A recurring thought I've had regard the Accessibility Ontario Act - we need a compliance officer in order for this law to have any teeth.
Under the AODA, the deputy minister has the power to appoint inspectors. The inspector’s job is to see if persons and organizations are meeting the accessibility standards and/or complying with the Act and its regulations.
The AODA lists all of the activities that an inspector can carry out to determine if the organization is complying with a standard. For example, inspectors can make an inspection at any time during regular business or daylight hours. They have the power to ask for anything or speak with anyone about anything that relates to the inspection. They may also ask someone who has expert knowledge on a topic (e.g., an architect) to help with an inspection.
An inspector can also apply to a justice of the peace to issue a search warrant if it is needed.
It is an offence for anyone to try to prevent an inspection in
accordance with a search warrant, refuse to answer questions, provide
false or misleading information, or deliberately not give information
during the course of an inspection [PART IV, sections 18 – 20]. Source Link:
