Accessibility Standards For Customer Service Policy

Decathlon Canada Inc. (the “Company”) is committed to the principles and goals of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (“AODA”) and the Customer Service Standards set out in the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (“Customer Service Standards”).

Purpose

The purpose of this Policy is to outline the practices and procedures approved by the Company in order to meet its obligations under the AODA and specifically, the Customer Service Standards.

Guiding Principles and Scope of Policy

The Company is committed to excellence in serving all customers, including persons with disabilities, and will use reasonable efforts to ensure that its policies, practices and procedures are consistent with the following principles:

To ensure the best possible customer service, the Company encourages open two-way communication and expects persons with disabilities to communicate their need for accommodation or assistance if it is not readily apparent how that need can be met.

Application

This Policy applies to all employees, volunteers, every person who participates in developing the Company’s policies, practices and procedures governing the provision of goods, services or facilities to the public, and every other person who deals with members of the public or other third parties on behalf of the Company.

Communication, Support Persons, Service Animals and Assistive Devices

The Company is committed to communicating with persons with disabilities in ways that take into account the person’s disability. The Company will work with persons with disabilities to provide alternative communication formats that will meet their needs as promptly as feasible, to provide information to customers in an alternative format that will meet their needs in a timely fashion, and, if telephone or other used forms of communication are not suitable for a customer’s needs, to provide alternative forms of communication, to the extent required by law. People with disabilities may use their own personal assistive devices, service animals (as defined by the Customer Service Standards) or be accompanied by support persons (as defined by the Customer Service Standards) while obtaining any service provided by the Company. Service animals are permitted on the parts of our premises that are open to the public, unless excluded by law. The Company may require a person with a disability to be accompanied by a support person, but only if, after consulting with the person with a disability and considering the available evidence, the Company determines that the support person is necessary to protect the health and safety of the person with the disability or of others on the premises, and there is no other reasonable way to protect the health or safety of the person with the disability or others on the premises.

Training

The Company will ensure that the following persons receive training about the provision of goods, services and facilities to persons with disabilities: all of the Company’s employees and volunteers, every other person who deals with members of the public or other third parties on behalf of the Company, and every person who participates in developing the Company’s policies, practices, and procedures governing the provision of goods, services or facilities to members of the public. This training will be provided to each person as soon as practicable and on an ongoing basis in connection with changes to the policies, practices and procedures governing the provision of the Company’s goods, services and facilities to persons with disabilities The training will include instruction on:

The Company will keep records of the training provided, including dates on which training is provided.

Notice of Temporary Disruptions

The Company will provide public notice in the event of a planned or unexpected disruption to services for or facilities used by persons with disabilities. Such notices will include information about the reason for the disruption, how long the disruption is expected to last, and a description of any alternative services or facilities, if available.

Feedback Process

Comments on our services, including regarding how well we are meeting our customers’ expectations are welcomed and appreciated. Feedback will be used to improve customer service. Feedback regarding the way the Company provides goods, services and facilities to persons with disabilities and feedback about the feedback process itself can be made through our page “Contact us” at www.decathlon.ca (available in both French and English), or by mail at the following address: attention of our Customer Service Department, Decathlon 2151 Boulevard Lapinière, Brossard, QC J4W 2T5. Where possible, concerns and complaints will be addressed immediately. However, some concerns or complaints may require more time and consideration. Customers can generally expect to hear back from the Company within 2 weeks, either with details on the resolution of the concern or complaint or, in more complex cases, on the steps being taken by the Company to address the concern or complaint. To the extent required in order to address a concern or complaint, the Company may request additional information from the person who provided the feedback. The Company will provide or arrange for accessible formats or communication support to ensure the feedback process is accessible to persons with disabilities, upon request.

Availability of Documents

This Policy incorporates all of the document requirements under the Customer Service Standards, and is available upon request. When a request is made for this Policy or any of the information contained in this Policy by a person with a disability, the Company will provide the document or the information contained in the document in a format that takes into account the person’s disability.

 

See the Multi-year accessibility plan.