November 24, 2022

These particulars are posted following the issuance of an administrative penalty by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges pursuant to s.39(1) of the Act for which a review was not requested.

Original service date: November 8, 2022

Tejinder Lathher, Tejpal Singh Lathher, and Sawarnjit Kaur Lathher, Directors
1960512 Ontario Ltd.
o/a Great Truck Driving School
3625 Weston Road, Unit 18
Toronto, Ontario
M9L 1V9

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s. 38(6) Duty to assist

1960512 Ontario Ltd., operating as Great Truck Driving School ("Business") failed to fulfil its duty to assist provided by subsection 38(6) of the Act.

A designate of the Superintendent required the Business to provide assistance pursuant to section 38 of the Act (produce documents for review) and the Business failed to provide assistance in the manner required and within the time required.

This penalty may accumulate daily pursuant to subsection 51(3) of O. Reg. 415/06.

Original Amount

$1,000 per each successive day

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s.8 (1) Prohibition against providing vocational programs:

The Business, while not registered and its programs not approved, offered or provided a vocational program contrary to subsection 8 (1) of the Act.

After the expiry of its registration, the Business continued to offer and provide its previously approved vocational program to students.

Original Amount

$1,000

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s. 9 Prohibition against charging fee:

The Business, while not registered and its programs not approved, charged or collected fees in relation to a vocational program contrary to subsection 9 (1) of the Act.

After the expiry of its registration, the Business continued to charge and collect fees from students in relation to its previously approved vocational program.

Original Amount

$1,000

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s.7 Prohibition against operating a private career college.

The Business, while not registered, operated as a private career college contrary to subsection 7(1) of the Act.

After the expiry of its registration, the Business continued to operate as a private career college by providing a vocational program to students for a fee.

Original Amount

$1,000

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s.15(3) Registrant to comply with conditions.

While registered, the Business failed to comply with conditions of its registration as a private career college contrary to subsection 15 (3) of the Act.

Statements of the Business, together with student files obtained from the Business' campuses, provide that the Business did not ensure that each student admitted into a vocational program met the admission requirements of that program as required by a condition of the Business' registration provided by subsection 19(1) of the Act.

Original Amount

$750

Description

Ontario Regulation 415/06, s.44 Charging fees

While registered, the Business failed to provide students with receipts as required by subsection 44(7) of the Regulation, thereby contravening that provision.

Original Amount

$750

Description

Ontario Regulation 415/06, s.45, Student files

While registered, the Business failed to maintain a file for each vocational student that included each of the items required by subsection 45(1) of the Regulation, thereby contravening that provision.

Original Amount

$750

Description

Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, s.34 Notice of change

While registered, the Business twice failed to notify the Superintendent of a change in the directors of the Business as required by subsection 34 of the Act, thereby contravening that provision.

Original Amount

$250

Initial Total

$6500

At the time of these particulars, the Business has not provided the items required under subsection 38(6) of the Act, thereby continuing to contravene that provision for fifteen successive days.

Pursuant to subsection 51(3) of O. Reg. 415/06, the Administrative Monetary Penalty applied for contravention of subsection 38(6) of the Act has at time of writing accrued to $15,000, providing a total penalty of $20,500.