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Accessibility committees

Last updated on April 23, 2025

The Province has appointed the:

  • Provincial Accessibility Committee (PAC)
  • Technical committees for standards development

These committees advise the Province to work with people with disabilities. They focus on how the Accessible B.C. Act should work in B.C.

Provincial Accessibility Committee

The Provincial Accessibility Committee (PAC) is an advisory committee to government established under the Accessible British Columbia Act.

The role of the PAC is to give advice on accessibility to government. The PAC works to improve accessibility for people with disabilities by:

  • Developing and recommending accessibility standards to the Province
  • Working with the public on accessibility standards
  • Providing general advice to the Minister about how to promote accessibility

PAC members reflect the diversity of people living in British Columbia.

Members include:

  • People with disabilities
  • People from organizations that support people with disabilities
  • Indigenous Peoples

PAC terms of reference

Technical committees

These committees help the PAC write recommendations for accessibility standards. They receive direction from the PAC and the Minister. There is one technical committee for each accessibility standard. The committees will consider a range of barriers, such as:

  • Non-inclusive policies and technologies
  • Inaccessible buildings
  • Hiring practices
  • Lack of training for staff

Technical committees help the PAC think of new regulations that could help people overcome these barriers.

Technical committee terms of reference