CAN/ASC-1.1 - Employment

Designation Number:
CAN-ASC-1.1
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
Amendment Revision
ICS code(s):
03.040; 03.060; 03.080; 03.100; 03.220:
Status:
Open for SDO comment
SDO Comment Period Start Date:
SDO Comment Period End Date:
Posted On:

Scope:

The purpose of CAN-ASC-1.1 is to ensure the technical requirements for employment lifecycle are equity-based. This requires going beyond minimum technical specifications. 

 

This is a revision of CAN-ASC-1.1. It addresses common areas where people with disabilities may experience barriers in employment and provides additional information on: 

 

  • Culture, engagement and education 
  • The development and maintenance of an Accessibility Support System, and
  • Annex information providing: 
    • additional background and context, 
    • information on the lived experience with disability, and

    • information on continual improvement. 

       

The revision addresses common areas where people with disabilities may experience barriers in employment. These areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Not enough information or understanding about accessibility. For example, not knowing what resources and accommodations are available. 
  • Difficulty accessing accommodations and having support for those accommodations. For example, asking for an accommodation or being part of decisions. 

  • Not thinking about accessibility when planning transitions. For example, when a person has a new disability that now requires an accommodation at work.

     

The revision aims to address the barriers described above and specifies the following technical requirements for an accessible employment lifecycle: 

  • Creating a workplace culture and training that:  
    • supports accessibility
    • offer leadership on accessibility 
    • help workers stay in their jobs, and
    • help workers grow in their careers.

  • Providing information about an Accessible Support System and how to support workplace accommodations. 

     

This standard will align with technical requirements of one other Accessibility Standards Canada standard: 

CAN/ASC - EN 301 549: Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services (EN 301 549: 2021, IDT).

Project need:

Accessibility Standards Canada was created under the Accessible Canada Act. Its mandate is to prevent, identify, and remove barriers to accessibility in Canada for people with disabilities. To do this, it develops standards. These are based on the needs of people with disabilities. These needs are identified by consulting Canadians with disabilities. This includes the members of the Accessibility Standards Canada Board of Directors. Most Board members are people with disabilities. The Board has approved the development of this standard. 

 

The standards developed by Accessibility Standards Canada apply to federally regulated entities, including those in the private sector. These entities are defined in the Accessible Canada Act. We also work with provincial and territorial partners. We do this to identify the needs of other stakeholders and help harmonize standards across Canada. 

 

Accessibility Standards Canada standards are developed following the principle of “nothing without us.” This means that people with disabilities are involved in the development process:

  • Its standards are developed using research that is led by people with disabilities or with lived experience.
  • People with disabilities are members of the organization’s technical committees. These committees produce equity-based requirements for standards. These take into account the needs and perspectives of people with disabilities. 
  • The public review process for this standard will be accessible. This will allow even more people with disabilities to be part of the development process.

Note: The information provided above was obtained by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and is provided as part of a centralized, transparent notification system for new standards development. The system allows SCC-accredited Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), and members of the public, to be informed of new work in Canadian standards development, and allows SCC-accredited SDOs to identify and resolve potential duplication of standards and effort.

Individual SDOs are responsible for the content and accuracy of the information presented here. The text is presented in the language in which it was provided to SCC.