[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims)

ca-rch2-fail

Crawler access

45.1%

# 45.1% of the 3,063 scored census entries across 3 cohorts in Canada fail the test of whether their security lets AI search crawlers in (RCH-2). A further 249 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites1,380 of 3,063 scored sites

Group[Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca), 3 cohorts pooled

Distinct addresses3,026 (a site on two rosters is two entries)

Test[RCH-2](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-2): Does your website let those crawlers in, or does your security turn them away?

EditionCensus Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

CaveatPublic rosters, not a random sample of the web; a site on more than one roster counts once in each, and says nothing about sites outside Canada.

## How to check

- The group and its sites: [Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for Canada](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims).

Link to this claim: [https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims/ca-rch2-fail](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims/ca-rch2-fail)

Cite as **TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4**

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). 3 published cohorts pooled: Canada, n = 3,063. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims/ca-rch2-fail