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AODA · WCAG 2.2 AA · Windsor, Ontario

AODA & WCAG Accessibility Compliance for Windsor, Ontario Businesses

Windsor is Canada's automotive capital and its busiest cross-border trade gateway — home to the Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant, the NextStar Energy EV battery facility, and a dense cluster of tooling, mould-making, and B2B parts suppliers, many in the 20–250 employee band the AODA targets. Because so many Windsor-Essex manufacturers, logistics firms, and distributors sell across the Ambassador Bridge and Gordie Howe International Bridge into the United States, they carry double exposure: the Ontario AODA / WCAG floor at home and ADA web-accessibility risk on their US-facing storefronts. Add the region's tourism, hospitality, and retail businesses serving Detroit-area visitors, and Windsor has exactly the profile of organizations now staring down the Dec 31, 2026 reporting deadline.

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What we do

Accessibility services for Windsor 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.

Windsor

Built for Windsor's businesses

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

  • Automotive manufacturing & assembly (Stellantis)
  • EV battery & clean-energy (NextStar Energy)
  • Tooling, mould-making & automotive parts suppliers
  • Cross-border logistics & B2B distribution
  • Tourism, hospitality & casino/gaming
  • Retail & e-commerce serving the Detroit-Windsor corridor
  • Greenhouse agribusiness (Leamington/Essex County)
  • Professional services, clinics & healthcare

FAQ

AODA in Windsor — common questions

What is the December 31, 2026 AODA deadline, and does it apply to my Windsor business?
Under Ontario's AODA, organizations with 20 or more employees must file an Accessibility Compliance Report by December 31, 2026. At 50+ employees, your public website must also meet WCAG 2.0 AA under the IASR (the legal floor) — PassProof builds and tests to WCAG 2.2 AA as best practice. Many Windsor manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers sit squarely in the 20–250 employee band where these obligations bite. This is accessibility-engineering guidance, not legal advice; we work alongside your counsel.
We installed a free accessibility widget — aren't we covered for AODA?
Free or low-cost overlay widgets (accessiBe, UserWay, AudioEye) are a risk, not a defense. Independent testing shows overlays catch only about 30–40% of WCAG issues, and Ontario and US courts have not accepted them as compliance. In 2025 the FTC fined accessiBe US$1,000,000 for false compliance claims, and 456 sites that had a widget installed were sued in the first half of 2025. A widget is increasingly a lawsuit signal. We fix the real source code and give you audit-ready conformance documentation — the kind that holds up.
Many Windsor companies sell into the US — do we face more than just AODA?
Often, yes. If your storefront or B2B portal serves US customers across the Detroit-Windsor border, you can carry both Ontario AODA / WCAG exposure and ADA web-accessibility exposure in the United States. The AODA itself has no private right of action — Ontario complaints run through the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario — but US ADA Title III litigation is a separate, active risk. A single complaint commonly costs $30,000+ to defend; a documented audit and remediation plan is your good-faith file on both sides of the border.
What does an AODA audit and remediation cost in Windsor?
Audits start from $1,500 (automated plus manual screen-reader and keyboard testing, with audit-ready conformance documentation). Source-code remediation is scoped to your site, and accessible Shopify or B2B builds start from $6,000. Many Windsor-Essex businesses can structure the work to qualify for Canadian funding such as CSBFP loans or CanExport grants. PassProof is remote-first, serving Windsor and all of Ontario — start with a free PassProof Report at getpassproof.com/risk-snapshot.
What are the AODA penalties, really?
The headline figures — up to $100,000/day for a corporation and $50,000/day for a director — are statutory maximums on conviction. They are rarely, if ever, applied; treat them as context, not a threat. The everyday risk is missing the December 31, 2026 deadline and facing a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario complaint, which commonly costs $30,000+ to defend. A recent audit and remediation plan is the good-faith defense that lowers both the odds and the cost.

See where your Windsor 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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