Ontario delayed inspections of two career colleges later given ‘fails’: court docs
Court records show delayed inspections let the schools keep OSAP approval for another year before Ontario later barred them from the program.
- Ontario delayed in-person inspections of two Academy of Learning campuses after sending notices in October 2024, later barring the schools from Ontario Student Assistance Program funding through 2030 following serious concerns.
- Career Colleges Ontario flagged 'irregularities' at 10 schools in January 2025, yet the ministry approved Academy of Learning for funding before later citing 'evidence of systematic irregularities' as justification for intervention.
- Inspections in 2025 and 2026 uncovered evidence that third parties completed coursework, sometimes entire courses in one day; the Academy locations received $173 million in OSAP grants during 2024–25 versus $385 million for all publicly funded colleges.
- Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn paused Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to all private institutions following audit findings, drawing criticism from opposition members who said the ministry 'failed miserably to manage this file.'
- The province referred audit findings to the Ontario Provincial Police while the OSAP freeze for private colleges remains in effect until at least the new year, as Academy of Learning seeks judicial review of the eligibility decision.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has blamed a “couple of bad apples” in the private career college system for innocent students being denied payments under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), amid mounting pressure on the provincial government to reverse the decision. In early October, the province barred students at all 242 private career colleges from […]
Ontario delayed OSAP inspections at 2 career colleges: court records
Ontario delayed inspections of two career colleges that ultimately turned up serious concerns about student financial aid use, court records show. Opposition parties say it points to severe mismanagement on the part of the government, which recently paused OSAP payments as issue is reviewed.
Ontario Delayed Inspections of Colleges Later Failed on OSAP
Ontario delayed inspections of two career colleges that ultimately turned up serious concerns about student financial aid use, which meant the schools received a "fail" only after they had been approved for funding for another year, court records show.
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