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The Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2001 (ODA) was proclaimed on September 30, 2002 and became law as of that date.
The ODA is designed so that cities, towns and other municipalities; hospitals; school boards; colleges and universities; public transportation providers; government ministries and agencies; the private sector and people with disabilities can take part in making Ontario a more accessible province.
The Act mandates that each hospital prepare, each year, an "Accessibility Plan", including consulting with persons with disabilities in preparing the Plan.
The Plan is to address the identification and removal of barriers to persons with disabilities in the hospital's bylaws, if any, policies, programs, practices and services.
Any organization that is required to prepare an accessibility plan and make it available to the public, but does not do so, are guilty of an offence and, if convicted, can be fined up to $50,000.
For Baycrest, the term "hospital" means Centre-wide application.