TORONTO — Three Academy of Learning locations are asking a court to overturn Ontario’s decision to remove their eligibility to offer student financial aid, after provincial inspection reports alleged serious problems with participation, identity checks and academic records.

The reports are part of a judicial-review record described by The Canadian Press. Their findings are allegations and have not been proven in court.

What inspectors alleged

Inspectors cited unusually fast course completion, accounts accessed from many internet addresses and interviews in which some students could not identify their institution, program or courses. One report said a student completed quizzes and a final exam for a business-writing course on the same day.

Freedom-of-information data obtained by The Canadian Press show roughly 14,800 students at the three locations received more than $219 million in Ontario Student Assistance Program grants in 2024–25. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn told five career colleges in May that their OSAP eligibility would end August 1.

The schools’ response

The three locations share a parent company and deny most of the allegations. Academy of Learning said some students may have mistaken verification calls for scams, linguistic and situational factors affected interviews, and dynamic internet addresses do not by themselves establish misconduct.

The schools say they have implemented corrective measures, including two-factor authentication, greater review of unusual logins and added checks before exam codes are issued. They argue the minister’s decision was unreasonable and that he lacked authority to predetermine their eligibility for the current year.

The court challenge has not produced a final ruling. The records describe competing claims, not findings of guilt or fraud.

Source: The Canadian Press via Global News, October 2, 2026.

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