Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

6 PASS 4 REVIEW 3 FIX

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Dark Mode Support

Action

No dark mode signals

FIX

No dark mode signals

No dark mode signals detected

Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Print Stylesheet

Action

No print styles

FIX

No print styles

No print-specific styles detected

When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

Print Stylesheet No Print Styles

Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

REVIEW

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title User ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✗

Favicon & Branding

Action

11 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

11 icon(s) detected

No favicon.ico at site root

Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✗ favicon.ico Missing

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Navigation UX

Action

2 navigation pattern(s)

REVIEW

2 navigation pattern(s)

Search functionality detected

Got: role-search

Skip navigation link detected

5 navigation landmark(s) detected

Hamburger menu detected (responsive design)

Breadcrumbs

Search role='search' landmark

Skip Link Skip link detected

Labeled Navigation 5 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

4 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 6 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

14 pass 6 fail WCAG AA 3 pass AA only

div This advertisement has not loaded yet, b…

3.80:1

#000000

#CF181C

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

span Perform search

1.77:1

#000000

#353A13

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

span Sign In

1.63:1

#000000

#253712

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

span My Account

1.57:1

#000000

#23340D

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

label Search o.canada.com

1.28:1

#000000

#10240B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold

span Perform search

1.33:1

#000000

#202505

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

2 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Canada.Com \| Homepag…	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
h2 weather (Toronto)	21.00:1	3.0:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
title Canada.Com \| Homepag…	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
div Advertisement oop	20.47:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FCFCFC	Pass
div Stories continue bel…	6.74:1	4.5:1	#000000	#E07075	Pass
div This advertisement h…	3.80:1	4.5:1	#000000	#CF181C	Fail
a Skip to Content	6.75:1	4.5:1	#000000	#DF7174	Pass
span Sections	16.23:1	4.5:1	#000000	#D8E4EC	Pass
span Search	15.27:1	4.5:1	#000000	#DFDCCE	Pass
label Search o.canada.com	8.95:1	4.5:1	#000000	#BDA865	Pass
span Perform search	1.77:1	4.5:1	#000000	#353A13	Fail
span Sign In	1.63:1	4.5:1	#000000	#253712	Fail
span My Account	1.57:1	4.5:1	#000000	#23340D	Fail
label Search o.canada.com	1.28:1	4.5:1	#000000	#10240B	Fail
span Perform search	1.33:1	4.5:1	#000000	#202505	Fail
span Travel Canada	5.82:1	4.5:1	#000000	#9E8350	Pass
span Travel USA	13.39:1	4.5:1	#000000	#C4D1D1	Pass
span Travel International	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Cruises	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass
span Travel Essentials	21.00:1	4.5:1	#000000	#FFFFFF	Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Landmark Structure

24 landmarks

PASS

24 landmarks

<main> landmark present

5 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Search landmark present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

48 headings

PASS

48 headings

Single H1 present

H1 Canada.Com | Homepage | Canada.Com
H2 I've been camping all over Western Canada. These spots took my breath away
H3 This Pacific paradise found a way to make sustainable tourism easy
H3 U.S. couple shocked after sunny cruise to Bermuda rerouted to chilly New Brunswick
H3 Thermal spas are booming in Canada. What's driving the travel trend?
H3 Air Canada unveils major cabin upgrades with new lie-flat seats
H2 Travel Canada
H3 Seth Rogen's cannabis company cooks up new colab
H3 Cash Cab guy's turn to answer questions
H3 Art Hang exemplifies new chapter for Art House Cafe
H3 B.C. in bloom: Tulip festivals across the province now open to visitors
H3 19 Ottawa restaurants where you can eat well for $20 or less
H3 U.S. couple shocked after sunny cruise to Bermuda rerouted to chilly New Brunswick
H3 This Pacific paradise found a way to make sustainable tourism easy
H3 Who is going to Florida if Canada is boycotting U.S. travel? It's Canadians
H3 Man who immigrated to Canada fled the country one day after he was convicted of sex assault
H3 Canadian airlines add fuel surcharges as travellers weigh rising costs
H2 Travel USA
H3 No thanks, eh? Canadians return trips from U.S. dip: StatsCan
H3 Denver airport asks travellers to donate gift cards to unpaid TSA employees: ‘EASE THE STRESS’
H3 United Airlines will now remove passengers not using headphones
H3 Montrealers choosing Dominican Republic, Europe instead of Cuba for spring break
H3 From horseback to golf cart at the exquisite Mountain Sky Guest Ranch
H2 Travel International
H3 Carnival cruise passenger Diana Sanders awarded $300Gs after being overserved tequila
H3 What's worth the splurge in Europe — and what isn't?
H3 Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations extend Cuba cancellations
H3 Norwegian ferry cruise an eco-friendly, slow alternative to traditional ships
H3 Canadian airlines rank among best in the world for 2026
H2 weather (Toronto)
H2 Cruises
H3 Teen charged with murder, sex abuse after stepsister slain on cruise ship
H3 MSC Cruises cancels Middle East routes for next year
H3 Cruise passengers are the next travellers facing surcharges as oil prices soar
H3 Cruise ship hits reef off Fiji island where 'Cast Away' filmed
H3 Royal Caribbean Odyssey of the Seas finally departs after storm leaves guests stranded
H2 Travel Essentials
H3 How to make the most of the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto this summer
H3 What are the hidden lessons of Japan's food culture?
H3 How the Canada Strong Pass is making travel plans cheaper this summer
H3 6 beautiful hikes in Ontario worth planning a trip around
H3 Toronto restaurants and hotels with special things to do this Easter
H2 Contests
H3 CLOSED - Monday Morning Golf Contest
H3 CLOSED - Ottawa Home & Garden Show Contest (Contest open in Ontario only)
H3 CLOSED - Tails Told Contest
H3 CLOSED - JUNOS 2026 Contest
H3 CLOSED - GOAT Contest

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 49 images OK

PASS

All 49 images OK

2 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

47 image(s) with good alt text

49 images 47 good alt text

Issue	Count
too long	2 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 3 controls labeled

PASS

All 3 controls labeled

3 control(s) properly labeled

3 controls

3 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#id_search_text	input	Search o.canada.com	for/id
#id_search_text_top	input	Search o.canada.com	for/id
#emailVS_Travel_Time	email	Email Address	aria-label

A+

Link & Button Quality

176 links, 11 buttons — all OK

PASS

176 links, 11 buttons — all OK

176 link(s) with descriptive text

176 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

187 links and buttons have descriptive text

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 29 passed

PASS

100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

●Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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