose of penalty 78 The purpose of a penalty is to promote compliance with this Act and not to punish. | A-0.6 78 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Issuance of notice of violation 79 (1) If the Accessibility Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a regulated entity or person has committed a violation, the Accessibility Commissioner may issue, and must cause to be served on the regulated entity or person, a notice of violation that names the regulated ... | A-0.6 79 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Warning — right to request review 80 (1) A regulated entity or person that is served with a notice of violation that sets out a warning may, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, request a review of the acts or omissions that constitute the violation. Warning — right not exercised (2) If a regulate... | A-0.6 80 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
Notices with penalty — payment 81 (1) If a notice of violation sets out a penalty and the regulated entity or person named in the notice pays, within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, the amount of the penalty or the lesser amount set out in the notice, (a) they are deemed to have committed the violat... | A-0.6 81 | Accessible Canada Act | ca-federal | en | laws-lois-xml\laws-lois-xml-main\eng\acts\A-0.6.xml | Consolidated Act | null |
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Great North Canada Federal Laws Text Corpus (Expanded)
235,794 training examples from the complete current body of Canadian consolidated federal Acts and Regulations.
This is a significantly expanded version of the corpus, now including:
- All consolidated Acts
- All consolidated Regulations
- Both English and French versions where available
- Better chunking optimized for LLM training
Data Characteristics
- Section/provision-level text from official Government of Canada XML sources.
- Rich metadata: citation, act/regulation title, jurisdiction, language, source file.
- Bilingual (EN/FR) content.
Training Use Cases
- Pretraining or continued pretraining of North American legal and governance models.
- Fine-tuning for Canadian law understanding.
- Building strong RAG systems over Canadian federal legislation and regulations.
- Research on bilingual legal language.
Format
JSONL with one record per logical provision/section (or chunk):
{
"text": "...clean legal text...",
"citation": "...",
"act_title": "...",
"jurisdiction": "ca-federal",
"language": "en",
"source": "laws-lois-xml-main/...",
"doc_type": "Consolidated Act" or "Consolidated Regulation"
}
Provenance
- Source: Government of Canada Justice Laws Website bulk XML (via justicecanada/laws-lois-xml).
- Processed with the Great North reproducible pipeline.
- Raw XML preserved in source repositories for verification.
Limitations
- Consolidated current law (as amended), not historical point-in-time versions.
- Some very short amending provisions filtered.
- Provincial and territorial law not included (future expansion planned).
Citation
Great North Collective. (2026). Great North Canada Federal Laws Text Corpus (Expanded) [Dataset]. Hugging Face.
Contains information from the Government of Canada (laws-lois.justice.gc.ca), used under the terms of the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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