Supporting Documentation - Total Accessibility Score of PSPC owned and lease purchased buildings assessed against the Treasury Board Standard on Barrier-Free Access to Real Property

DRR Calculation/formula

Average Accessibility Score = Sum (Accessibility Scores of Assessed Assets) / Number of Assessed Assets.

2023: Please note, the associated value (72%) published in the 2023 Departmental Results Report (DRR) was reported in error. This value should have been 68% for 2023. The issues that contributed to this reporting error will be corrected in future publications of the DRR.

2022: The associated value (67%) reported in the 2022 Departmental Results Report (DRR) was calculated based on the 80 assessments that were completed at the time of reporting. Additional assessment results have been added to this datafile since that time, so the average of values reported on this file at time of publication may differ slightly from what was reported in the DRR.

Additional Details

Buildings in the PSPC portfolio undergo regular accessibility audits which include the calculation of a compliance score for the asset. The compliance score of an asset is assessed as a weighted value with respect to a number of key accessibility elements. The breakdown of these elements can change based on the specific Accessibility Compliance Standard that is used.

For the CSA B651-18 standard, the contributing elements and their respective weighting were as follows:

• Walkways (5%)
• Parking Spaces (5%)
• Entrances to Building (20%)
• Vertical Movement (20%)
• Interior; Doors and Corridors (10%)
• Washrooms (20%)
• Water Coolers / Drinking Fountains (5%)
• Public Telephones (5%)
• Tactile Signage (5%)
• Public Areas (5%)

Scores for each of the elements are based on the extent to which they comply with the accessibility standards being used for the assessment. For CSA B651-18, these elements were assessed on a 0 to 4 scale, as follows:

• 4 = Full compliance - Fully meets Treasury Board Accessibility Standard for Real Property (ASRP) and CAN/CSA B651 technical requirements or PWGSC acceptable technical variances
• 3.5 = Excellent - requiring only minor adjustments
• 3 = Very Good requiring replacement of existing elements
• 2.5 = Good - Requires installation of new elements
• 2 = Moderate - Requires minor architectural/structural or mechanical interventions
• 1.5 = Poor - Requires major architectural/structural or mechanical interventions
• 1 = Very Poor - Requires construction of new accessibility element
• 0 = Accessibility element cannot be accommodated due to architectural structural or other limitations

This dataset has been designed to ensure that the same datafile structure can continue be used, even as different standards are applied in the assessments, moving forward.

Related Links

• Open Government Portal
• Departmental Results Report
• Infographic for Public Services and Procurement Canada