Editing Web accessibility (section)

===Canada===
In 2011, the Government of Canada began phasing in the implementation of a new set of web standards that are aimed at ensuring government websites are accessible, usable, interoperable and optimized for mobile devices. These standards replace Common Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0) Standards for the Internet.

The first of these four standards, Standard on Web Accessibility<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=23601|title=Standard on Web Accessibility|date=2 August 2011|website=Government of Canada|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-date=23 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723232132/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=23601|url-status=live}}</ref> came into full effect on 31 July 2013. The Standard on Web Accessibility follows the [[Web Content Accessibility Guidelines]] (WCAG) 2.0 AA, and contains a list of exclusions that is updated annually. It is accompanied by an explicit Assessment Methodology<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wa-aw/wa-aw-assess-methd-eng.asp  |title=Assessment Methodology  |publisher=Government of Canada  |access-date=14 December 2014  |date=25 January 2012  |archive-date=16 March 2015  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316075538/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wa-aw/wa-aw-assess-methd-eng.asp  |url-status=dead  }}</ref> that helps government departments comply. The government also developed the Web Experience Toolkit (WET),<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wa-aw/wet-boew/index-eng.asp  |title=The Web Experience Toolkit  |publisher=Government of Canada  |access-date=14 December 2014  |date=25 January 2012  |archive-date=10 October 2014  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010030600/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wa-aw/wet-boew/index-eng.asp  |url-status=dead  }}</ref> a set of reusable web components for building innovative websites.  The WET helps government departments build innovative websites that are accessible, usable and interoperable and therefore comply with the government's standards. The [https://wet-boew.github.io/wet-boew/index.html WET toolkit is open source] and available for anyone to use.

The three related web standards are:  the Standard on Optimizing Websites and Applications for Mobile Devices,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/mo-om/index-eng.asp |title=Standard on Optimizing Websites and Applications for Mobile Devices |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=14 December 2014 |date=30 April 2013 |archive-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319110300/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/mo-om/index-eng.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> the Standard on Web Usability<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wu-fe/index-eng.asp |title=Standard on Web Usability |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=14 December 2014 |date=25 January 2012 |archive-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319110304/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wu-fe/index-eng.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Standard on Web Interoperability.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wi-iw/index-eng.asp |title=Standard on Web Interoperability |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=14 December 2014 |date=2 August 2012 |archive-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319133436/http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/ws-nw/wi-iw/index-eng.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2019 the [[Government of Canada]] passed the [[Accessible Canada Act]]. This builds on the on provincial legislation like the [[Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005|Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act]], [[The Accessibility for Manitobans Act]] and the [[Nova Scotia Accessibility Act]].