Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program: Expression of Interest Form

Before you begin

Ensure you have read the Call for expression of interest web page and understand all the requirements.
This form includes a series of questions asking you to describe your proposed project. Please answer all the questions. Be as concise as possible with your responses. Don’t leave out any important information.
Read all questions before answering them to make sure you can provide all the information required.

You must complete this form in full. Your expression of interest may be refused if it has errors or information is missing.

You must submit this form on or before the deadline. Your expression of interest may be refused if it is submitted after the deadline.

How we use the information you provide

By completing this form, you are providing information voluntarily.

We will use this information to assess your submission. We may also use it to support related program activities such as policy analysis, research, and evaluation.

We may discuss your project with other federal government departments and organizations. To help evaluate your expression of interest, we may share project details with outside experts. For example, they may help us assess how your project addresses a gap or will help inform a relevant subject area.

Protection of personal information

The use or sharing of your personal information will not affect your relationship with this department or any other government organization.

Your personal information will be managed in accordance with the Privacy Act and other relevant laws. You have the right to:

access your personal information
ask for corrections if you think there is an error or an omission

Questions, concerns, or complaints about how we apply the Privacy Act and privacy policies can be sent to Accessibility Standards Canada’s Privacy Coordinator:

by email: Info.Accessibility.Standards-Normes.Accessibilite.Info@asc-nac.gc.ca
by phone: 1-833-854-7628
by mail:

Privacy Coordinator
Accessibility Standards Canada
320 Boulevard St. Joseph, Suite 246
Gatineau QC J8Y 3Y8

If you are not happy with our response to your privacy-related questions, concerns, or complaints, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Your right to access information

Your expression of interest submission is subject to the Access to Information Act. The Act gives every person the right to access information under the control of a government agency, with some exemptions.

Instructions for accessing information

Expression of Interest Form

Please answer all the questions in this Expression of Interest form. Make sure you respect the word limit for each question if there is one.

Part 1: Organization

A. Information about your organization

1. Legal name of organization. This is usually the name on file with the Canada Revenue Agency or a provincial or territorial equivalent.

2. Operating (or common) name of the organization (If different from the legal name).

3. Business or Canada Revenue Agency registration number. This is a 15-digit number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency. For example, 123456789 RR 0001. Please specify which number you are providing. All registered charities and non-profits are issued a registration number. You can find it on tax-related documents. It will also appear on written communications from the Canada Revenue Agency.

For more information, visit the Canada Revenue Agency website.

No number?

If you do not have a business or registration number, you must submit one of the following documents with your expression of interest.

Option 1: If your organization is not incorporated, provide the organization’s:

rules
by-laws
council resolutions, or
constitution.

Option 2: If your organization is incorporated, provide a copy of the organization’s:

letters of patents
articles of incorporation
certificate of incorporation
memorandum of association
rules
by-laws, or
constitution.

4. Organization type. Choose the type that best describes your organization. Choose only one answer.

research or educational institution (such as a university)

not-for-profit organization

Indigenous organization, including: band council; tribal council; self-governing organization

provincial or territorial organization (excluding provincial or territorial governments)

5. Is your organization a national organization? A national organization has a national mandate and that conducts activities in 4 or more provinces or territories. It may work in partnership with other organizations or have offices in different provinces or territories.

Yes

6. Is your organization a disability organization? A disability organization prioritizes disability advocacy, research, and products.

Yes

7. What is your organization’s main language of operations. Choose only one answer.

English

French

Fully bilingual

8. Address of organization. Give a complete physical street address (not a post office box). Ensure the address includes the city, province or territory, and postal code. Use a format recognized by Canada Post. Visit the Canada Post website for more information.

a) Street:

Include street name and number.

b) City/town/village:

c) Province/territory:

d) Postal code:

e) Country:

B. Contact information

Primary contact. This is the person responsible for completing this form. All correspondence regarding this expression of interest will be sent to this person.

9. First and last name

10. Position title

11. Telephone number

12. Email address

13. Preferred Canada’s official language for written communication. Choose one.

English

French

14. Preferred Canada’s official language for spoken communication. Choose one.

English

French

If the contact person needs interpretation services to communicate with Accessibility Standards Canada, please provide details. For example:

American sign language (ASL) interpreter
Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) interpreter
Indigenous sign language interpreter

15. Insert the Primary contact's interpretation service needs into the answer field.

Secondary contact. This is the person we will contact if we cannot reach the primary contact.

16. First and last name

17. Position title

18. Telephone number

19. Email address

20. Preferred Canada’s official language for written communication. Choose one.

English

French

21. Preferred Canada’s official language for spoken communication. Choose one.

English

French

If the contact person needs interpretation services to communicate with Accessibility Standards Canada, please provide details. For example:

American sign language (ASL) interpreter
Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) interpreter
Indigenous sign language interpreter

22. Insert the Secondary contact's interpretation service needs into the answer field.

Part 2: Project information

Please consult the Call for expression of interest page to help you complete this section.

23. Provide a short title that describes your project in the answer field

24. Planned project start date (yyyy-mm-dd)

Year

Month

Day

25. Planned project end date (yyyy-mm-dd)

Year

Month

Day

26. This call for expressions of interest is meant to address specific priority research areas. Which of these area(s) will your project address? Consult the “Priority research areas” section of the Call for expression of interest page and list all the priorities that apply in the answer fields.

Only indicate the name of the priority area. Do not insert long-form answers.

a) Main priority area (provide one only):

b) Secondary priority area(s) (list all that apply):

In no more than 500 words, describe your project. We must be able to understand what your project is about. In your answer:

Tell us what the project is about.
Tell us about the project’s purpose, objectives, and/or goals. (A project can have one or several goals or objectives.)
Explain the need for the project.

27. Provide your project description in the answer field.

The findings of your project must support the development of new accessibility standards in federal areas of responsibility. In no more than 200 words, tell us how the findings of your project will inform, or could be applied to, new federal accessibility standards. 

28. Tell us how your project will support the development of new accessibility standards in federal areas of responsibility in the answer field.

In no more than 200 words, tell us:

what disability or disabilities your research will address
how your project will identify, remove, and/or prevent barriers to accessibility related to your identified disabilities

29. Tell us about the disabilitie(s) you will address and how you will address the related barriers in the answer field.

In no more than 200 words, tell us how you will involve persons with disabilities in your project. For example, will they be:

members of the research team
members of an advisory committee
taking part of the planning and delivery of the project
participants in the research, for example through surveys or focus groups

30. Tell us how you will involve people with disabilities in the answer field.

In no more than 300 words, tell us how you plan to involve partners in your research. Please share with us:

the sectors and disciplines you are targeting for potential partners
the purpose and expected outcome of the partnership
what roles your partners will play in the project
the names of potential partners you may have identified (note that partners are not expected to be fully secured at the expression of interest stage)

Partnership requirements can be found in the Call for expression of interest page.

31. Tell us how you plan to involve partners in the answer field.

Part 3: Budget estimate

32. Please indicate how much funding your proposed project will require from Accessibility Standards Canada. Consult the Call for expression of interest page for the maximum project funding you can request per fiscal year, and the list of eligible expense categories to help you estimate this. For the purpose of this program, a fiscal year starts on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the next year.

A) Fiscal year 1:

B) Fiscal year 2:

C) Fiscal year 3:

D) Total amount:

Part 4: Attestation

To be eligible for this funding opportunity, you must certify the accuracy of the information you have provided.

Please attest to each of the following statements:

I am the official representative for this expression of interest.

My organization has given me the authority to submit this expression of interest.

I certify and warrant for my organization and in my personal capacity that all the information I have provided is true, accurate, and complete.

Name of official representative:

Position title:

Date:

Year

Month

Day

Please carefully review all the information you have provided before you submit this form.

Date modified: 2025-07-07

Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program: Expression of Interest Form

Before you begin

How we use the information you provide

Protection of personal information

Your right to access information

Expression of Interest Form

Part 1: Organization

B. Contact information

Part 2: Project information

Part 3: Budget estimate

Part 4: Attestation

Please carefully review all the information you have provided before you submit this form.

Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program: Expression of Interest Form

Please carefully review all the information you have provided before you submit this form.