Web Development · Canada
Web Development Company in Canada
Web projects for Canadian audiences, with accessibility, bilingual and consent requirements built in from the start and ahead of launch.
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A marketing site or web application for a Canadian audience carries obligations that a US-only site lacks. Ontario's accessibility law sets a compliance bar for public-facing pages, Quebec's language law can require a French version with standing equal to the English one, and every contact form or newsletter signup has to capture consent as CASL expects.
We build those requirements into the site structure from the first sprint: content models that hold English and French in parity, accessible components tested against WCAG success criteria, and forms that log consent rather than assuming it. Delivery is remote, coordinated across Canadian time zones through scheduled reviews and recorded walkthroughs.
Market
What Canada buyers expect from this work
AODA sets a real bar for Ontario-facing sites
Organizations operating in Ontario are expected to meet WCAG-based accessibility standards under AODA, covering keyboard navigation, alt text, color contrast and form labeling. We build to those standards as part of the front-end work rather than as a remediation pass before launch.
Quebec's French-language requirement affects site architecture
A site offered to Quebec consumers or businesses needs French content with equal footing to English under the Charter of the French Language and Bill 96. We structure the CMS around a language field so both versions launch together and stay in sync as pages are added.
Consent capture is a build requirement, not a legal afterthought
CASL requires documented consent before sending commercial electronic messages. Contact forms, newsletter signups and account creation flows are built to capture and log that consent rather than assuming an unsubscribe link is enough.
Bilingual sites need SEO structure, not just translated pages
A site with English and French versions needs hreflang tags and a clean URL structure so search engines serve the right language to the right visitor instead of indexing both versions as duplicate content. We build that structure in from the first sprint rather than fixing it once rankings show the problem.
Accessible PDFs matter as much as the HTML pages
AODA-aligned accessibility extends to downloadable documents, so a brochure or annual report published as an inaccessible scanned PDF undermines an otherwise WCAG-conformant site. We tag structure, reading order and alt text into PDFs published alongside the site rather than treating documents as outside the accessibility scope.
Provincial privacy law can sit alongside PIPEDA depending where your business operates
Alberta and British Columbia each have their own private-sector privacy statute, deemed substantially similar to PIPEDA, which can apply instead of the federal law depending on where a business is based. We confirm which statute governs a site's data collection during discovery rather than assuming PIPEDA is the only applicable framework everywhere.
Compliance we plan for
- AODA (WCAG-based accessibility) for sites operating in Ontario
- Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 for sites offered to Quebec users
- PIPEDA for any personal data collected through forms or analytics
- CASL consent requirements for email and other commercial electronic messages
How the engagement runs
Discovery confirms which provinces your traffic and customers come from, since that determines which accessibility and language requirements apply. Design and build run in sprints with review sessions scheduled across your team's time zones, and staging environments are shared early so feedback happens before launch rather than after.
Invoicing is in CAD tied to delivery milestones, payable by wire transfer or EFT. Code and content live in a repository and CMS you control, with no dependency on us to make future edits.
Industries
Industries we often work with here
- Professional ServicesEngagement management, time tracking and client portals designed around how consulting and advisory firms bill for their time.
- Real EstateListing, transaction and property management software built on RESO Web API data feeds and search that complies with Fair Housing rules.
- EducationLearning platforms and student portals driven by real rostering data and connected to Canvas, Google Classroom and your SIS over LTI 1.3.
- HealthcareClinical and patient-facing software that meets HIPAA technical safeguards and connects to the EHR your care teams already work in.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does our website need a French version to sell into Quebec?
If you're offering products or services to Quebec consumers or businesses, the Charter of the French Language and Bill 96 generally require French content with equal standing to English, covering things like product pages, checkout and support content. We scope which pages need parity during discovery based on your Quebec traffic and customer base.
What AODA accessibility level does an Ontario business website need to meet?
AODA references WCAG as its technical standard, and most organizations are expected to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA or the current equivalent for public-facing web content. We build components against those success criteria during development so accessibility isn't a separate audit at the end.
Can you rebuild our site so newsletter signups comply with CASL?
Yes. We rebuild signup and contact forms to capture explicit, logged consent and include a working unsubscribe mechanism, which is what CASL requires before you can send commercial electronic messages to someone.
How do you manage a bilingual English and French website without duplicating work?
We structure the CMS around a language attribute per page or content block, so editors update one record and both language versions stay linked, rather than maintaining two separate sites that drift apart over time.
Do you build websites for Canadian public-sector organizations?
We've built sites that meet the accessibility and privacy expectations public-sector Canadian buyers require, including AODA conformance and Canadian data hosting where that's a procurement condition. Specific requirements vary by organization, so we confirm them at discovery.
How do you handle SEO for a site with both English and French pages?
We build hreflang tags and a language-specific URL structure so search engines index and serve the English or French version correctly, rather than treating the two as duplicate content that competes against itself in rankings.
Do the PDFs we publish on our site need to be accessible too?
Yes, where AODA-aligned accessibility applies to the site, it extends to downloadable documents as well. We tag structure, reading order and alt text into published PDFs rather than treating a scanned document as outside the accessibility requirement.
Does PIPEDA apply to our site, or does a provincial law take over?
It depends on where your business is based. Alberta and British Columbia each have their own private-sector privacy statute deemed substantially similar to PIPEDA, which can apply instead of the federal law. We confirm which statute governs during discovery rather than assuming PIPEDA applies everywhere.
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