Date: December 6, 2022
As part of Skyline Group of Companies’ (“Skyline”) commitment to build strong, supportive, and sustainable communities across Ontario, we recognize the importance of creating a barrier-free environment for our employees, investors, tenants, vendors, and community partners. Our 2022-2027 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan aims to ensure that we create and maintain an equitable and inclusive experience that is free from discrimination and exclusion from basic needs for anyone who interacts with Skyline.
We are proud to share our achievements and continued efforts in ensuring accessibility is integrated into everything we do.
Sincerely,
Martin Castellan Co-Founder & Chief Administrative Officer, Skyline Group of Companies
Skyline strives to meet the needs of its stakeholders with disabilities and is working to remove and prevent barriers to accessibility. We are dedicated to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Our Multi-Year Accessibility Plan outlines our commitments to:
Our Multi-Year Accessibility Plan was created under the requirements of the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR) and demonstrates how Skyline will play a role in making Ontario an accessible province for all Ontarians. It will be revisited and updated at least once every five (5) years.
We welcome questions and feedback regarding our Multi-Year Accessibility Plan and encourage our stakeholders to learn more about our commitments by reviewing our Accessible Customer Service policy.
Skyline is committed to providing exceptional customer service to all our customers, including those with disabilities. We strive to give persons with disabilities the same opportunity to access and benefit from the services we provide every day. We are taking the following steps to ensure we are providing our services in a way that respects the dignity and independence of persons with disabilities:
Skyline is committed to making our information and communications accessible to persons with disabilities.
We have taken the following steps to ensure all public-facing websites and web applications meet or exceed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards outlined in the IASR:
Skyline is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. We will provide reasonable accommodation and notify the public and employees that, when requested, we will accommodate persons with disabilities during the recruitment and onboarding processes.
Any candidate, current employee, or Skyline contractor shall be proactively notified of available accessible accommodation and provided with accessible formats or alternatives:
We will take the following steps to develop individual accommodation plans and return to work policies for employees that have been absent due to a disability:
Skyline will take the following steps to ensure the accessibility and accommodation needs of our employees with disabilities are considered for our performance management, career development, and redeployment processes:
Skyline will take the following steps to provide training on the requirements of Ontario’s accessibility laws and the Ontario Human Rights Code as it applies to persons with disabilities:
Skyline will meet the Accessibility Standards for the Design of Public Spaces when building or making major changes to public spaces and will put procedures in place to prevent service disruptions to the accessible areas of our public spaces.
For more information on this accessibility plan, please contact us at:
Our accessibility plan is publicly posted at: https://www.SkylineGroupOfCompanies.ca/Accessibility/
Standard and accessible formats of this document are available on request from: