Particulars of a Refusal to Register

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

May 21, 2025

These particulars are posted following an appeal of a Notice of Proposal to Refuse Registration before the Licence Appeal Tribunal under subsection 19 (3) of the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.

On September 24, 2024, the Superintendent issued a Notice of Proposal to Refuse to Register the Toronto Centre of Excellence. The director, Arif Mahmood Toor, provided written notice under subsection 19 (3) of the Act to appeal the decision before the Licence Appeal Tribunal. A hearing occurred on March 12 to 13, 2025.

On May 21, 2025, the Licence Appeal Tribunal directed the Superintendent to carry out the Proposal to Refuse Registration.

Original service date: September 24, 2024, Notice of Proposal to Refuse to Register

Arif Mahmood Toor
Toronto Centre of Excellence
40 Old Kingston Road, Suite 202
Ajax ON
L1T 2Z7

Reasons for decision

The Superintendent refused to register the Toronto Centre of Excellence for the following reasons:

  • Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005, s.18 (1) The Superintendent is not satisfied that the Registrant meets all requirements set out in subsection 14 (1) of the Act, specifically, the Superintendent is not satisfied that:
    • It is in the public interest to grant the registration.
    • The applicant will operate the career college in compliance with the Act and the regulations.
    • The past conduct of the applicant or, if the applicant is a corporation, of its officers and directors, provides grounds for the belief that the career college will be operated in accordance with the law and with integrity and honesty.
  • The director failed to disclose other corporations of which he was also a director, as required in the application for registration.
  • During the course of an inquiry made subject to Section 38 of the Act, the director provided false and misleading information to designates of the Superintendent.
  • The director is also the sole Canadian director of a corporation engaged in deceptive practices by falsely advertising partnerships with thousands of scholarship-granting institutions worldwide. The business’s website misrepresented legitimate scholarships, claiming that students could only apply through its paid system. It falsely asserted that it would forward applications to the respective institutions, ultimately collecting application fees under false pretenses.

Superintendent’s action

On May 21, 2025, the Superintendent carried out the proposal to refuse to register the Toronto Centre of Excellence.