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How much does AODA website compliance cost?

Short answer: it depends on how many pages and templates your site has, how many issues it has today, and how it's built. The cheapest step is the first one — find out where you stand with a no-cost automated website scan before anyone quotes you.

The four parts of the cost

  1. Audit. Automated scanning plus manual keyboard and screen-reader testing against WCAG 2.2 Level AA (our service target; Ontario specifies WCAG 2.0 AA for covered websites, with scope limits and exceptions). Automated tools alone miss many issues, so a real audit includes human testing.
  2. Remediation. Fixing the code: alt text, contrast, labels, headings, keyboard access, focus order, captions. Fixing a shared template can improve many pages that use it, which is why site structure matters more than raw page count.
  3. Independent verification. A second reviewer re-tests the fixes. This documents the reviewed fixes; the certifier must still assess all applicable organizational obligations.
  4. Ongoing monitoring. New content and updates break accessibility over time. Monthly automated re-scans can flag some regressions; manual review remains necessary.

What makes it cost more

Why overlays aren't a shortcut

An overlay or toolbar is not evidence of WCAG conformance by itself. Accessibility depends on the actual content and interaction, evaluated with automated checks and human testing. Source-code remediation is our approach, but it also needs verification.

The cost of doing nothing

Ontario can audit organizations, issue orders and impose administrative penalties, and under the AODA a corporation convicted of an offence can be fined up to $100,000 for each day the offence continues. Directors and officers can also be personally fined up to $50,000 per day if convicted. Your report must be certified by someone authorized to legally bind the organization; website work alone does not establish compliance with every standard.

Scan, diagnostic report and fixes: our pricing

Fortress Web Compliance focuses on Ontario private corporations of 50+ employees. Businesses and non-profits with 20 to 49 employees must still file accessibility compliance reports even though the covered-website standard applies at 50 or more.

No-cost automated scan — no payment

No email or signup is required, including for the no-cost PDF download. The submitted URL receives available Google mobile PageSpeed results. The additional sweep attempts up to 500 discoverable public HTML URLs on the same site using Fortress HTML checks, not a separate PageSpeed run on each page. Failed requests count as attempts; protected, unlinked and JavaScript-generated pages may be missed.

The no-cost PDF summarizes available scores, recommendations, grouped findings and crawl results. It is not a complete WCAG audit and does not include manual keyboard or screen-reader testing.

Choose your audit scope

Small Website Footprint

$399

CAD · One-time

Organizations with a small website footprint: brochure websites and simple, static sites — regardless of organization size.

Up to 10 pages / Static Content
  • Full automated domain crawl
  • Localized AODA compliance risk assessment
  • Developer-ready PDF remediation blueprint
Get Started

Complex Website Footprint

$999

CAD · One-time

Organizations with a larger or more complex website footprint: B2B websites, multi-location sites and interactive user flows.

Up to 50 pages / Complex User Flows
  • Everything in Small Website Footprint
  • Multi-page interaction scanning (forms & user registrations)
  • Priority code-level structural fixes
  • Executive summary for internal stakeholder review
Get Started

Enterprise & E-Commerce

Custom Quote

Starts at $1,499 CAD

Complex e-commerce stores (Shopify/WooCommerce), dynamic applications, and enterprise networks.

Custom Scope Selection
  • Deep sitewide architectural scan
  • Complete checkout funnel or multi-step path mapping
  • Dynamic element & filtering matrix analysis
  • Dedicated strategy consultation call

Ongoing Monitoring

Site and requirement dependent

Recurring · scoped to your site

  • Review website changes for accessibility barriers within the agreed monitoring scope
  • Review relevant regulatory changes and recommend updates where needed
  • Check for other unforeseen issues and document recommended next steps

Proposed fixes and their costs are documented for Fortress or your internal technology team to implement.

You get: continuous peace of mind

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A scoped audit and developer-ready blueprint. Website fixing and ongoing monitoring are agreed separately.

View sample scan report

An illustrative automated scan report—not a paid audit deliverable or proof of compliance.

Prices in CAD; tax is calculated at checkout. Page and interaction limits define the paid audit scope. Automated checks do not test every WCAG criterion. Not legal advice; no guarantee of legal compliance.

The paid audit blueprint is separate from the no-cost automated PDF. Small Business and Corporate orders start with account creation or sign-in and checkout, followed by website intake after payment. Enterprise requests go to Sales without payment.

Fixes — a fixed-price quote after the report

Fixes are quoted separately after the diagnostic report, with the work and fixed price agreed before it starts. Part is paid up front and the balance after technical completion and independent review by a different engineer than the one who made the fixes. Completed work comes with a fix report, not a certification or legal-compliance guarantee.

Not legal advice. We do not guarantee legal compliance. Read the scan methodology and limitations.

Download a sample scan report (PDF) — a real scan of our own site.

Common questions

What does the no-cost scan miss?

Automated checks cannot judge many WCAG criteria — for example whether alt text is meaningful, whether keyboard focus order makes sense, or how a screen reader announces interactions. Protected, unlinked and JavaScript-generated pages may be missed, and provider results can be unavailable. It is a starting point, not a certification of compliance.

What do the paid audit tiers include?

Choose a scoped accessibility audit: Small Business ($399 CAD, up to 10 static pages), Corporate ($999 CAD, up to 50 pages with complex user flows), or Enterprise (custom quote starting at $1,499 CAD). Each tier delivers its listed review and developer-ready blueprint. Automated checks do not test every WCAG criterion. Delivery date is confirmed by email after payment. Additional remediation is quoted separately.

How are fixes quoted?

After the diagnostic report, we quote a fixed price for an agreed scope of work before anything starts. Part is paid up front and the balance is due only after technical completion and independent review by a different engineer.

Who must comply?

The AODA website standard (WCAG 2.0 AA) applies to private and non-profit organizations with 50 or more employees in Ontario, subject to statutory scope limits and exceptions. Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees must still file accessibility compliance reports. Read the full requirements.

Run your no-cost scan → · AODA website requirements

Official sources

General information, not legal advice. Questions? colin@fortresswebcompliance.com

Last updated: October 2026