Accommodation Passports in Canadian Federal Corrections: 2025 Progress Report

Canada’s 2025 accessibility progress report within federal corrections provides a balanced view of accommodation passport implementation.

The initiative has improved awareness of workplace accommodation processes and contributed to structural shifts in documenting accessibility needs. However, barriers remain. The report identifies manager unawareness, repeated form completion, administrative inconsistencies, and reports of harassment during accommodation processes.

The findings underline a critical lesson. Accessibility tools and accommodation passports can support workplace inclusion, but cultural readiness and managerial accountability determine real impact.

Where systems are embedded within governance structures and supported by training, progress is measurable. Where implementation is procedural rather than strategic, friction persists.

The Canadian experience demonstrates that structured documentation alone is not enough. Digital tools must align with organisational culture, leadership responsibility, and clear implementation pathways to deliver scalable disability inclusion.