Accessibility

Last reviewed: August 2026 · Operator: ClearToEnter (cleartoenter.ca)

Our commitment

ClearToEnter is built to be usable by everyone who needs it, including people using screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, magnification, or reduced-motion settings. We target the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA across the site: the guides, the free tools, and the legal pages.

Immigration information is not optional reading for the people who need it. An interface that locks someone out is the same as withholding the information, so accessibility is treated as part of whether a page works at all, not as a finishing touch.

What is implemented

Keyboard operability

Every interactive tool can be completed with a keyboard alone. Tabs, radio groups, steppers, date fields, and dialogs follow standard key behaviour, and no control traps focus.

Visible focus

A consistent teal focus ring is drawn on every focusable element, with an offset so it stays readable against dark and light backgrounds.

Contrast

Body text, headings, form labels, and interactive controls are set to meet the WCAG AA contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text and interface components).

Screen-reader announcements

Tool results, score updates, progress changes, and validation messages are announced through live regions, so a result that appears on screen is also spoken.

Reduced motion

Animations, scroll reveals, and transitions are suppressed when your system requests reduced motion. Nothing is lost with motion turned off; movement is never the only way information is conveyed.

ARIA semantics on charts and progress

Score rings, progress bars, draw charts, and other graphics carry accessible names, roles, and text equivalents, and decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology instead of being read aloud.

Structure and language

Pages use real headings in order, landmark regions, labelled form controls, and a declared page language so English and French pages are pronounced correctly.

Bilingual parity

The English and French sites carry the same content and the same accessibility work. Neither is a reduced version of the other.

Known limitations

These are the places the site does not yet meet its own target. They are listed here rather than left for you to discover.

Sample and reference PDF documents linked from the guides may not be fully tagged for screen readers. Where a PDF is not tagged, the same information is available as HTML on the site, and we will send a plain-text version on request.
Some third-party embedded assets, such as country flag images, are decorative. They are marked as decorative and hidden from assistive technology, so no meaning is lost, but they carry no descriptive text of their own.
A few older guides use tables that are wider than a narrow screen. They scroll horizontally rather than reflowing, which is workable but not ideal at high magnification.
Our testing combines automated checks with manual keyboard and screen-reader passes. It is not a formal third-party audit, so we cannot claim certified conformance, only a documented target and honest reporting against it.

Report a barrier

If any part of this site blocks you, tell us. Describe the page and what happened, including the browser and assistive technology you were using if you know them. We read every message and will reply with a fix or a timeline.

Email: hello@cleartoenter.ca

We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within five business days. If the barrier stops you from getting information you need, say so in the message and we will send you the content directly in a format that works for you.

Reviewing this statement

This statement is reviewed at least twice a year and whenever a significant new tool ships. Each review re-tests the tools, updates the limitations list, and changes the date at the top of this page. It is dated August 2026.