Priced for the direct-award band.
Most accessibility audits stall in procurement before they stall in remediation. This one is priced under the common GTA bylaw thresholds and the federal directed-contract band, so a clerk can approve it on a quote and a purchase order.
We audit against WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 AA. AODA's legal floor is WCAG 2.0 AA, so the report you file is measured against the current standard, not the minimum.
- Fits
- Direct award
- Typical value
- $4,500-$9,500
- Report
- 10 business days
- Standard
- WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA
- Re-test and certificate
- Included in Tier 3
20+ employees? Your AODA compliance report is due December 31, 2026.
Ontario organizations with 20 or more employees must file their next accessibility compliance report by December 31, 2026. If you do not know whether your site passes, start with the free scan: we test 5 pages and send results within 48 hours.
Who must file
The requirement comes from the AODA and its Information and Communications standard. Three facts decide whether this deadline is yours.
- 20 or more employees in Ontario. That head count makes you an obligated organization with a filing requirement, whether you are a business, a non-profit or a public-sector body.
- The Information and Communications standard covers your website. Obligated organizations must make web content and communications accessible, and the compliance report asks you to attest to it.
- WCAG 2.0 AA is the legal floor. We audit to WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA, so you clear the legal requirement with margin instead of meeting it exactly.
What the report asks
The compliance report is a self-certification. It asks a series of questions about your organization: whether your web content meets the required accessibility standard, whether you have an accessible feedback process, and whether your accessibility policies are in place and available.
You do not submit evidence with the report. You answer the questions, and a director of the organization attests that the answers are true.
False attestation is the risk to avoid. Answering yes to a conformance question without knowing whether your site actually conforms puts a director's name against a claim nobody has verified.
That is the practical case for auditing before filing: the audit turns the attestation from a guess into a documented statement, and we file the report with you once the answers are true.
What non-compliance risks
The statutory risk. Administrative penalties under the AODA can reach $100,000 per day for corporations.
The practical risk is procurement. Public-sector buyers increasingly require vendor accessibility conformance in their solicitations. An unfiled report, or a site that cannot back its attestation, becomes a scored weakness or a disqualifier exactly where it costs you revenue.
The free 5-page scan
Email us five URLs from your site. We return a findings summary within 48 hours: what passes, what fails, and how much work stands between you and a truthful attestation. No obligation, and no follow-up sequence.
Status verified August 2026
Five steps, manual testing led.
Automated scanners alone miss what real users hit. Our audits are led by manual testing, with automation as the assist.
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Scope
Page inventory, templates versus unique layouts, PDFs and third-party widgets. You get a fixed quote before we start.
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Test
NVDA and VoiceOver screen readers, axe and WAVE automated passes, full keyboard-only navigation, and colour-contrast analysis. Manual testing led, automation assisted.
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Report
The full report in 10 business days: per-criterion pass/fail against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA, severity-ranked issues, screenshots and code-level fixes.
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Fix support
We work through remediation with your developers or your vendor, or implement the fixes ourselves under Tier 2.
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Re-test and certify
Once the fixes are in, we re-test the failed criteria and issue the conformance certificate. Included in Tier 3.
What lands on your desk.
A report your developers can act on and your leadership can file, not a scanner export.
- Executive summary written for leadership and council, not just IT.
- Per-criterion pass/fail against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA.
- Severity-ranked issues with screenshots and code-level fixes.
- Policy documents to support your accessibility obligations.
- We file your AODA compliance report, so the paperwork ends with us, not with you.
Three tiers, one anchor price.
Tier 1 is anchored at $4,500. Tiers 2 and 3 are quoted on page count, so the number you approve is the number you pay.
| Tier | What it covers | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 · Audit | Full WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA audit and report: per-criterion pass/fail, severity-ranked issues, screenshots, code-level fixes, executive summary. | From $4,500 |
| Tier 2 · Audit + remediation support | Everything in Tier 1, plus hands-on remediation support: we fix issues with your team, your vendor, or ourselves. | Quoted on page count |
| Tier 3 · Audit + re-test + certificate | Everything in Tier 2, plus a re-test after remediation, a conformance certificate, and we file your AODA compliance report. | Quoted on page count |
What moves the price: page count, templates versus unique layouts, the number of PDFs, and third-party widgets. A five-page microsite anchors at $4,500; larger sites are quoted from the same variables, in writing, before work starts.
This site is the audit sample.
gondaltech.ca targets WCAG 2.2 AA: static HTML, no page-builder bloat, keyboard navigable end to end. Our own conformance statement is published the same way we write them for clients. If we would not pass our own audit, you should not hire us to run yours.
Questions clerks and IT managers ask.
How much does an accessibility audit cost?
A five-page municipal microsite is $4,500. Full municipal sites are quoted on page count, and the quote is fixed before we start.
How long does the audit take?
The full report lands in 10 business days from the day we get access. Re-testing and certification follow your remediation timeline.
Do you fix the issues or just report them?
Both are available. Tier 1 is the audit and report, with code-level fixes written into every issue. Tier 2 adds hands-on remediation support with your team or ours. Tier 3 adds a re-test and certificate once the fixes are in.
Do we get a certificate?
Tier 3 includes a re-test after remediation and a conformance certificate against WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA, and we file your AODA compliance report.
What about PDFs?
PDFs count under AODA's Information and Communications standard, and we test them as part of the audit. Remediation support under Tier 2 covers documents as well as pages, and the number of PDFs is one of the variables that moves the price.
Do we qualify as an organization with 20 or more employees?
Count your employees in Ontario. If the number is 20 or more, you are an obligated organization and must file. If you are under 20, the accessibility standards still apply to you, but the report itself is not required. If you are near the line or your structure makes the count unclear, email us and we will help you work it out. The answer is free.
Is WCAG 2.2 required by law?
No. WCAG 2.0 Level AA is the legal floor under the AODA Information and Communications standard. We audit to WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA so you clear the legal requirement with margin and are already positioned for wherever the standard moves next.
When is the deadline, and is there still time?
The next accessibility compliance report is due December 31, 2026. There is still time: the free scan returns findings within 48 hours, the full audit report is delivered in 10 business days, and remediation timelines depend on what the audit finds. The earlier you start, the more room you have to fix issues before a director signs the attestation.
Let's scope your next file.
Fixed price in writing before work starts. Book a 20-minute call or send the file.