Private Training Institutions Branch
The Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) regulates private training institutions in British Columbia and provides consumer protection to students.
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Enforcement Actions
Enforcement Action | Institution | Date |
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Administrative Penalty | Pacific Coast Community College | June 13, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Pacific Coast Community College | June 13, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Pacific Coast Community College | May 16, 2023 |
Suspension | Pacific Coast Community College | December 15, 2022 |
Administrative Penalty | East West College | December 22, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | East West College | December 22, 2023 |
Cancellation | East West College | September 25, 2023 |
Cancellation | DC School of Aesthetics | September 27, 2023 |
Suspension | DC School of Aesthetics | August 11, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Refinery House Industry Commercial Arts Institute | July 26, 2023 |
Compliance Order | Granville College | March 12, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Granville College | February 08, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business & Technology | July 09, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Langley Flying School Inc. | March 22, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Langley Flying School Inc. | March 22, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Langley Flying School Inc. | March 22, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Langley Flying School Inc. | March 22, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Taylor Pro Training | June 11, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Eton College | March 08, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Eton College | March 08, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Eton College | March 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Eton College | March 06, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Eton College | March 06, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Vancouver International College | July 26, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Vancouver Career College | January 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Vancouver Career College | October 25, 2022 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | December 22, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | CDI College of Business, Technology & Health Care | January 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Canada Education Technology College | July 31, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Cloud Nine College | July 12, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Cloud Nine College | July 12, 2024 |
Cancellation | Oscar International College | March 04, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Sea Land Air Flight Centre | June 28, 2023 |
Compliance Order | Vancoderm Academy | May 08, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | DEA Canadian College | December 20, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | DEA Canadian College | December 20, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | DEA Canadian College | December 20, 2023 |
Compliance Order | DEA Canadian College | December 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | HBG Academy | November 03, 2023 |
Compliance Order | HBG Academy | November 03, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Kosmetae Academy | July 09, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Ashton College | July 18, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Ashton College | July 18, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Ashton College | July 18, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Ashton College | July 18, 2024 |
Compliance Order | Ashton College | July 18, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Ashton College | April 02, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Ashton College | January 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Ashton College | January 18, 2023 |
Compliance Order | International Gateway Language Academy & College - Kelowna | May 10, 2024 |
Compliance Order | AET Paramedic Academy | October 05, 2023 |
Compliance Order | Language Studies International | November 08, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | CodeCore College | January 24, 2024 |
Compliance Order | CodeCore College | January 24, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | Nu-Way Hairdressing & Esthetics School (International) | November 09, 2023 |
Compliance Order | Nu-Way Hairdressing & Esthetics School (International) | November 08, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Excel Career College | June 22, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | Cambie College | September 04, 2024 |
Suspension | VCAD | August 08, 2024 |
Compliance Order | VCAD | April 03, 2024 |
Administrative Penalty | VCAD | April 19, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | VCAD | March 13, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | VCAD | January 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | VCAD | January 18, 2023 |
Administrative Penalty | VCAD | October 25, 2022 |
For a full list of enforcement actions, please use the “Enforcement Actions” search tool on the Private Training Institution Directory. For additional details about individual enforcement actions, select an Institution from the Institution Directory and review the Enforcement Action tab for that institution.
Notices
Amendments to the Private Training Regulation and Fees and Student Tuition Protection Fund Regulation come into effect on January 1, 2025. The amendments require action by certified private training institutions to be compliant by the in-force date. See the Regulatory Amendments 2025 page for more information.
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On March 4, 2024, the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch cancelled the designation certificate of Oscar International College. As a result of the cancellation decision, Oscar International College is prohibited from offering or providing career training programs. A “career training program” is a career-related program for which tuition is equal to or greater than $4,000 and the instructional time is equal to or greater than 40 hours.
Students affected by the cancellation should contact PTIB at (778) 945-0605 or via email at pti.studentsupport@gov.bc.ca.
Graduates of private training institutions are not eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP). Only international students who have graduated from programs of 8+ months at public post-secondary institutions or degree programs at authorized private institutions are eligible to apply for a PGWP. Some graduates of commercial flight training programs are also eligible to apply. Issuing Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP) for international students is the responsibility of the federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For more information about the PGWPP eligibility requirements, visit the IRCC website. If you believe you were misled by an institution regarding your eligibility for the PGWPP, please contact PTIB at (778) 945-0605 or via email at pti.studentsupport@gov.bc.ca.
The registration certificate of Fraser Valley Community College (FVCC) was cancelled on October 26, 2015. The owner, Sunanda Kikla, and FVCC have commenced several proceedings challenging, amongst other things, the cancellation. The BC Supreme Court determined that Ms. Kikla abused the court’s processes and declared Ms. Kikla a vexatious litigant.
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