Particulars of a Restraining Order
S. 49 (1) Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 ("Act")
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Advanced Education Learner Supports Division
Office of the Superintendent
Private Career Colleges Branch
77 Wellesley Street West
Box 977
Toronto ON M7A 1N3
May 25, 2020
These particulars are posted following the issuance of a Restraining Order against 1000ml Inc., operating as 1000ml (the “Business”), by the Superintendent of Private Career Colleges pursuant to s. 46 (1) of the Act.
Original service date: May 12, 2020
1000ml Inc., o/a 1000ml
450 Spadina Avenue, 2nd floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2G8
Contraventions
The Superintendent has ordered the Business to:
1. Stop holding out the Business as the operator of a private career college while the Business is not registered as a private career college contrary to subsection 7 (2) of the Act;
a. The Business has used terms, such as hashtags (e.g. “#privatecareercollege”) that hold out the Business as the operator of a private career college in Ontario.
2. Stop offering or providing vocational programs, while the Business is not registered, and the programs not approved by the Superintendent contrary to subsection 8 (1) of the Act;
a. The Business, which is not registered as a private career college, presently offers the provision of a “AI Residency program” that is not approved by the Superintendent and is within the meaning of vocational program for the purposes of the Act.
3. Stop charging or collecting fees in relation to vocational programs, including the AI Residency program, while the Business is not registered, and the programs not approved by the Superintendent contrary to subsection 9 (1) of the Act;
a. The Business, which is not registered as a private career college, has charged and collected fees in relation to a “AI Residency program” that is not approved by the Superintendent and is within the meaning of vocational program for the purposes of the Act.
4. Stop advertising the provision of vocational programs, including the AI Residency program, while the Business is not registered, and the programs not approved by the Superintendent contrary to subsection 11 (2) of the Act;
a. The Business, which is not registered as a private career college, presently advertises the provision of a “AI Residency program” that is not approved by the Superintendent and is within the meaning of vocational program for the purposes of the Act.
Required Actions
By May 25, 2020 1000ml Inc. was required by the Superintendent to provide written confirmation signed by a person with authority to bind the corporation, together with all available supporting evidence, confirming that they:
A. Had stopped holding out the Business as the operator of a private career college while not registered;
B. Had stopped offering or providing vocational programs while the Business is not registered, and the programs not approved;
C. Had stopped charging or collecting fees in relation to vocational programs while the Business is not registered, and the programs not approved;
D. Had stopped advertising the provision of a vocational program while the Business is not registered, and the program not approved;
E. Would not advertise, offer, or provide any unapproved vocational programs until such time as the Business is registered and the programs approved.