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Annual report 39 (1) The Accessibility Commissioner must, within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit a report on his or her activities under this Act during that year to the Minister and provide the Minister of Justice with a copy of the report. Contents (2) The report must include (a) information about the following in respect of the fiscal year, including their number: (i) inspections conducted under section 73 , (ii) orders made under section 74 , (iii) orders made under section 75 , (iv) notices of violation issued under section 79 , and (v) complaints filed under subsection 94 (1); (b) the Accessibility Commissioner’s observations about whether the information referred to in paragraph (a) discloses any systemic or emerging accessibility issues; and (c) information prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1). Tabling (3) The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is received by the Minister.
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Delegation to any person 40 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Accessibility Commissioner may delegate, subject to any restrictions or limitations that he or she may specify, any of his or her powers, duties and functions under this Act — other than those set out in sections 37 to 39 , 76 , 82 , 84 , 93 , 95 to 103 and 110 and subsections 140 (5), (7) and (8) and the power to delegate under this subsection and subsection (2) — to any person, other than the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Delegation to member or staff of Commission (2) The Accessibility Commissioner may delegate, subject to any restrictions or limitations that he or she may specify, any of his or her powers, duties and functions under sections 93 and 95 to 103 to another member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission — other than the Chief Commissioner — or to a member of the staff of that Commission. Consultation (3) The Accessibility Commissioner must consult with the Chief Commissioner before delegating any power, duty or function to a member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Certificate of delegation — subsection (1) (4) Each person to whom powers, duties or functions are delegated under subsection (1) must be provided with a certificate of delegation in the form established by the Accessibility Commissioner and, if the person enters any place under subsection 73 (1), the person must, on request, produce the certificate to the occupant or person in charge of the place. Certificate of delegation — subsection (2) (5) Each person to whom powers, duties or functions are delegated under subsection (2) must be provided with a certificate of delegation in the form established by the Accessibility Commissioner and, if the person enters any place under subsection 73 (1) or paragraph 98 (d), the person must, on request, produce the certificate to the occupant or person in charge of the place.
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Immunity 41 No action or other proceeding of a civil nature lies against the Accessibility Commissioner, or any person acting on behalf or under the direction of the Accessibility Commissioner, in respect of anything that is done or omitted to be done in good faith while exercising their powers or performing their duties and functions under this Act.
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Establishment of process 43 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by persons that deal with the regulated entity. Publication (2) The regulated entity must publish a description of its process in accordance with regulations made under subsection 45 (1). Notice to Commission (3) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 45 (1), of the publication of the description of every version of its process.
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Obligation 44 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 45 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Commission (2) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 45 (1), of the publication of its progress report. Duty to consult (3) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Manner of consultation (4) The progress report must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Feedback information (5) The progress report must set out information concerning the feedback received by the regulated entity through its feedback process and how that feedback was taken into consideration. Duty to make progress report available on request (6) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (7), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 45 (1), make its progress report available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (7) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 45 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the progress report is to be made available to the person making the request.
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Regulations 45 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may make regulations (a) fixing or determining, for the purposes of subsection 42(1), a day in respect of a regulated entity; (b) specifying the form in which accessibility plans required by subsections 42 (1) and (2) are to be prepared and the manner in which they are to be published; (b.1) respecting the feedback process required by subsection 43(1); (c) specifying the form and manner in which descriptions of the feedback process required by subsection 43 (1) are to be published; (d) specifying the form in which progress reports required by subsection 44 (1) are to be prepared and the time and manner in which they are to be published; and (e) prescribing anything that is to be prescribed by any of subsections 42 (3), (7) and (8), 43 (3) and 44 (2), (6) and (7). Obligation (1.1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission must make at least one regulation under subsection (1) within the period of two years that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force. Distinguishing — classes (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may distinguish among different classes of regulated entities.
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Power to exempt 46 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 42 to 44 , on any terms that the Commission considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that begins on the day on which the order is made and the end of any shorter period specified in the order. Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (2) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (1) in respect of a regulated entity, but the order must be published in the Canada Gazette and the reasons for the making of the order must be made available to the public.
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Initial accessibility plan 47 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), an accessibility plan respecting (a) its policies, programs, practices and services in relation to the identification and removal of barriers, and the prevention of new barriers, in the areas referred to in paragraphs 5(a), (b), (f) and (g) and in the area referred to in paragraph 5(c.1) as that paragraph applies in respect of the areas referred to in those paragraphs; and (b) the provisions of regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to it. Updated accessibility plan (2) The regulated entity must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), an updated version of its accessibility plan no later than the third anniversary of the day on which the plan was last published or before the expiry of the applicable period prescribed by regulations made under that subsection. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (3) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of every version of its accessibility plan. Duty to consult (4) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its accessibility plan and every updated version of its accessibility plan. Manner of consultation (5) The accessibility plan must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of the plan. Applicable requirements (6) The accessibility plan need not address a requirement that applies to the regulated entity and that is set out in regulations made under subsection 117 (1) unless the requirement has been in force at least three months before the day on which the accessibility plan must be published. Duty to make plan available on request (7) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (8), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1), make its accessibility plan available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (8) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the accessibility plan is to be made available to the person making the request. Principles (9) The regulated entity must take into account the principles set out in section 6 when it prepares an accessibility plan or an updated version of its accessibility plan.
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Establishment of process 48 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by the regulated entity’s employees and by other persons that deal with the regulated entity. Publication (2) The regulated entity must publish a description of its process in accordance with regulations made under subsection 117 (1). Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (3) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of the description of every version of its process.
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Obligation 49 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 42 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of its progress report. Duty to consult (3) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Manner of consultation (4) The progress report must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Feedback information (5) The progress report must set out information concerning the feedback received by the regulated entity through its feedback process and how that feedback was taken into consideration. Duty to make progress report available on request (6) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (7), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1), make its progress report available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (7) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the progress report is to be made available to the person making the request.
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Power to exempt 50 (1) The Minister may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 47 to 49 , on any terms that the Minister considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that begins on the day on which the order is made and the end of any shorter period specified in the order. Copy to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The Minister must provide the Accessibility Commissioner with a copy of every order made under subsection (1). Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (3) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (1) in respect of a regulated entity, but the order must be published in the Canada Gazette and the reasons for the making of the order must be made available to the public.
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Establishment of process 52 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by persons that deal with the regulated entity. Publication (2) The regulated entity must publish a description of its process in accordance with regulations made under subsection 54 (1). Notice to Commission (3) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 54 (1), of the publication of the description of every version of its process.
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Obligation 53 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 54 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Commission (2) The regulated entity must notify the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 54 (1), of the publication of its progress report. Duty to consult (3) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Manner of consultation (4) The progress report must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Feedback information (5) The progress report must set out information concerning the feedback received by the regulated entity through its feedback process and how that feedback was taken into consideration. Duty to make progress report available on request (6) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (7), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 54 (1), make its progress report available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (7) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 54 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the progress report is to be made available to the person making the request.
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Regulations 54 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission may make regulations (a) fixing or determining, for the purposes of subsection 5(1), a day in respect of a regulated entity; (b) specifying the form in which accessibility plans required by subsections 51 (1) and (2) are to be prepared and the manner in which they are to be published; (b.1) respecting the feedback process required by subsection 52(1); (c) specifying the form and manner in which descriptions of the feedback process required by subsection 52 (1) are to be published; (d) specifying the form in which progress reports required by subsection 53 (1) are to be prepared and the time and manner in which they are to be published; and (e) prescribing anything that is to be prescribed by any of subsections 51 (3), (7) and (8), 52 (3) and 53 (2), (6) and (7). Obligation (1.1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission must make at least one regulation under subsection (1) within the period of two years that begins on the day on which this subsection comes into force. Distinguishing — classes (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may distinguish among different classes of regulated entities.
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Power to exempt 55 (1) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission may, by order, exempt any regulated entity or class of regulated entities from the application of all or any part of sections 51 to 53 , on any terms that the Commission considers necessary. The order ceases to have effect on the earlier of the end of the period of three years that begins on the day on which the order is made and the end of any shorter period specified in the order. Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (2) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (1) in respect of a regulated entity, but the order must be published in the Canada Gazette and the reasons for the making of the order must be made available to the public.
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Initial accessibility plan 56 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must, before the expiry of one year after the day fixed or determined by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to that regulated entity, prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), an accessibility plan respecting (a) its policies, programs, practices and services in relation to the identification and removal of barriers, and the prevention of new barriers, in the areas referred to in paragraphs 5(a), (b), (f) and (g) and in the area referred to in paragraph 5(c.1) as it relates to the areas referred to in those paragraphs; and (b) the provisions of regulations made under subsection 117 (1) that apply to it. Updated accessibility plan (2) The regulated entity must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), an updated version of its accessibility plan no later than the third anniversary of the day on which the plan was last published or before the expiry of the applicable period prescribed by regulations made under that subsection. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (3) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of every version of its accessibility plan. Duty to consult (4) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its accessibility plan and every updated version of its accessibility plan. Manner of consultation (5) The accessibility plan must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of the plan. Applicable requirements (6) The accessibility plan need not address a requirement that applies to the regulated entity and that is set out in regulations made under subsection 117 (1) unless the requirement has been in force at least three months before the day on which the accessibility plan must be published. Duty to make plan available on request (7) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (8), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1), make its accessibility plan available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (8) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the accessibility plan is to be made available to the person making the request. Principles (9) The regulated entity must take into account the principles set out in section 6 when it prepares an accessibility plan or an updated version of its accessibility plan.
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Establishment of process 57 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must establish a process for receiving feedback about the following and for dealing with that feedback: (a) the manner in which the regulated entity is implementing its accessibility plan; and (b) the barriers encountered by the regulated entity’s employees and by other persons that deal with the regulated entity. Publication (2) The regulated entity must publish a description of its process in accordance with regulations made under subsection 117 (1). Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (3) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of the description of every version of its process.
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Obligation 58 (1) A regulated entity referred to in subsection 51 (1) must prepare and publish, in accordance with this Act and regulations made under subsection 117 (1), a progress report respecting its implementation of its accessibility plan. Notice to Accessibility Commissioner (2) The regulated entity must notify the Accessibility Commissioner, within the time and in the manner prescribed in regulations made under subsection 117 (1), of the publication of its progress report. Duty to consult (3) The regulated entity must consult persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Manner of consultation (4) The progress report must set out the manner in which the regulated entity consulted persons with disabilities in the preparation of its progress report. Feedback information (5) The progress report must set out information concerning the feedback received by the regulated entity through its feedback process and how that feedback was taken into consideration. Duty to make progress report available on request (6) If a person makes a request in accordance with subsection (7), the regulated entity must, within the time prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1), make its progress report available to the person in the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection that is indicated in the request. Conditions (7) The request must be made in the form and manner prescribed by regulations made under subsection 117 (1) and must indicate the format prescribed by regulations made under that subsection in which the progress report is to be made available to the person making the request.