Accessibility Standards Canada has released the revised CAN/ASC-1.1:2024 (REV-2025) – Employment standard, updating its initial December 2024 edition. The updated standard will help create a work environment that is equitable, accessible, and inclusive for all workers, including persons with disabilities.
The revised standard introduces new requirements for removing and preventing employment-related accessibility barriers. This includes how organizations can improve accessibility in the workplace. It also clarifies existing requirements to help organizations better support workers with disabilities.
The revisions to the standard include:
- updated language for several clauses
- a section on culture, engagement, and education, which gives requirements to foster inclusive, respectful and positive workplace cultures and environments
- a section on accessibility support systems, which provides organizations with requirements to meet the individual needs of employees
- three informative annexes that give background to the standard, context on lived experience with disability, and practical guidance for integration into existing policies
The standard helps organizations identify, remove, and prevent barriers at every stage of employment. It gives them the tools to create equitable and inclusive workplaces that include the skills and talents of employees with disabilities.
This revised edition was shaped through collaboration with people with disabilities and lived experience, technical experts, accessibility experts and other partners. It reflects Accessibility Standards Canada’s equity-based approach and commitment to developing world-class, accessibility standards.
