Content of advertisement
 16. (1) Every private career college shall ensure that an advertisement of the college or of a vocational program offered at the college meets the following requirements: 1.  The advertisement shall give the operating or business name registered under the Business Names Act or, if none, the college’s legal name. 2.  The advertisement shall not contain a statement, image or video that, i.  misleads or is likely to mislead the public, ii.  guarantees admission to or successful completion of a vocational program offered at the college, iii.  implies that employment is assured for any students who successfully complete a vocational program offered at the college, iv.  implies that the admission of a prospective international student to a private career college will guarantee the student the right to enter Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or to receive a visa or other document required under that Act. 3.  If the advertisement refers to the fact that a person has been registered under the Act to operate the college, the advertisement must use the following words to do so: “Registered as a private career college under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” or the words, “Inscrit à titre de collège privé d’enseignement professionnel en vertu de la Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel”. 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 3 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 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 3 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges d’enseignement professionnel de l’Ontario”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 4.  If the advertisement refers to the fact that a particular vocational program has been approved by the Superintendent under section 23 of the Act, the advertisement must use the following words to do so: “Approved as a vocational program under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” or the words, “Autorisé à titre de programme de formation professionnelle en vertu de la Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel”. 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 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 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 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges d’enseignement professionnel de l’Ontario”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 5.  An advertisement that refers to a program that is not a vocational program must clearly indicate that the program is not a vocational program by using the words,  “This program does not require approval under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” or the words, “Ce programme ne requiert pas d’autorisation en vertu de la Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel”, if, i.  the advertisement refers to programs that are vocational programs as well as to programs that are not vocational programs and refers to the approved status of the vocational programs, or ii.  the advertisement refers to programs that are not vocational programs and refers to the college’s registered status under the Act. 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 5 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Private Career Colleges Act, 2005” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 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 5 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges privés d’enseignement professionnel” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “Loi de 2005 sur les collèges d’enseignement professionnel de l’Ontario”. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (1)) 6.  If the advertisement refers to a vocational program and the program’s language of instruction is neither English nor French, the advertisement shall state the program’s language of instruction.  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 16 (1); O. Reg. 466/16, s. 5. (2) A private career college that was registered under the Private Career Colleges Act immediately before the day this section comes into force and that entered into an agreement for the publication or transmission of an advertisement before that day may publish or transmit the advertisement until the day the agreement expires even though the advertisement does not comply with subsection (1), provided that the advertisement was permitted under Regulation 939 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (General).  O. Reg. 415/06, s. 16 (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 16 (2) of the Regulation is revoked. (See: O. Reg. 353/23, s. 6 (2))