Advertising records
 17. (1) A private career college shall maintain a copy of the following material related to each advertisement: Note: On January 1, 2024, the day section 1 of Schedule 29 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 comes into force, subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following: (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 7 (1)) Advertising records (1) A career college shall maintain a physical or electronic copy of the following material related to each advertisement for a period of one year after the date of the last publication or broadcast of the advertisement: 1.  The text of the advertisement, whether the advertisement is written or oral. 1.1  If the advertisement is a video or contains an image, a copy of the video or image in a format that can be viewed. 2.  The period during which the advertisement was published or broadcast. 3.  If the advertisement has been published or broadcast in a language other than English or French, a translation of the text prepared by a person whose primary employment is translation or who has trained as a translator. 4.  If the advertisement contains a testimonial, endorsement or representation of opinion, a separate text of the testimonial, endorsement or representation of opinion signed by the person making it. Note: On January 1, 2024, the day section 1 of Schedule 29 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 comes into force, paragraph 4 of subsection 17 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 7 (2)) 4.  If the advertisement contains a testimonial, endorsement or representation of opinion, a record of the testimonial, endorsement or representation of opinion signed by the person who made it or a record that the person granted the college permission to use it in the advertisement. 5.  If the advertisement refers to the fact that a vocational program is recognized as a valid program for training by the regulatory body of a profession or occupation or by a professional or occupational association or organization, a statement recognizing the program signed by or on behalf of the regulatory body or the association or organization. 6.  If the advertisement refers to the fact that a vocational program has been recognized by the government of any province, territory or country for a particular purpose, a statement to that effect signed by a representative of the government. 7.  If the advertisement refers to the fact that another post-secondary educational institution recognizes the successful completion of a vocational program by granting credits towards the completion of a program offered by that institution, a statement to that effect signed by an officer or director of the institution or a person having authority to bind the institution.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 17 (1); O. Reg. 466/16, s. 6. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the material referred to in subsection (1) shall be maintained at each campus of the private career college in Ontario for a period of one year after the date of the last publication or broadcast of the advertisement.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 17 (2). Note: On January 1, 2024, the day section 1 of Schedule 29 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 comes into force, subsection 17 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 7 (3)) (2) Subject to subsection (3), if a career college maintains physical copies of any material referred to in subsection (1), a physical copy shall be maintained at each campus of the career college in Ontario. O. Reg. 353/23, s. 7 (3). (3) With the approval of the Superintendent, a private career college may maintain the material, Note: On January 1, 2024, the day section 1 of Schedule 29 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023 comes into force, subsection 17 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the material” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “a physical copy”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 7 (4)) (a)  at its head office situated in Ontario; or (b)  if the college does not have a head office in Ontario, at an address of the person engaged or employed by the college as agent, manager or administrator under section 37.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 17 (3); O. Reg. 377/08, s. 4.