Particulars of Notice of Contravention and Review Decision

s. 49 (1) Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005 (“Act”)

May 22, 2024

These particulars are posted following the issuance of an administrative penalty for which a review was requested. Penalties may be reviewed upon request within 15 days of receipt of a Notice of Contravention. The review decision is made considering not only the information originally available at the time the Notice of Contravention was issued, but also any new information not previously available that may have been supplied in support of the request for a review. On review, an administrative penalty may be upheld, rescinded or reduced. A review decision is final.

Original service date: March 10, 2023

The Academy at Puppy Love Ltd.
281 Woodbridge Ave.
Vaughan, Ontario, L6Y 0L5

Description

Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005, s. 8 (1)

Prohibition against providing vocational programs:

The Superintendent believes that the Business offers an unapproved vocational program.

Original amount

$1,000 per day for 31 days

Review decision

The balance of evidence indicates that despite the progressive enforcement measures administered by the Office of the Superintendent of Career Colleges, including the Caution Letter dated December 7, 2022, you:

1. Offered or provided a Dog Grooming program for a fee without being registered under the Act or having the provision of the vocational program approved by the Superintendent, thus contravening s. 8(1) of the Act.

However, since in these circumstances the ministry provided notice of the Restraining Order and Administrative Penalty via email only, which was inconsistent with its usual practice of providing notice via email and registered mail, the penalty has been reduced from $31,000 to $1,000.

Total

$1,000.00