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. <EOS>