S. 49 (1) Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 ("Act")
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Office of the Superintendent
Private Career Colleges Branch
77 Wellesley Street West
Box 977
Toronto ON M7A 1N3
September 17, 2014
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 On review, an administrative penalty may be upheld, rescinded or reduced.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: August 12, 2013
TransBiz Inc. operating as TransBiz Truck Training Centre
1405 Morningside Avenue
Scarborough, ON M1B 3J1
Description | Original Amount | Review Decision |
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Act, s. 11 – Restrictions on advertising and soliciting On July 19, 2013, a Designate reviewed the School’s website found at http://www.transbiz.ca/index.html. Here, the School was advertising a 150 hour AZ training program. Based on the evidence outlined, the Superintendent was led to the reasonable belief that this School was advertising an unregistered private career college and advertising unapproved vocational training. |
Daily penalty of $1,000 |
Penalty of $1,000 per day is upheld. The penalty accumulated from August 12, 2013 to August 29, 2013 (inclusive). The balance of the evidence indicates that TransBiz Inc., operating as TransBiz Truck Training Center, was advertising an unregistered private career college and an unapproved truck driver program. Evidence indicates that, through the prescreening process TransBiz Inc., operating as TransBiz Truck Training Center, was aware of the requirements to register and obtain program approval prior to advertising this program. Penalty following review: $16,000 |
Act, s. 8 (1) – Prohibition against providing vocational programs |
Daily penalty of $1,000 |
Penalty of $1,000 per day is upheld. The penalty accumulated from August 12, 2013 to August 29, 2013 (inclusive). The balance of the evidence indicates that TransBiz Inc., operating as TransBiz Truck Training Center, was offering an unapproved truck driver program. Evidence indicates that, through the pre-screening process TransBiz Inc., operating as TransBiz Truck Training Center, was aware of the requirements to register and obtain program approval prior to offering this program. Penalty following review: $16,000 |
Total |
Total penalties following review: $32,000 |