The Agency is committed to fostering a safe and healthy workplace for all employees, and to promoting a fair, mutually respectful, diverse, and accessible work environment. The Agency upholds the Ontario Employment Standards Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and other applicable employment legislation.
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) develops, implements, and enforces accessibility standards so that goods, services, facilities, accommodations, employment, buildings, structures, and premises are accessible to persons with disabilities. The AODA, Ontario Regulation 191/11 – Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation establishes accessibility standards for information and communications, employment, transportation, the design of public spaces and customer service.
The Agency is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. Through our belief in integration and equal opportunity, The Agency is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner. By preventing and removing barriers to accessibility, The Agency pledges to meeting all accessibility requirements under the AODA.