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AODA · WCAG 2.2 AA · Vaughan, Ontario

AODA & WCAG 2.2 AA Accessibility Compliance for Vaughan Businesses

Vaughan is one of York Region's busiest commercial hubs — the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre office towers, the manufacturing and B2B distribution corridors along Highway 400/407, large-format retail at Vaughan Mills, and corporate operations including Home Depot Canada's head office. Many of these businesses sit squarely in the 20–250 employee band where AODA obligations bite, and the e-commerce and wholesale brands among them often sell into the US as well, adding ADA exposure on top of Ontario rules.

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What we do

Accessibility services for Vaughan businesses

AODA Compliance Audit

Automated plus manual screen-reader and keyboard testing against WCAG 2.2 AA, with audit-ready conformance documentation. From $1,500.

Website Accessibility Remediation

We fix the real source code — never a cosmetic overlay — and re-test, so the result holds up if a complaint ever lands.

Accessible Shopify & B2B Builds

New Shopify stores and B2B portals, accessible by design and built to convert. From $6,000 — fundable via CSBFP / CanExport.

Vaughan

Built for Vaughan's businesses

Common local sectors in scope for the Dec 31, 2026 AODA deadline:

  • Manufacturing and B2B distribution
  • Construction and real-estate development
  • Large-format and e-commerce retail
  • Professional and corporate services (Vaughan Metropolitan Centre)
  • Logistics and wholesale trade

FAQ

AODA in Vaughan — common questions

When is the AODA deadline for Vaughan businesses?
Ontario organizations with 20 or more employees must file an Accessibility Compliance Report by December 31, 2026, and websites must meet the legal floor of WCAG 2.0 AA under the IASR. We build and test to WCAG 2.2 AA as best practice. A recent audit and remediation file is your good-faith defense if a complaint is ever raised at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (AODA itself has no private right of action). This is accessibility-engineering guidance, not legal advice — we work alongside your counsel.
We already installed a free accessibility widget — are we covered?
Probably not in the way you'd hope. Accessibility overlays and widgets are a cosmetic JavaScript layer that automated tools catch only about 30–40% of WCAG issues, and courts have not accepted them as compliance. In H1 2025, 456 sites that had a widget installed were still sued, and the FTC fined the largest overlay vendor, accessiBe, US$1,000,000 for false compliance claims. We fix the actual source code and give you audit-ready conformance documentation — the kind that holds up.
What does an accessibility audit cost for a Vaughan business?
Audits start from $1,500, and an accessible Shopify or B2B build starts from $6,000. Many Vaughan manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can fund the work through the Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP), and if you sell into export markets, CanExport may apply. The everyday risk isn't the rarely-applied statutory maximum fine — it's the deadline and the roughly $30,000+ it costs to defend a single complaint.
What's the difference between WCAG 2.0 AA and 2.2 AA?
WCAG 2.0 AA is the legal floor set by Ontario's Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR). WCAG 2.2 AA is the current best-practice standard we build and test to, using manual screen-reader and keyboard testing rather than automated tools alone. Meeting the higher bar leaves you better positioned as standards evolve and tends to produce faster, higher-converting sites.
Do you work with Vaughan businesses on-site?
PassProof is a remote-first accessibility-engineering studio serving Ontario, including Vaughan and the wider York Region and GTA, in English and French. You get an instant free PassProof Report, real source-code remediation, and Canadian funding guidance — without needing an in-person visit.

See where your Vaughan site stands — free

The PassProof Report scans your site against Ontario's AODA/WCAG rules in ~30 seconds: your top failures, any overlay it detects, what applies to your size, and a fixed-price path. No obligation.

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