A print control apparatus capable of communicating with a printing apparatus over a network, the print control apparatus comprising: a receiving means for receiving a shutdown instruction from an information processing apparatus according to an operation by a user; a transmission means for transmitting a remote shutdown instruction to the printing apparatus, and transmitting a print job, received by the receiving means from the information processing apparatus, to the print apparatus; an execution means for transmitting a shutdown success information to the information processing apparatus and then for executing shutdown of the print control apparatus, if a notification from the printing apparatus is received indicating that the printing apparatus executed shutdown of the printing apparatus in response to the remote shutdown instruction; and a determination means for determining whether the printing apparatus can execute shutdown of the printing apparatus before the transmission means transmits, to the printing apparatus, the remote shutdown instruction based on the receiving means having received the shutdown instruction from the information processing apparatus, wherein the transmission means transmits the remote shutdown instruction if the determination means determines that the printing apparatus can execute shutdown of the printing apparatus, wherein if the determination means determines that the printing apparatus cannot be shut down the transmission means transmits a shutdown failure notification to the information processing apparatus and the execution means executes shutdown of the print control apparatus, and wherein the transmission means transmits the remote shutdown instruction again, if the printing apparatus does not execute shutdown of the printing apparatus in response to the remote shutdown instruction. a receiving means for receiving a shutdown instruction from an information processing apparatus according to an operation by a user; a transmission means for transmitting a remote shutdown instruction to the printing apparatus, and transmitting a print job, received by the receiving means from the information processing apparatus, to the print apparatus; an execution means for transmitting a shutdown success information to the information processing apparatus and then for executing shutdown of the print control apparatus, if a notification from the printing apparatus is received indicating that the printing apparatus executed shutdown of the printing apparatus in response to the remote shutdown instruction; and a determination means for determining whether the printing apparatus can execute shutdown of the printing apparatus before the transmission means transmits, to the printing apparatus, the remote shutdown instruction based on the receiving means having received the shutdown instruction from the information processing apparatus, wherein the transmission means transmits the remote shutdown instruction if the determination means determines that the printing apparatus can execute shutdown of the printing apparatus, wherein if the determination means determines that the printing apparatus cannot be shut down the transmission means transmits a shutdown failure notification to the information processing apparatus and the execution means executes shutdown of the print control apparatus, and wherein the transmission means transmits the remote shutdown instruction again, if the printing apparatus does not execute shutdown of the printing apparatus in response to the remote shutdown instruction.