Second career college court challenge reveals concerns about 'bona fide studies'
The province cites high-risk admissions and suspicious OSAP activity, while Citi College says its records show compliance and seeks a judicial review.
- Citi College filed a judicial review application in Divisional Court on Wednesday, challenging the Ontario government's decision to bar the institution from the Ontario Student Assistance Program this May.
- Universities Minister Nolan Quinn blocked six schools from the Ontario Student Assistance Program in May, alleging "high-risk admissions" practices following warnings from Career Colleges Ontario about potential "suspicious" activity at private career colleges.
- In its application, Citi College argues that Quinn unfairly assessed the school based on new "technological and monitoring expectations" that were not previously communicated, including continuous webcam participation and forensic IP analytics.
- Citi College lawyer Harris Rosen said the school "continues to maintain compliance," noting that ministry audits last year concluded without adverse findings and the institution had been approved for 20 years.
- Following preliminary findings from an August KPMG audit, Quinn referred concerns to the Ontario Provincial Police, while the government plans to introduce legislation this fall excluding predominantly online programs from the Ontario Student Assistance Program.
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Second career college court challenge reveals concerns about 'bona fide studies'
Ontario's colleges and universities ministry is alleging it could not "reliably determine bona fide studies" at two of the career colleges it barred from student financial aid - a decision those schools are now challenging in court. Two campuses of Citi College of Canadian Careers are amon...
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