Partial refund where student does not commence program
 26. (1) If a student is admitted to a vocational program, pays fees to the private career college in respect of the program and subsequently does not commence the program, the college shall refund part of the fees paid by the student in the following circumstances: 1.  The student gives the college notice that he or she is withdrawing from the program before the day the vocational program commences. 2.  In the case of a student who is admitted to a vocational program on the condition that the student meet specified admission requirements before the day the program commences, the student fails to meet the requirements before that day. 3.  The student does not attend the program during the first 14 days that follow the day the program commenced and the college gives written notice to the student that it is cancelling the contract no later than 45 days after the day the program has commenced.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 26 (1). (2) The amount of a refund under subsection (1) shall be an amount that is equal to the full amount paid by the student for the vocational program, less an amount equal to the lesser of 20 per cent of the full amount of the fee and $500.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 26 (2). (3) A refund under subsection (1) is payable, (a)  in the case of a refund under paragraph 1 of subsection (1), within 30 days of the day the student gives notice of withdrawing from the program; (b)  in the case of a refund under paragraph 2 of subsection (1), within 30 days of the day the vocational program commences; and (c)  in the case of a refund under paragraph 3 of subsection (1), within 45 days of the day the vocational program commences.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 26 (3). (4) For the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (1), it is a condition of a contract for the provision of a vocational program that the private career college may cancel the contract within 45 days of the day the vocational program commences if the person who entered the contract with the college fails to attend the program during the 14 days that follow the day the vocational program commences.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 26 (4). (5) A private career college that wishes to cancel a contract in accordance with subsection (4) shall give written notice of the cancellation to the other party to the contract within 45 days of the day the vocational program commences.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 26 (5). 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 26 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 13) Full refunds minus service fee 26. A career college shall give a refund of all fees paid for a vocational program, except the service fee, in the following circumstances: 1.  The student gives written notice to the college, before the program start date specified in the student’s contract with the college, that the student is withdrawing from the program. 2.  The student is admitted to the program on the condition that the student meet specified admission requirements before the program start date specified in the student’s contract with the college, and the student does not meet the requirements before that day. 3.  The student does not attend the program within the first 14 days of the program after the program start date specified in the student’s contract with the college and is given written notice that the contract is cancelled from the college within the first 45 days of the program. 4.  The college is notified by or on behalf of an international student before the program mid-point that the international student has not been issued a temporary resident visa as a member of the student class under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada). O. Reg. 353/23, s. 13.