Crawler access
37.7%

37.7% of the 130 scored sites in Regional governments are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 12 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites
49 of 130 scored sites
Group
Regional governments
Test
RCH-1
Test
RCH-2
Edition
Census Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06
Caveat
A public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Regional governments.

How to check

Link to this claim: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims/regional-gated

Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Regional governments, Canada, n = 130. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/ca/claims/regional-gated