Website accessibility compliance in Brandon

Brandon is Manitoba's second-largest city, with a population of 51,313 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population). Its reach is wider than that number suggests: the City of Brandon estimates its trading population at about 180,000, which means people from across southwestern Manitoba rely on Brandon businesses, clinics and services, and often find them online first.

Since May 1, 2025, organizations with one or more employees in Manitoba have been covered by the Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation, Man. Reg. 47/2022 (s. 2(c) (opens in a new tab)). Web content published on or after that date, or needed to access an organization's goods or services, must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA (s. 7(1) (opens in a new tab)). We work with Brandon organizations remotely.

Which organizations in Brandon are covered

Any organization with one or more employees in Manitoba. That includes independent shops, farm service businesses, clinics, restaurants near campus, property managers and community organizations. Large employers must also document their accessibility measures and policies (s. 3(2) (opens in a new tab)) and a training policy (s. 4(4) (opens in a new tab)).

Websites we see most often in Brandon

The Government of Canada's economic profile of the Brandon region lists health care and social assistance, retail trade and manufacturing as key sectors. Brandon also serves a large agricultural area and is home to Brandon University, so many local websites are used by rural customers and by students. The patterns below are typical issues, not findings about any particular organization.

Health and community services

People travelling in from surrounding communities often check hours, directions and booking options before they leave. Common problems include booking tools that cannot be used with a keyboard (2.1.1), location maps with no text alternative (1.1.1) and hours shown in light grey text below 4.5:1 contrast (1.4.3). See clinics and healthcare and non-profits.

Agriculture services and equipment

Parts lookups, equipment listings and price sheets are frequently published as scanned PDFs or wide tables that require sideways scrolling on a phone at 320 CSS px (1.4.10). Image galleries often have missing alternative text. See trades and contractors and retail.

Businesses that serve students

Restaurants, rental listings and service businesses near campus are often used on phones and with assistive technology. Image-only menus (1.1.1), ordering buttons with no accessible name (4.1.2) and rental application forms without proper labels (1.3.1) come up often. See restaurants and professional services.

How we work with Brandon organizations

All of our audit and repair work is done remotely, so distance from Winnipeg makes no difference to the process.

1. Remote audit. We test your key pages and tasks against all 50 WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria with automated scans, keyboard-only testing, NVDA, VoiceOver, 200% zoom and 320 CSS px reflow.
2. Phone consultation. We review the findings with you by phone, using screen-share.
3. Fixed written quote. One price for the repairs, with no hourly billing.
4. Repairs that keep your design. We make the least visible change, so your site still looks like yours. No overlay widgets.
5. Compliance documentation. Notice wording for accessible formats (s. 5 (opens in a new tab)), a feedback process (s. 9 (opens in a new tab)) and training material (s. 4 (opens in a new tab)).

If anything we repaired is later found not to meet WCAG 2.1 AA, we correct it at no charge. See our services.

Last reviewed October 2026. General information, not legal advice.