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  1. Organizational Classification Chart

    The 5 classes of organizations:

    • Includes every ministry of the Government of Ontario, the Office of the Premier, and the Legislative Assembly including constituency offices of the members of the Assembly.

    • A designated public sector organization* with 50 or more employees ( such as municipalities, hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards , and organizations that provide public transportation )

    • A designated public sector organization* with one to 49 employees ( such as the Ontario Office of the Fairness Commissioner and some municipalities ) .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has 50 or more employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

    • A private or not - for - profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has one to 49 employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations .

* Designated public sector organization Refers to organizations listed in Schedule 1 (Broader Public Sector) of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. These organizations include hospitals, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, district school boards, and organizations that provide public transportation.

Designated public sector also means every municipality and every person or organization listed in Column 1 of Table 1 of Ontario Regulation 146/10, of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006

Outdoor Public Use Eating Areas

man sitting in a wheelchair at an outdoor table

Outdoor public use eating areas are public areas with tables and intended for use by the public as a place to consume food, such as picnic tables in parks, on hospital grounds or university campuses, and outdoor food courts at amusement parks.

The requirements apply to all organizations except small organizations.

When building new or making planned significant alterations to existing outdoor public eating areas, organizations must make sure:

  • At least 20 per cent of new tables added, and no fewer than one of the new tables, are accessible to people using mobility aids, such as wheelchairs,
  • The ground surface leading to and under the accessible tables is level, firm, and stable to accommodate mobility aids, and
  • Enough clear space around the accessible tables is provided so people using a mobility aid can approach the tables.

How many accessible tables do you need?

The 20 per cent requirement applies to the purchase of new tables added to a public use eating area.

For example, a town decides to purchase five new tables to add to the five it already has in the park. To comply with the law, one of the five new tables must be accessible (20 per cent of five is one).

Refers to a private or not-for-profit organization that provides goods, services or facilities to the public or to other organizations and has one to 49 employees in Ontario. It does not include the Government of Ontario, Legislative Assembly, or designated public sector organizations.
 
 

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