Full refunds
 25. (1) A private career college shall refund all of the fees paid by a student under a contract for the provision of a vocational program in the following circumstances: 1.  The contract is rescinded by a person within two days of receiving a copy of the contract in accordance with section 36 of the Act. 2.  The private career college discontinues the vocational program before the student completes the program, subject to subsection (2). 3.  The private career college charges or collects the fees, i.  before the registration was issued for the college under the Act or before the vocational program was approved by the Superintendent, or ii.  before entering into a contract for the provision of the vocational program with the student, unless the fee is collected under subsection 44 (3). 4.  The private career college expels the student from the college in a manner or for reasons that are contrary to the college’s expulsion policy. 5.  The private career college employs an instructor who is not qualified to teach all or part of the program under section 41. 6.  The contract is rendered void under subsection 18 (2) or under section 22. 7.  If a private career college fails to, or does not accurately, provide in the itemized list provided to the Superintendent under section 43 a fee item corresponding to a fee paid by a student for the provision of a vocational program, the college shall pay the student, i.  in the case of an item not provided by the college, the full amount of the fee for the item, and ii.  in the case of a fee in excess of the amount of the fee provided for the item, the difference between the amount of the fee for the item provided to the Superintendent and the fee collected.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 25 (1). (2) A full refund is not payable in the circumstances described in paragraph 2 of subsection (1) if the discontinuance of the vocational program coincides with the private career college ceasing to operate.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 25 (2). (3) A refund is not payable under paragraphs 1 to 6 of subsection (1) unless the student gives the private career college a written demand for the refund.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 25 (3). (4) A refund under subsection (1) is payable by the private career college within 30 days of the day the student delivers to the college, (a)  in the case of a rescission under section 36 of the Act, notice of the rescission; or (b)  in the case of a refund under paragraphs 2 to 6 of subsection (1), a written demand for the refund.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 25 (4). Note: On January 1, 2024, the day section 1 of Schedule 29 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 comes into force, section 25 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 13) Full refunds 25. If a student has entered into a contract with a career college for a vocational program, the college shall give a refund of all fees paid for the program in the following circumstances: 1.  The student rescinds (cancels) the contract in writing within two days of receiving a copy of it, in accordance with section 36 of the Act. 2.  Before the student completes the program, the college discontinues the program or the college’s approval to provide the program is revoked by the Superintendent, but the college remains registered under the Act. 3.  The college collects any fees before receiving a certificate of registration from the Superintendent. 4.  The college collects any fees before the program was approved by the Superintendent. 5.  The college collects any fees other than a service fee before the student has entered into a contract with the college. 6.  The college expels the student in a manner or for reasons that are contrary to the college’s expulsion policy. 7.  The college does not provide an evaluation, in writing, of the student’s progress as required under section 12. 8.  The student voids the contract under subsection 18 (2) due to a statement, image or video made by the college that is prohibited under subsection 18 (1). 9.  The student voids the contract under section 22 because it is missing a term required under section 20. 10.  The student receives instruction from an instructor who is not qualified under section 41 for more than 10 per cent of the program’s duration. O. Reg. 353/23, s. 13.