On May 29, 2017, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, released a report entitled, “Creating new national accessibility legislation: What we learned from Canadians.” (new window) The report summarizes the input received following Canada-wide consultations to inform the development of new planned federal accessibility legislation.

Over 6,000 people participated, both online and in-person, in the largest and most accessible consultation process on disability in Canada in the past 20 years. These consultations included 18 public meetings and 9 thematic roundtables where Canadians from across the country shared their personal stories and their challenges, successes, hopes and aspirations for a more inclusive society.

In November of 2016, Neil Squire Society Executive Director, Gary Birch, attended the Accessible Canada consultation at the Vancouver Convention Center.

Please visit the Government of Canada website to read their press release (new window), or to read the full report (new window).