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| - The Accessible Canada Act (French: Loi canadienne sur l’accessibilité, long title: An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada, Loi visant à assurer un Canada sans obstacles) (ACA) builds on the Canadian Human Rights Act, focusing on the prohibition of discrimination based on disability. Carla Qualtrough presented Bill C-81 for its final reading on June 21, 2019, where it received Royal Assent. This is a Canada-wide accessibility act that applies to the federal public sector, Crown Corporations, and all federally regulated organizations. It is the first national Canadian legislation on accessibility that affects all government departments and federally regulated agencies. The federally regulated organizations include the following industries: (en)
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| - The Accessible Canada Act (French: Loi canadienne sur l’accessibilité, long title: An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada, Loi visant à assurer un Canada sans obstacles) (ACA) builds on the Canadian Human Rights Act, focusing on the prohibition of discrimination based on disability. Carla Qualtrough presented Bill C-81 for its final reading on June 21, 2019, where it received Royal Assent. This is a Canada-wide accessibility act that applies to the federal public sector, Crown Corporations, and all federally regulated organizations. It is the first national Canadian legislation on accessibility that affects all government departments and federally regulated agencies. The federally regulated organizations include the following industries:
* railways, airplanes and inter-provincial buses
* banks, mining companies, railways, airlines, and trucking
* television and radio (en)
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