Built for Directors of Infrastructure, CAOs, Finance Departments, and Procurement Officers. Standards-aligned assessments with barrier documentation, RHFAC scoring, and council-ready capital plans — all in a single fixed-fee engagement.
Nova Scotia's Built Environment Standard came into effect April 2026. Every NS municipality is now accountable for built environment accessibility compliance. Start a compliance roadmap →
Every engagement produces a scored, site-measured assessment with a clear remediation roadmap — not a list of observations without direction.
Full RHFAC-informed assessment of any municipal building — civic centres, libraries, recreation facilities, transit terminals, and public works buildings.
Barrier documentation and scoring for commercial landlords, REITs, and property managers preparing for lease renewals, renovations, or compliance audits.
Standardized assessments across a portfolio of buildings — consistent scoring, comparable reporting, and a consolidated capital plan for annual budget submissions.
Scoped, measured, and delivered — fixed fee, no surprises.
Facility details, access logistics, and report requirements confirmed before any site visit is scheduled. One call, clear scope, written quote.
Laser-measured, category-by-category documentation of every physical barrier. Photographs, dimensions, and field notes captured on site.
Complete PDF report with floor plan, scored findings, Next Dollar Impact analysis, and a phased capital plan — delivered within 7–10 business days.
Most municipalities jump directly from an accessibility policy commitment to renovation contracts — skipping the portfolio evidence layer that makes procurement defensible. Novo Accessibility fills that gap: a structured, scored assessment that sits between intent and engineering, giving finance, facilities, and council the evidence they need to sequence investments correctly.
Engineers optimize individual solutions. We prioritize across your entire portfolio — ranking which buildings, which barriers, and which dollars move the accessibility score most. That is a different job. That is this job.
Most municipalities stall on accessibility because it feels massive, expensive, and politically risky. Quick Wins change that. They are immediate, low-cost improvements that demonstrate accessibility commitment to council without requiring capital approval — and they are identified in every pilot report.
Quick Wins are operating-budget items — signage, lever hardware, threshold strips, lighting. A department head can approve them the same week the report is delivered.
Visible improvements before the next budget cycle give council and communications teams something to report publicly — while the longer capital plan moves through approval.
The Rivermark pilot identified 9 Quick Wins across 5 facilities at an estimated combined cost of $3K–$7K. That is real, documented progress for the price of a single consultant day elsewhere.
Every step produces structured, defensible data — building toward a report your finance team can act on.
Every section is actionable — built for the person who presents it to council, writes the grant application, or approves the capital budget.
Every room dimensioned by laser measurement on site. Barrier locations marked directly on the plan — no ambiguity about where each finding lives.
Every barrier documented with category, scoring weight, photographic evidence, dimension measurement, and a remediation cost range.
Barriers ranked by compliance points per dollar spent — so the first budget allocation goes exactly where it moves the certification score most.
A two-year remediation roadmap with running score at each phase, designed to slot directly into annual capital budget submission cycles. Shows the exact path from current score to Silver or Gold certification threshold.
Current score vs. Bronze, Silver, and Gold thresholds — with a gap summary and the estimated investment required to close it. Built for the grant writer and the risk manager equally.
The report below is the deliverable — not a slide deck, not a checklist. A structured, data-dense council package your finance and facilities teams can act on immediately.
Enter your details to download the full sample report.
10-page pilot overview + 26-page sample assessment · PDF
A structured, data-dense council package — not a slide deck, not a checklist. Your finance team, facilities manager, and council all read from the same document.
Enter your details to download the full sample report.
10-page pilot overview + 26-page sample assessment · PDF
Most accessibility reports tell you what is wrong. The Next Dollar Impact analysis tells you what to fix first — ranked by how many compliance points each remediation delivers per dollar spent.
This matters when budgets are constrained. The first $25,000 you spend closes the most certification gap — not the most work, and not the most convenient items.
"The purpose of the report is not documentation. It is a decision-support tool. Every section should make the next capital decision easier."
Illustrative example only. Findings and costs vary by facility.
From single civic centres to multi-facility annual programs. Reports are structured for capital budget submissions, council presentations, and grant applications.
Landlords, property managers, and federal or provincial facilities managers meeting built environment standards and sustainable procurement obligations.
Organizations building or retrofitting affordable housing who need accessibility documentation to complete CMHC or Enabling Accessibility Fund applications.
Indigenous housing providers, band councils, friendship centres, and tribal councils with federal accessibility requirements and PSIB-eligible procurement streams.
Novo Accessibility is registered on CanadaBuys (SAP Ariba) and the Indigenous Business Directory. If your organization has procurement requirements, the paths below cover most scenarios.
Novo Industries Inc. is registered on the Government of Canada's CanadaBuys platform (ANID AN11298778565). Federal departments can issue a direct award or competitive solicitation through SAP Ariba using standard professional services categories. PSIB set-aside contracts are also available for Indigenous-designated procurement.
Novo Industries Inc. is registered on the federal Indigenous Business Directory (IBD). Federal departments with a mandatory 5% Indigenous procurement target can award contracts through the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB) without competitive tender. Contact us for your procurement officer's reference package.
Municipal accessibility pilot engagements are structured to fall within Alberta and national municipalities' simplified purchasing thresholds — approvable at the department level without a formal RFP process. A professional services agreement template is available for your procurement team to execute directly.
Novo Accessibility is a First Nation-owned professional services practice serving all of Canada from Calgary, Alberta. We bring personal commitment to accessibility alongside formal credentials.
Accessibility is not an abstract compliance requirement for this practice. It is personal — shaped by firsthand experience of what physical barriers mean for someone you love.
Book a free 20-minute scoping call to discuss your facility, timeline, and report requirements. No commitment required.
ANID AN11298778565 · IBD-Registered · PSIB-Eligible · Serving All of Canada
Send a message with your facility details and we will follow up within one business day with a scoping call and written quote.
Procurement officers: Novo Industries Inc. is registered on CanadaBuys and the federal Indigenous Business Directory. PSIB set-aside awards and simplified purchasing pathways are both available. Contact us for a procurement reference package.