Straight answer first, then what actually drives the number.
The ranges (CAD)
- Website accessibility audit: roughly $1,500–$5,000 for most small-to-mid Ontario sites; larger or complex portals run $8,000–$20,000.
- Per-page pricing (when quoted that way): about $150–$500 per page in scope.
- Remediation (the fixes): small sites $1,500–$5,000; mid/complex $8,000–$25,000+.
- Document remediation (public PDFs/Word): $4–$13 per page for simple-to-complex; scanned/OCR documents up to about $60.50 per page.
- Ongoing care/monitoring: from ~$247/month, scaling with site size.
PassProof's audit starts at $1,500 — deliberately at the market floor so it's accessible to SMBs.
What drives the price
- Size & complexity. More unique templates, flows, and interactive components = more to test. A 5-page brochure site and a 200-SKU store with a gated B2B portal are not the same job.
- Manual vs automated. This is the big one (next section).
- Documents in scope. Public PDFs and Word files count under the AODA and are priced separately.
- Bilingual (EN/FR). A French version roughly adds scope.
- Auditor experience. Experienced auditors move faster and find what scanners miss.
Why a "$99 automated scan" isn't an audit
You can run a free scanner (WAVE, axe, Lighthouse) in seconds. It's useful — and it finds only 30–40% of WCAG issues. The other 60–70% (keyboard traps, focus order, meaningful labels, screen-reader logic, error handling) require a human testing with assistive technology. A court-credible audit cannot be automated-only.
So if someone sells you a "complete audit" for the price of a coffee, you're getting a scanner report — which is roughly what an overlay widget already does, and you know how that ends.
What a real audit gets you
- Automated plus manual testing (keyboard, screen readers) against WCAG 2.2 AA.
- A prioritized, evidence-backed report (critical → minor), not a raw dump.
- Audit-ready documentation for your ACR and your good-faith file.
- A fixed-price remediation plan so there are no surprises.
The cost that should actually scare you
Compare the audit to the alternative: defending a single accessibility complaint at the Human Rights Tribunal commonly runs $30,000+ — win or lose. A $1,500 audit that documents good faith is cheap insurance by comparison.
You may not pay for it out of pocket
Ontario businesses can often fund accessibility and web work through CSBFP loans and CanExport grants. Here's how that works.
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PassProof is a remote-first accessibility-engineering studio serving Ontario. Accessibility-engineering guidance, not legal advice.