Accessibility
REMI Network
Federal budget boosts accessibility in public spaces
Canada’s federal budget has earmarked $77 million over ten years to expand the Enabling Accessibility Fund.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Five Alberta parks to become accessible by summer
Five Alberta parks will be refurbished by this summer as part of a $3-million plan to create accessible experiences in 15 provincial parks by 2020.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New AODA updates underscore maintenance
With 2017 underway, Ontario-based companies must now enact specific AODA requirements to ensure accessibility for employees and customers.
Canadian Property Management
NS accessibility legislation gets more scrutiny
The proposed legislation sets out a guiding framework for how accessibility standards will be developed, applied and enforced, but critics decry its lack of specifics.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quadrangle recognized for accessible design
Quadrangle's 100 Broadview Lobby was recently presented with a Silver Award for Architecture at the International Association for Universal Design Awards.
REMI Network
Ontario care facilities get maintenance funding boost
Fifty nine community health organizations across Ontario will receive $4.1 million to repair and upgrade care facilities.
REMI Network
Feds seek input for new accessibility legislation
The Government of Canada is seeking input to inform plans for new accessibility legislation that will address barriers to inclusion.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Royal Botanical Gardens re-opens rock garden
On May 20, Royal Botanical Gardens will re-open its rock garden, now named the David Braley and Nancy Gordon Rock Garden, following a $7-million Ontario
CondoBusiness
Accommodating accessibility requests in condos
A condominium litigator outlines general guidelines for accommodating accessibility requests in condos.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How FMs can support employment standards
The latest phase of accessibility regulations in Ontario may concern employment standards, but facility managers have a role to play in compliance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public to help create accessibility certification
Ontario is asking the public to help develop The Path to 2025: Ontario’s Accessibility Action Plan, a voluntary third-party accessibility certification program to recognize businesses
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accessibility, ergonomics and AODA compliance
As of 2015, anyone renovating or constructing a public space must meet new building code requirements. Here's how one company achieved AODA compliance.
REMI Network
Ontario to begin retail audits under AODA
Retail companies in Ontario with 500 or more employees should start preparing for provincial compliance audits related to AODA.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Province selects vendor of record for task seating
ergoCentric Seating Systems has been selected by the Province of Ontario as its sole vendor of record (VOR) for task seating for the next three years.
CondoBusiness
Automated doors aren’t just for accommodation
With automated doors on the upswing, an electrician explains how to successfully manage the installation of operators.
REMI Network
Manitoba pledges to remove accessibility barriers
Manitoba has announced plans to lead the way on removing accessibility barriers in services and programs by the end of 2017.
REMI Network
ORHMA steps up building accessibility strategy
The Ontario Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Association (ORHMA) has joined forces with Adaptability Canada in an effort to meet AODA requirements.
