Partial refund where student does not commence program
II. (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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
Partial refunds: withdrawals and expulsions after program commenced
III. (1) A private career college shall give a student who commences a vocational program a refund of part of
the fees paid in respect of the program if, at a time during the program determined under subsection (3),
(a) the student withdraws from the program after the program has commenced; or
(b) the student is expelled from the program in circumstances where the expulsion is permitted under
the private career college’s expulsion policy.
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