Aperture card scanners in Ontario can facilitate the transition to digital archiving by converting aperture cards, which contain microfilmed documents like engineering drawings, into digital files. While aperture cards were originally introduced as an innovation for archiving, they are cumbersome and fragile. Aperture card scanners allow organizations to automate the digitization of aperture cards' contents, enabling easier searching, retrieval and management of archival information compared to the physical cards. This helps streamline processes and focus efforts on more strategic tasks.