Accessibility
REMI Network
Cultural hub retrofit planned for Sudbury’s City Hall
Municipal office spaces at Greater Sudbury's City Hall will transform into the green and inclusive home of a cultural hub at Tom Davies Square.
REMI Network
Committee flags multi-res accessibility revisions under OBC
The Design of Public Spaces Standards Development Committee has listed recommendations to improve multi-residential buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards
Provincially appointed committee examines the objectives and details of guidance and requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Building Code.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Resolvable barriers still impede accessibility
The building features that most commonly impede people with disabilities are not those that are the costliest or most structurally complicated to correct, new survey findings show.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada far from meeting accessibility goals
Federally-regulated organizations will need to prioritize specific actions that advance accessibility and disability inclusion by 2040.
Construction Business
Research shows accessibility retrofit costs are low
The Rick Hansen Foundation (RHF) and HCMA, have published new research on retrofit costs to improve accessibility.
Construction Business
Major changes for B.C. Building Code 2024
Accessibility, mass timber, liveability and safety are the focus of major changes coming to the BC Building Code.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Opinion: Accessibility is everybody’s business
Society benefits, and invariably prospers, when people everywhere can more easily share their experience, knowledge and culture and exercise their spending powers
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accommodating disabilities in the workplace
The accommodation process is inherently collaborative, and employers and employees need to be cooperative, share information, and work together to find potential accommodation solutions.
Canadian Property Management
Helping to build a barrier-free Canada
More than six million Canadians live with a disability¹. In everyday life, they may have fewer options when accessing transportation services, communicating with others, or
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New round of funding to improve accessibility
Qualifying recipients can receive up to $3 million to subsidize construction, renovation or retrofit projects that make way for more people with disabilities in community spaces and workplaces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Buildings without barriers on 2024 agenda
Organizations with real estate portfolios are encouraged to obtain RHFAC ratings for their properties and become eligible for accolades through the 2024 Buildings Without Barriers Challenge.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CRE concerns attached to rebranded portfolios
Housing gets top billing in a newly renamed portfolio, while accessibility issues are now aligned with the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Funds dispersed in sync with AccessAbility Week
Nearly $71 million will be distributed through Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund to underwrite 903 small-scale retrofit and upgrade projects across the country.
Construction Business
B.C. invites input on building code updates
The Government of B.C. is considering changes to the BC Building Code and seeking input from interested parties.
Construction Business
Surrey and New Westminster win parks awards
Outstanding design of park spaces was recognized by the BCRPA with two projects earning a 2023 Parks Excellence Award.
Construction Business
Accessibility funding for B.C. municipalities
Eight municipalities across British Columbia will receive funding to improve accessibility for people of all abilities.
