As accessibility standards are introduced, there will be new requirements and deadlines for affected organizations and businesses.

Accessible Employment

The Accessibility Standard for Employment is the second standard under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA). 

  • To ensure the safety of employees with disabilities, all employers in the public, private and non-profit sectors must comply with the workplace emergency requirements by May 1, 2020.

For all other accessible employment requirements:

  • The Manitoba Government will demonstrate leadership by complying within one year: May 1, 2020.
  • Public sector organizations, government agencies and large municipalities have two years to comply with the full standard: May 1, 2021.
  • Private sector, non-profit organizations and small municipalities have three years to comply with the full standard: May 1, 2022.

Accessible Customer Service

The Accessibility Standard for Customer Service was the first accessibility standard enacted under the AMA.   Learn more about the Accessibility Standard for Customer Service. 

Compliance deadlines are:

  • The Manitoba Government had one year to comply: November 1, 2016
  • Public sector organizations, government agencies and large municipalities had two years to comply: November 1, 2017
  • Private and non-profit organizations and small municipalities had to comply within three years: November 1, 2018

Accessibility Plans are an additional requirement set out by the AMA.  The aim is for public sector organizations* to provide leadership in identifying and addressing accessibility barriers.  These plans must be updated every two years.

Learn more about Accessibility Plans.

Compliance deadlines are:

  • December 31st, 2016 for large public sector organizations*
  • December 31st, 2017 for small public sector organizations**


* Large public sector organizations include the Manitoba Government, universities and colleges, school divisions, Crown corporations, regional health authorities and Manitoba’s 10 largest municipalities: Brandon, Dauphin, Flin Flon, Morden, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach, Thompson, Winkler and Winnipeg.

** Small public sector organizations are all other municipalities.

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