# Scan Report: https://canada.ca - Issue: https://github.com/mgifford/open-scans/issues/367 - Submitted by: mgifford - Scanned at: 2026-10-30T23:27:09.330Z - Engines used: AXE, ALFA - Scan duration: 5.3 minutes - Total URLs submitted: 8 - Accepted public URLs: 8 - Rejected URLs: 0 - 🎨 **Accessibility personalization (CSS media queries):** - πŸŒ™ Dark mode: None of the scanned URLs support `prefers-color-scheme: dark` - ⚑ Reduced motion: None of the scanned URLs support `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` - πŸ” **High contrast:** 4 of 8 URLs (50%) support `prefers-contrast: more` - πŸ–₯️ Forced colors: None of the scanned URLs support `forced-colors: active` - πŸͺŸ Reduced transparency: None of the scanned URLs support `prefers-reduced-transparency: reduce` - ALFA outcomes: 2953 passed, 154 failed, 162 cantTell, 448 inapplicable - axe outcomes: 4223 passed, 3 failed, 87 cantTell, 195 inapplicable - Equal Access outcomes: 0 passed, 0 failed (0 unique, 0 duplicate), 0 cantTell, 0 inapplicable - AccessLint outcomes: 0 passed, 0 failed (0 unique, 0 duplicate), 0 cantTell, 0 inapplicable - QualWeb outcomes: 0 passed, 0 failed, 0 cantTell, 0 inapplicable - Reflow risk outcomes (WCAG 1.4.10, indicator only β€” not a conformance verdict): 0 failed, 0 potential, 4 passed, 0 cantTell, 4 not executed - Semantica11y outcomes (semantic HTML/ARIA suggestions, kept separate from WCAG violation counts): 0 errors, 196 warnings, 2 suggestions, 4 not executed - Duplicate findings caught by later scanners: 120 ## πŸ”„ Changes Since Last Scan - πŸ†• **51 new unique issue(s)** detected for the first time in this scan ### πŸ†• New Issues - **A11Y-adce9570** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/ - **A11Y-c99bc384** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/ - **A11Y-c2f4b9c8** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r66|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/ - **A11Y-78031380** `rule:missing-key-landmark|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/ - **A11Y-9702f13c** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - **A11Y-762f1ae3** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - **A11Y-c94c90d1** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - **A11Y-023919c0** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - **A11Y-42c696e8** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - **A11Y-eb6a2548** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - **A11Y-f3d99fac** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - **A11Y-fade8a4a** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - **A11Y-607749b6** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - **A11Y-f9e2eca3** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - **A11Y-68d8c223** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css - **A11Y-18852f34** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css - **A11Y-068aca80** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css - **A11Y-2fcaf671** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css - **A11Y-02d6bc34** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css - **A11Y-1826e969** `rule:landmark-unique|light` (axe) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-a2e7ba6a** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-c98abc11** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-4da4e67e** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-8d20bb59** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-9e4e2cfe** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r68|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-758cca23** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r74|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-8e01bd08** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-17f29c07** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r8|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-55c3b664** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-e695f4f3** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-f682a5c4** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-7c72f18e** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-efd97d70** `rule:aria-structure|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr.html - **A11Y-bd5cb7dc** `rule:landmark-unique|light` (axe) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-2d1f1e8c** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-9a5ac0c9** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-e1a96076** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-2e34f7b5** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-c8763672** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-e801e987** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-463148db** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-cb2e8d73** `rule:aria-structure|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - **A11Y-bd278095** `rule:landmark-unique|light` (axe) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-08e47276** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-d18c9ade** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-51046be9** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-31863837** `rule:https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78|light` (alfa) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-6f092be8** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-7ae634cc** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-c2a8eafc** `rule:aria-expanded|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html - **A11Y-3e600d07** `rule:aria-structure|light` (semantica11y) β€” https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html ## 🎯 Pages with Most Errors Focus your efforts on these pages to make the biggest impact. Scanner columns show raw failures; the Total column remains unique across the active scanners. | Page | axe Errors | ALFA Errors | Total Unique | Page Title | |---|---:|---:|---:|---| | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/fr.html) | 1 | 67 | **68** | Accueil - Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html) | 1 | 33 | **34** | Terms and conditions - Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html) | 1 | 33 | **34** | Avis - Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/) | 0 | 6 | **6** | Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css) | 0 | 5 | **5** | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css) | 0 | 5 | **5** | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css) | 0 | 5 | **5** | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css | ## 🧭 Reflow Risk (WCAG 1.4.10) Page-level indicator: resizes to 320 CSS pixels wide and checks for horizontal overflow. This is a risk indicator, not a conformance verdict β€” see [Behavioral Accessibility Automation](https://github.com/mgifford/ACCESSIBILITY.md/blob/main/examples/BEHAVIORAL_ACCESSIBILITY_AUTOMATION.md) for what it can and cannot detect. βœ… No horizontal overflow detected at 320px width on any scanned page! ## 🏷️ Semantic HTML & ARIA (Semantica11y) Checks for non-semantic HTML and ARIA usage with suggestions for semantic improvements. These are suggestions, not WCAG conformance failures β€” see [semantica11y](https://npm.im/semantica11y) for the rule set. | Page | Errors | Warnings | Suggestions | Corroborated | Page Title | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/fr.html) | 0 | 66 | 0 | - | Accueil - Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html) | 0 | 65 | 0 | - | Terms and conditions - Canada.ca | | [View Page](https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html) | 0 | 65 | 0 | - | Avis - Canada.ca | ## πŸ”§ Most Common Issues (ALFA) These ALFA accessibility issues appear most frequently across your pages: | Rule | Pages Affected | Documentation | |---|---:|---| | [SIA-R111](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111): Interactive elements have a sufficient target size | **4** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) | | [SIA-R1](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1): The document has a non-empty element | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1) | | [SIA-R4](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4): The html element has a non-empty lang attribute | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4) | | [SIA-R59](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59): Document has at least one heading to identify its main content | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59) | | [SIA-R79](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79) | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79) | | [SIA-R87](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87): The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87) | | [SIA-R56](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56): Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56) | | [SIA-R61](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61): The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61) | | [SIA-R78](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78): Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78) | | [SIA-R66](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r66): Text has enhanced contrast with its background | **1** of 8 | [View Rule](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r66) | > πŸ’‘ **Tip**: Click on the rule documentation links to learn how to fix each issue. ## πŸ”§ Most Common Issues (axe) These axe accessibility issues appear most frequently across your pages: | Rule | Pages Affected | Documentation | |---|---:|---| | landmark-unique | **3** of 8 | [View Rule](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12.1/landmark-unique) | > πŸ’‘ **Tip**: Click on the rule documentation links to learn how to fix each issue. Consider fixing the most common issues first for maximum impact. > πŸ€– **Future Enhancement**: This report will soon include AI-powered fix suggestions for authenticated GitHub users (opt-in only, no auto-run AI). ## πŸ” Cross-Page Patterns: Common HTML Issues These HTML patterns cause the same accessibility errors across multiple pages. **Fix the pattern once in your codebase to fix it everywhere!** ### 🎯 Top Patterns to Fix (Highest Impact) #### Pattern 1: Affects 3 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R4: The html element has a non-empty lang attribute](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4) **Issue**: The `lang` attribute is either missing, empty, or only whitespace **HTML Pattern**: ```html <html>...</html> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /html ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/html')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css - https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css - https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css --- #### Pattern 2: Affects 3 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: axe **Rule**: [landmark-unique](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/landmark-unique?application=playwright) **Impact**: moderate **Issue**: Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination **HTML Pattern**: ```html <nav> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` .global-header > nav ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('.global-header > nav')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 3: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/emplois.html">Emplois</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 4: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/immigration-citoyennete.html">Immigration et citoyennetΓ©</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 5: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/prestations.html">Prestations</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 6: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/impots.html">ImpΓ΄ts</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 7: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/sante.html">SantΓ©</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 8: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/environnement.html">Environnement et ressources naturelles</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 9: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/finance.html">Argent et finances</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 10: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/contact.html">Toutes les coordonnΓ©es</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 11: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/gouvernement/min.html">MinistΓ¨res et organismes</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 12: Affects 2 page(s) - 3 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/gouvernement/systeme.html">Γ€ propos du gouvernement</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 13: Affects 2 page(s) - 2 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="https://voyage.gc.ca/">Voyage et tourisme</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 14: Affects 2 page(s) - 2 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/entreprises.html">Entreprises</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- #### Pattern 15: Affects 2 page(s) - 2 occurrence(s) **Scanner**: ALFA **Rule**: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **Issue**: Target has insufficient size **HTML Pattern**: ```html <a href="/fr/services/defense.html">SΓ©curitΓ© nationale et dΓ©fense</a> ``` **XPath** (use in browser DevTools): ``` /a ``` **How to Replicate**: 1. Open any affected page in your browser 2. Press F12 to open DevTools 3. Go to Console tab 4. Run: `$x('/a')` 5. The element will be highlighted **Affected Pages**: - https://canada.ca/fr.html - https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html --- > πŸ’‘ **Pro Tip**: These patterns likely come from shared components or templates in your codebase. Fix them in the component/template source, and the fix will propagate to all affected pages. ## πŸ“Š Detailed Results Complete scan results for all tested pages: | Submitted URL | Final URL | Status | HTTP | Redirected | Time (ms) | axe Errors | ALFA Errors | Equal Access Errors | AccessLint Errors | Duplicates | Notes | |---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---| | https://canada.ca | https://www.canada.ca/ | OK | 200 | yes | 47929 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Skipped (not requested) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R111 (Interactive elements have a sufficient target size), SIA-R66 (Text has enhanced contrast with its background) | | https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css | OK | 200 | yes | 9728 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Skipped (non-HTML content type: text/css) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R1 (The document has a non-empty <title> element), SIA-R4 (The html element has a non-empty lang attribute), SIA-R59 (Document has at least one heading to identify its main content), SIA-R79, SIA-R87 (The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content) | | https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css | OK | 200 | yes | 7934 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Skipped (non-HTML content type: text/css) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R1 (The document has a non-empty <title> element), SIA-R4 (The html element has a non-empty lang attribute), SIA-R59 (Document has at least one heading to identify its main content), SIA-R79, SIA-R87 (The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content) | | https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css | https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css | OK | 200 | yes | 7758 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Skipped (non-HTML content type: text/css) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R1 (The document has a non-empty <title> element), SIA-R4 (The html element has a non-empty lang attribute), SIA-R59 (Document has at least one heading to identify its main content), SIA-R79, SIA-R87 (The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content) | | https://canada.ca/en.html | https://canada.ca/en.html | FAIL | - | no | 60000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | URL scan exceeded 60s timeout | | https://canada.ca/fr.html | https://www.canada.ca/fr.html | OK | 200 | yes | 52812 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 59 | Skipped (not requested) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R111 (Interactive elements have a sufficient target size), SIA-R56 (Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name), SIA-R61 (The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading), SIA-R68 (Elements with an explicit ARIA role have the required owned/child elements), SIA-R74, SIA-R78 (Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content), SIA-R8 (Form fields have an accessible name) | | | | | | | | | | | | axe failed rules: landmark-unique | | https://canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html | https://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html | OK | 200 | yes | 56456 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 29 | Skipped (not requested) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R111 (Interactive elements have a sufficient target size), SIA-R56 (Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name), SIA-R61 (The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading), SIA-R78 (Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content) | | | | | | | | | | | | axe failed rules: landmark-unique | | https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html | https://www.canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html | OK | 200 | yes | 57207 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 29 | Skipped (not requested) | | | | | | | | | | | | ALFA failed rules: SIA-R111 (Interactive elements have a sufficient target size), SIA-R56 (Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name), SIA-R61 (The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading), SIA-R78 (Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content) | | | | | | | | | | | | axe failed rules: landmark-unique | ## Detailed Failure Information (ALFA) ### https://canada.ca #### Rule: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **WCAG**: [SC 2.5.5](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) (Level AAA) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a href="/en.html" class="btn btn-primary" translate="no">English</a>` - XPath: `/a[@class="btn btn-primary"]` **Failure 2:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a href="/en/transparency/terms.html" class="sp-lk">Terms & conditions</a>` - XPath: `/a[@class="sp-lk"]` #### Rule: [SIA-R66: Text has enhanced contrast with its background](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r66) **WCAG**: [SC 1.4.6](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/contrast-enhanced) (Level AAA) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The highest possible contrast of the text is 6.46:1 which is below the required contrast of 7:1 ### https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/theme.min.css #### Rule: [SIA-R1: The document has a non-empty <title> element](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1) **WCAG**: [SC 2.4.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/page-titled) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a `<title>` element #### Rule: [SIA-R4: The html element has a non-empty lang attribute](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4) **WCAG**: [SC 3.1.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The `lang` attribute is either missing, empty, or only whitespace - HTML: `<html>...</html>` - XPath: `/html` #### Rule: [SIA-R59: Document has at least one heading to identify its main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a heading element #### Rule: [SIA-R79](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The element has no <figure> ancestor and has text which not inside a <code>, <kbd> or <samp> element. - HTML: `<pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">...</pre>` - XPath: `/pre` #### Rule: [SIA-R87: The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document has no tabbable descendants ### https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/noscript.min.css #### Rule: [SIA-R1: The document has a non-empty <title> element](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1) **WCAG**: [SC 2.4.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/page-titled) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a `<title>` element #### Rule: [SIA-R4: The html element has a non-empty lang attribute](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4) **WCAG**: [SC 3.1.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The `lang` attribute is either missing, empty, or only whitespace - HTML: `<html>...</html>` - XPath: `/html` #### Rule: [SIA-R59: Document has at least one heading to identify its main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a heading element #### Rule: [SIA-R79](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The element has no <figure> ancestor and has text which not inside a <code>, <kbd> or <samp> element. - HTML: `<pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">@charset "utf-8";/*! * Web Experience Toolkit (WE...</pre>` - XPath: `/pre` #### Rule: [SIA-R87: The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document has no tabbable descendants ### https://canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/css/messages.min.css #### Rule: [SIA-R1: The document has a non-empty <title> element](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r1) **WCAG**: [SC 2.4.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/page-titled) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a `<title>` element #### Rule: [SIA-R4: The html element has a non-empty lang attribute](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r4) **WCAG**: [SC 3.1.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The `lang` attribute is either missing, empty, or only whitespace - HTML: `<html>...</html>` - XPath: `/html` #### Rule: [SIA-R59: Document has at least one heading to identify its main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r59) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not have a heading element #### Rule: [SIA-R79](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r79) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The element has no <figure> ancestor and has text which not inside a <code>, <kbd> or <samp> element. - HTML: `<pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">@charset "utf-8"; /*! * @title Web Experience Too...</pre>` - XPath: `/pre` #### Rule: [SIA-R87: The first focusable element on the page is a skip link to the main content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r87) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document has no tabbable descendants ### https://canada.ca/fr.html #### Rule: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **WCAG**: [SC 2.5.5](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) (Level AAA) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a lang="en" href="/en.html">...</a>` - XPath: `/a` **Failure 2:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a class="stretched-link" data-gc-analytics="promo:homePageFeature" href="https://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/commemorative-events/veterans-week?utm_source=canadaca&utm_medium=VW2026&utm_campaign=vwlanding">Les vΓ©tΓ©rans nous ont aidΓ©s Γ  bΓ’tir un Canada plus...</a>` - XPath: `/a[@class="stretched-link"]` #### Rule: [SIA-R56: Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Some `navigation` have the same name. #### Rule: [SIA-R61: The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not start with a level 1 heading #### Rule: [SIA-R68: Elements with an explicit ARIA role have the required owned/child elements](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r68) **WCAG**: [SC 1.3.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/info-and-relationships) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The element owns no elements as required by its semantic role - HTML: `<ul id="suggestions" role="listbox" class="query-suggestions" aria-describedby="sr-qs-hint" />` - XPath: `/ul[@id="suggestions"]` #### Rule: [SIA-R74](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r74) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The font size is specified using an absolute unit - HTML: `<p>Trouver un emploi, formation, programmes d'embauch...</p>` - XPath: `/p` #### Rule: [SIA-R78: Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: There is no content between this heading and the next - HTML: `<h2>En vedette</h2>` - XPath: `/h2` #### Rule: [SIA-R8: Form fields have an accessible name](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r8) **WCAG**: [SC 4.1.2](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/name-role-value) (Level A) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The form field does not have an accessible name - HTML: `<ul id="suggestions" role="listbox" class="query-suggestions" aria-describedby="sr-qs-hint" />` - XPath: `/ul[@id="suggestions"]` ### https://canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html #### Rule: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **WCAG**: [SC 2.5.5](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) (Level AAA) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a lang="fr" href="/fr/transparence/avis.html">...</a>` - XPath: `/a` #### Rule: [SIA-R56: Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Some `navigation` have the same name. #### Rule: [SIA-R61: The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not start with a level 1 heading #### Rule: [SIA-R78: Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: There is no content between this heading and the next - HTML: `<h1 property="name" class="wb-inv" id="wb-cont" dir="ltr">Terms and conditions</h1>` - XPath: `/h1[@id="wb-cont"]` ### https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html #### Rule: [SIA-R111: Interactive elements have a sufficient target size](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r111) **WCAG**: [SC 2.5.5](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) (Level AAA) **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Target has insufficient size - HTML: `<a lang="en" href="/en/transparency/terms.html">...</a>` - XPath: `/a` #### Rule: [SIA-R56: Landmarks with the same role are distinguishable by their accessible name](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r56) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Some `navigation` have the same name. #### Rule: [SIA-R61: The first heading in the document is a level 1 heading](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r61) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: The document does not start with a level 1 heading #### Rule: [SIA-R78: Headings of the same level are not immediately adjacent without intervening content](https://alfa.siteimprove.com/rules/sia-r78) **WCAG**: Best Practice **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: There is no content between this heading and the next - HTML: `<h1 property="name" class="wb-inv" id="wb-cont" dir="ltr">Avis</h1>` - XPath: `/h1[@id="wb-cont"]` ## Detailed Failure Information (axe) ### https://canada.ca/fr.html #### Rule: [landmark-unique](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/landmark-unique?application=playwright) **Impact**: moderate **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination - HTML: `<nav>` - XPath: `.global-header > nav` ### https://canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html #### Rule: [landmark-unique](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/landmark-unique?application=playwright) **Impact**: moderate **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination - HTML: `<nav>` - XPath: `.global-header > nav` ### https://canada.ca/fr/transparence/avis.html #### Rule: [landmark-unique](https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.12/landmark-unique?application=playwright) **Impact**: moderate **Failure 1:** - First identified: 2026-10-30 - Message: Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination - HTML: `<nav>` - XPath: `.global-header > nav`