Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19

CONTENTS 1. Definitions 2. Ministry continued 3. Deputy Minister 4. Advisory bodies 4.1 Delegation of powers 4.2 Protection from personal liability 5. Awards and grants 5.1 Fundraising 6. Grants to historical institutions 6.1 Exemption, development charges 7. Fees 7.1 Loans to students or medical residents 7.2 Accrual of interest for repayment of loans 7.3 Suspension of payments and accrual of interest 8. Guarantee of loans 8.0.1 Trust for loans 8.0.2 Dissolution of Ontario Student Loan Trust 8.1 Assignment, transfer or sale of loans 8.2 Agreements relating to loans, grants or awards 8.3 Student loans, awards or grants – performance or other requirements 8.4 Application to all loans 9. Minister to pay interest 9.1 Collection of loans in default 10. Inspectors 11. Minister’s order 12. Offence 13. Regulations 14. Definition of “personal information” 15. Collection and use of personal information 16. Ontario education numbers 16.0.1 Medical school admissions 16.0.2 Application 16.1 Sexual misconduct by employees 17. Sexual violence involving students 18. Regulations; reduction, limitation and alteration of compensation 19. Student mental health policy 20. Policies and rules re racism and hate 20.1 Research security plan 21. Directives re costs 21.1 Regulations; fees 22. Reports to Minister 23. Powers not limited 24. Conflict Definitions 1 In this Act, “financial institution” means a bank or authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada), a credit union to which the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 2020 applies, a corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act or such other person or entity as may be prescribed by regulation; (“institution financière”) “medical resident” means a person who, (a) is a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, (b) holds a certificate of registration authorizing postgraduate education, and (c) has an appointment in a program of postgraduate medical education at a medical school in Ontario that is accredited by a body prescribed by regulation, other than an excluded appointment prescribed by regulation; (“médecin résident”) “medical resident loan” means, (a) a loan made to a medical resident by the Minister under subsection 7.1 (1), or (b) a loan made to a medical resident by a financial institution and guaranteed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under subsection 8 (1); (“prêt à un médecin résident”) “Minister” means the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities; (“ministère”) “publicly-assisted university” means a university that receives regular and ongoing operating funds from the government for the purposes of post-secondary education; (“université financée par les fonds publics”) “student loan” means, (a) a loan made to a student of a university, college of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institution by the Minister under subsection 7.1 (1), or (b) a loan made to a student of a university, college of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institution by a financial institution and guaranteed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under subsection 8 (1). (“prêt d’études”) R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 1; 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (2); 2001, c. 6, s. 1; 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 1; 2020, c. 36, Sched. 7, s. 320; 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (2) - 21/12/2000 2001, c. 6, s. 1 (1) - 29/06/2001 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 1 (1) - 18/05/2010 2020, c. 36, Sched. 7, s. 320 - 01/03/2022 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 1 - 08/12/2022 Ministry continued 2 (1) The ministry of the public service formerly known in English as the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and in French as ministère des Collèges et Universités is continued under the name Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities in English and ministère de la Formation et des Collèges et Universités in French. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (3). Duties of Minister (2) The Minister shall preside over and have charge of the Ministry and is responsible for the administration of this and such other Acts and the regulations made thereunder as are assigned to him or her by the provisions thereof or by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 2 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (3) - 21/12/2000 Deputy Minister 3 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint a Deputy Minister of the Ministry. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 3 (1). Employees (2) Such employees may be appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 as are considered necessary from time to time for the proper conduct of the business of the Ministry. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 3 (2); 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 84 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 84 (1) - 20/08/2007 Advisory bodies 4 The Lieutenant Governor in Council or the Minister may appoint such advisory committees or other consulting bodies as are considered necessary from time to time. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 4; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 25, s. 1 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 25, s. 1 (1) - 15/12/2009 Delegation of powers 4.1 (1) Any power or duty conferred or imposed on the Minister under this or any other Act may be delegated by the Minister to the Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or to any other person employed in the Ministry and, when purporting to exercise a delegated power or duty, the delegate shall be presumed conclusively to act in accordance with the delegation. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4). Delegation subject to conditions (2) A delegation under subsection (1) shall be in writing and may be subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as are set out in it. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4). Subdelegation (3) In a delegation under subsection (1), the Minister may authorize a person to whom a power or duty is delegated to delegate to others the exercise of the delegated power or duty, subject to such limitations, conditions and requirements as the person may impose. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4). (4) Repealed: 2024, c. 11, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4) - 21/12/2000 2024, c. 11, s. 1 - 16/05/2024 Protection from personal liability 4.2 (1) No proceeding for damages shall be commenced against the Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or any other person employed in the Ministry for any act done in good faith in the performance or intended performance of his or her duty or for any alleged neglect or default in the performance in good faith of that duty. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4). Crown liability (2) Despite subsection 8 (3) of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019, subsection (1) does not relieve the Crown of any liability to which it would otherwise be subject in respect of a tort committed by the Deputy Minister or an employee. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4); 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17, s. 121. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (4) - 21/12/2000 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17, s. 121 - 01/07/2019 Awards and grants 5 (1) The Minister may make grants and awards to, (a) students of universities, colleges of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institutions; (b) medical residents; and (c) persons who received a loan under this Act while a student of an institution referred to in clause (a) or while a medical resident and who have not repaid the loan in full. 2006, c. 19, Sched. S, s. 1 (1); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 2. Terms (2) A grant or award may be made on such terms as may be prescribed by regulation and on such other terms as the Minister considers proper. 2006, c. 19, Sched. S, s. 1 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 8, Sched. F, s. 10 - 01/04/2003 2006, c. 19, Sched. S, s. 1 (1) - 22/06/2006 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 2 - 18/05/2010 Fundraising 5.1 (1) An educational institution may collect information about identifiable individuals from published or public sources for the purpose of its own fundraising activities, if the information is reasonably necessary for the fundraising activities. 2005, c. 28, Sched. I, s. 1. Definition (2) For the purpose of this section, “educational institution” means an educational institution as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2005, c. 28, Sched. I, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2005, c. 28, Sched. I, s. 1 - 10/06/2006 Grants to historical institutions 6 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for the apportionment and distribution of money appropriated by the Legislature for the maintenance, development and promotion of historical institutions, and providing for the conditions governing the payment thereof. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 6. Exemption, development charges 6.1 (1) Land vested in or leased to a publicly-assisted university is exempt from development charges imposed under the Development Charges Act, 1997 if the development in respect of which development charges would otherwise be payable is intended to be occupied and used by the university. 2020, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1; 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 4. Same (2) For greater certainty, the exemption from development charges referred to in subsection (1) applies with respect to land described in that subsection regardless of whether an application referred to in clause 26.2 (1) (a) or (b) of the Development Charges Act, 1997 has been made with respect to that land on or before the day section 1 of Schedule 10 to the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 comes into force. 2020, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1. Same (3) Nothing in this section limits the application of an exemption from development charges provided in any other Act with respect to a university described in subsection (1). 2020, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 34, Sched. 10, s. 1 - 08/12/2020 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 4 - 08/12/2022 Fees 7 The Minister may establish and charge fees in respect of anything done in connection with this Act or any other Act to which subsection 2 (2) applies. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (5) - 21/12/2000 Loans to students or medical residents 7.1 (1) The Minister may make loans to students of universities, colleges of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institutions and to medical residents. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 3. Terms (2) Student loans and medical resident loans may be made on such terms as may be prescribed by regulation and such other terms as the Minister considers proper. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 6, s. 2 - 29/06/2001 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 3 - 18/05/2010 Accrual of interest for repayment of loans 7.2 (1) Subject to subsection (3) and section 7.3, with respect to a person who has received a student loan or has received a grant that has been converted to a student loan, interest on the loan begins to accrue on the first day of the month immediately following the month in which the person ceases to be, (a) a qualifying student, within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 70/17 (Ontario Student Grants and Ontario Student Loans), made under this Act; (b) a qualifying student within the meaning of Ontario Regulation 268/01 (Ontario Student Loans made August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2017), made under this Act; or (c) a borrower deemed to be a student for the purposes of Regulation 774 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Ontario Student Loans made before August 1, 2001), made under this Act. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1; 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1. Same (2) For greater certainty, interest that begins to accrue in accordance with subsection (1) is not payable until the date provided by the regulations or pursuant to a student loan agreement or consolidated loan agreement. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Same (3) Subject to any exceptions set out in the regulations with respect to this section, subsection (1) applies to every person who ceases to be a qualifying student mentioned in clause (1) (a) or (b) or a borrower deemed to be a student mentioned in clause (1) (c), as the case may be, on or after September 1, 2019. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Deemed provision of student loan agreement (4) Despite anything in a student loan agreement or the regulations that provides otherwise and subject to any exceptions set out in the regulations with respect to this section, subsections (1) and (3) shall be deemed to constitute a term of every student loan agreement, including any master student financial assistance agreement or master student loan agreement, that was entered into before, on or after the day section 1 of Schedule 39 to the Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 came into force. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. No cause of action (5) No cause of action arises against the Crown or any current or former member of the Executive Council or any current or former employee or agent of or advisor to the Crown as a direct or indirect result of, (a) the enactment, operation, administration or repeal of this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.3); (b) any revocation, cessation, termination or amendment of contractual or other rights under this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.3); or (c) any representation or other conduct that is related, directly or indirectly, to the date that the interest on a student loan referred to in subsection (1) starts to accrue. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Proceedings barred (6) No proceeding, including but not limited to any proceeding for a remedy in contract, restitution, unjust enrichment, tort, misfeasance, bad faith, trust or fiduciary obligation, or any remedy under any statute, that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything referred to in subsection (5) may be brought or maintained against a person referred to in that subsection. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Application (7) Subsection (6) applies to any action or other proceeding claiming any remedy or relief, including specific performance, injunction, declaratory relief, any form of compensation or damages, or any other remedy or relief, and includes a proceeding to enforce a judgment or order made by a court or tribunal outside of Canada. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Retrospective effect (8) Subsections (6) and (7) apply regardless of whether the cause of action on which the proceeding is purportedly based arose before, on or after the day this section came into force. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Proceedings set aside (9) Any proceeding referred to in subsection (6) or (7) that was commenced before the day this section came into force is deemed to have been dismissed, without costs, on the day this section comes into force. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. No compensation payable (10) No person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the revocation, cessation, termination or amendment of contractual or other rights under this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.3). 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Exception (11) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced by the Crown or its agents and nothing in this section precludes a proceeding commenced by the Crown or its agents. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 18, Sched. O, s. 1 - 26/11/2002 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 3 - 18/05/2010 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 1 - 29/05/2019 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 1 - 30/03/2020 Suspension of payments and accrual of interest 7.3 (1) In this section, “loan agreement” means a, (a) student loan agreement, (b) consolidated loan agreement, (c) master student loan agreement, (d) master student financial assistance agreement, (e) medical resident loan agreement, (f) repayment agreement in respect of a medical resident loan, or (g) any other agreement or arrangement relating to repayment of a loan referred to in subsection (2) entered into or imposed under this Act; (“contrat de prêt”) “student loan” includes a grant that has been converted to a student loan; (“prêt d’études”) “suspension period” means the period that begins on March 30, 2020 and ends on September 30, 2020 or such later date as may be prescribed by regulation. (“période de suspension”) 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Suspension of loan payments (2) A borrower shall not be required to make any payments during the suspension period toward the principal or interest on a student loan or medical resident loan if, at the start of the suspension period, the loan is administered by, (a) a financial institution, in respect of a student loan that was issued under Regulation 774 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Ontario Student Loans made Before August 1, 2001), made under this Act; or (b) a service provider within the meaning of the regulations made under this Act, in respect of a medical resident loan or a student loan other than a student loan referred to in clause (a). 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Accrual of interest (3) No interest shall accrue against the borrower during the suspension period on any student loan to which subsection (2) applies, and the Minister shall pay such interest on a student loan described in clause (2) (a) at the rate determined under Regulation 774 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Same (4) No interest shall accrue against the borrower during the suspension period on any medical resident loan to which subsection (2) applies, and the Minister of Health shall pay such interest at the rate determined under Ontario Regulation 312/10 (Medical Resident Loans). 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Same (5) Despite any loan agreement or any other Act, no interest shall accrue against a debtor during the suspension period on a debt to the Crown, or on the portion of a debt to the Crown, that is in respect of a student loan or a medical resident loan. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Loan rehabilitation (6) If a borrower successfully rehabilitates a student loan under a regulation made under this Act during the suspension period, subsections (2) to (5) apply starting on the date the borrower successfully rehabilitated the student loan until the end of the suspension period. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Payment by borrowers (7) Any payments made by a borrower during the suspension period shall be applied to the principal amount of the loan. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Deemed terms of loan agreement (8) Despite anything in a loan agreement or the regulations that provides otherwise, other than a regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.4) or (a.5), subsections (1) to (4), (6) and (7) of this section shall be deemed to constitute a term of every loan agreement entered into before and during the suspension period. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Loan agreement applies after suspension period (9) The Minister shall establish a revised loan agreement for borrowers that shall apply after the suspension period, and shall notify borrowers of the revised loan agreement in accordance with the regulations. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Same (10) The revised loan agreement shall include, (a) revised terms relating to the term for repayment and the amount of the loan owing that account for, (i) payments that were not made as a result of the suspension of loan payments under subsection (2), and (ii) any payments made by the borrower under subsection (7); and (b) any other terms required by the regulations. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. No cause of action (11) No cause of action arises against the Crown or any current or former member of the Executive Council or any current or former employee or agent of or advisor to the Crown as a direct or indirect result of, (a) the enactment, operation, administration or repeal of this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.4) or (a.5); (b) any revocation, cessation, termination or amendment of contractual or other rights under this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.4) or (a.5); or (c) any representation or other conduct that is related, directly or indirectly, to the suspension of payments towards loans under subsection (2), the suspension of interest accrual on loans under subsection (3), (4) or (5) and any revised terms of a loan agreement referred to in subsection (10). 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Proceedings barred (12) No proceeding, including but not limited to any proceeding for a remedy in contract, restitution, unjust enrichment, tort, misfeasance, bad faith, trust or fiduciary obligation, or any remedy under any statute, that is directly or indirectly based on or related to anything referred to in subsection (11) may be brought or maintained against a person referred to in that subsection. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Application (13) Subsection (12) applies to any action or other proceeding claiming any remedy or relief, including specific performance, injunction, declaratory relief, any form of compensation or damages, or any other remedy or relief, and includes a proceeding to enforce a judgment or order made by a court or tribunal outside of Canada. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Retrospective effect (14) Subsections (12) and (13) apply regardless of whether the cause of action on which the proceeding is purportedly based arose before, on or after the day this section came into force. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Proceedings set aside (15) Any proceeding referred to in subsection (12) or (13) that was commenced before the day this section came into force is deemed to have been dismissed, without costs, on the day this section comes into force. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. No compensation payable (16) No person is entitled to any compensation or any other remedy or relief for the revocation, cessation, termination or amendment of contractual or other rights under this section or any regulation made under clause 13 (1) (a.4) or (a.5). 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Exception (17) This section does not apply to a proceeding commenced by the Crown or its agents and nothing in this section precludes a proceeding commenced by the Crown or its agents. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Expropriation (18) Nothing in this section or in regulations made under clause 13 (1) (a.4) or (a.5), and nothing done or not done in accordance with this section or such regulations, constitutes an expropriation or injurious affection for the purposes of the Expropriations Act or otherwise at law. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 2 - 30/03/2020 Guarantee of loans 8 (1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on such terms as he or she considers proper, agree to guarantee and may guarantee the payment of all or any part of a loan and the interest thereon made by a financial institution to a student of a university, college of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institution or to a medical resident, if, (a) the student or medical resident has submitted an application that complies with the regulations and is in a form approved by the Minister; and (b) the loan is approved by the Minister or by a person authorized for such purpose by the regulations. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 4. Form of guarantee (2) The form and manner of the guarantee shall be such as the Lieutenant Governor in Council approves, and the guarantee shall be signed by the Minister of Finance or such other officers as are designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and, upon being so signed, the Province of Ontario is liable for the payment of the loan and interest thereon guaranteed according to the terms of the guarantee, and any guarantee so signed is evidence that the terms of this section have been complied with. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 8 (2); 2001, c. 6, s. 3 (2). Payment of guarantee (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make arrangements for supplying the money necessary to fulfil the requirements of any guarantee and to advance the amount necessary for that purpose out of the public funds of the Province of Ontario. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19, s. 8 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 6, s. 3 (1, 2) - 29/06/2001 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 4 - 18/05/2010 Trust for loans 8.0.1 (1) The Minister of Finance or a person or entity designated by him or her may act as trustee of a trust created for the purpose of making loans to students of universities, colleges of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institutions or to medical residents and borrowing money to fund such loans. 2001, c. 8, s. 184; 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 5. Status of funds (2) The assets of a trust referred to in subsection (1) of which a member of the Executive Council or a public servant employed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 is a trustee do not constitute public money for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act. 2001, c. 8, s. 184; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 84 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 8, s. 184 - 29/06/2001 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 84 (2) - 20/08/2007 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 5 - 18/05/2010 Dissolution of Ontario Student Loan Trust 8.0.2 (1) The Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities may make a transfer order that provides that, on the day specified in the order, (a) the trust created under section 8.0.1 known as the Ontario Student Loan Trust is dissolved; (b) the designation of the Ontario Financing Authority as the trustee of the Ontario Student Loan Trust is terminated; and (c) all rights, property, assets, debts, liabilities and obligations of the Ontario Student Loan Trust and of the Ontario Financing Authority in relation to the Trust are transferred to the Minister. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Notice of date (2) The Minister shall, within 90 days after the date that a transfer order is made under subsection (1), publish notice of the date in The Ontario Gazette. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Non-compliance (3) Non-compliance with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the transfer order. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Release of Ontario Financing Authority (4) The transfer order releases, on the day specified in the transfer order, the Ontario Financing Authority from any debts, liabilities or obligations relating to the Ontario Student Loan Trust. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Actions and other proceedings (5) Any action or other proceeding that was commenced by or against the Ontario Student Loan Trust or the Ontario Financing Authority before the day specified in the transfer order and that relates to a right, property, asset, debt, liability or obligation transferred by the transfer order, may be continued by or against the Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Limitation periods (6) An action or other proceeding shall not be commenced against the Minister in respect of any right, property, asset, debt, liability or obligation transferred under the transfer order, if, had there been no transfer, the time for commencing the action or other proceeding would have expired. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Loans deemed to have been made by Minister (7) On and after the day specified in the transfer order, (a) any student loan or medical resident loan made by the Ontario Student Loan Trust is deemed to have been made by the Minister; and (b) a reference to the Ontario Student Loan Trust in any document of legal effect relating to a student loan or medical resident loan made before that day shall be read as a reference to the Minister. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Same (8) For the purposes of clause (7) (b), a document includes, but is not limited to, a regulation, directive, order or agreement. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Notice (9) A borrower to whom a student loan or medical resident loan has been made by the Ontario Student Loan Trust is deemed to receive notice, on the day specified in the transfer order, that the debt has been transferred to the Minister and that the Minister is deemed to have made the loan. 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 1 - 04/06/2015 Assignment, transfer or sale of loans 8.1 The Minister of Finance may assign, transfer or sell all right or interest of the Province of Ontario in student loans or medical resident loans to any person or entity on such terms as may be prescribed by regulation and such other terms as the Minister of Finance considers proper. 2001, c. 6, s. 4; 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 6. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 6, s. 4 - 29/06/2001 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 6 - 18/05/2010 Agreements relating to loans, grants or awards 8.2 (1) The Minister may enter into agreements with one or more persons or entities respecting the administration of student loans, medical resident loans, grants or awards under this Act and the regulations and respecting such other matters relating to such loans, grants or awards as the Minister considers proper. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Terms (2) An agreement under subsection (1) must contain such terms as may be prescribed by regulation and such other terms as the Minister considers proper. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7 - 18/05/2010 Student loans, awards or grants – performance or other requirements 8.3 (1) An agreement under section 8.2 may impose performance or other requirements on a university, college of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institution that must be met in order for the students of the institution to be eligible to apply for student loans, awards or grants. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Examples of requirements (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the requirements referred to in that subsection may include a performance bond and a loan default sharing arrangement. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Withdrawal of approval (3) The Minister may withdraw the approval of a university, college of applied arts and technology or other post-secondary institution as an institution whose students are eligible to apply for student loans, awards or grants, if the institution ceases to meet any condition of an agreement entered into under section 8.2. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Existing agreements (4) This section applies to agreements entered into before or after the coming into force of this section. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7 - 18/05/2010 Application to all loans 8.4 For greater certainty, sections 8.2 and 8.3 apply to loans referred to in sections 7.1, 8, 8.0.1 and 8.1. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 7 - 18/05/2010 Minister to pay interest 9 If repayment of a loan made by a financial institution is guaranteed in whole or in part by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under section 8, the Minister shall pay to the financial institution interest on the outstanding amount of the loan at the rate and for the period prescribed by regulation, and no interest is payable by a borrower on the loan in respect of that period. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 8. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1993, c. 27, Sched. - 31/12/1991 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (6) - 21/12/2000 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 8 - 18/05/2010 Collection of loans in default 9.1 (1) The Minister of Finance may take one or more of the measures described in section 11.1.1, 11.1.2 or 11.1.4 of the Ministry of Revenue Act to enforce the collection of a student loan or a medical resident loan if, (a) the borrower is in default of their obligation to repay the loan; and (b) the Minister, as defined in section 1, has entered into a memorandum of understanding under section 11.1 of the Ministry of Revenue Act for the Minister of Finance to provide collection services to the Ministry and to enforce the collection of the debt. 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 1. Application of ss. 11.1.1, 11.1.2 and 11.1.4 of Ministry of Revenue Act (2) None of the measures described in section 11.1.1, 11.1.2 or 11.1.4 of the Ministry of Revenue Act shall be taken with respect to a borrower referred to in subsection (1) unless, (a) the Minister, as defined in section 1, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Minister of Finance for the purposes of authorizing the Ministry of Finance to take such measures; and (b) such measures are taken in accordance with, (i) the terms set out in the memorandum of understanding referred to in clause (a), and (ii) any other requirements, limitations, conditions or terms prescribed by the regulations. 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 1. Transition (3) This section applies with respect to any debts that existed before, on or after the day section 1 of Schedule 8 to the Building a Strong Ontario Together Act (Budget Measures), 2023 came into force. 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 1. Definition (4) In this section, “borrower” means a person who has received, under this Act, a student loan, a grant that has been converted to a student loan or a medical resident loan and who is required to make repayments on the loan and includes a debtor as defined in subsection 11.1 (1) of the Ministry of Revenue Act. 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 2 - 29/05/2019 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 1 - 04/12/2023 Inspectors 10 (1) The Minister, in connection with the administration of student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants, may appoint inspectors for the purposes of determining compliance with this Act, the regulations and any agreements entered into by the Minister. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 9. Inspection (2) For the purposes of determining whether this Act has been complied with and is being complied with, an inspector may, without a warrant, enter and inspect business premises of any person and post-secondary institutions. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Restricted appointments (3) The Minister may restrict the inspector’s powers of entry and inspection to specified premises or institutions. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Time of entry (4) The power to enter and inspect without a warrant may be exercised only during the regular business hours of the premises or institution or during daylight hours if there are no regular business hours. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Identification (5) An inspector conducting an inspection shall produce evidence on request of his or her appointment. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Powers of inspector (6) An inspector conducting an inspection may, (a) examine a record or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (b) demand the production for inspection of a document or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (c) remove for review and copying a record or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (d) in order to produce a record in readable form, use data storage, information processing or retrieval devices or systems that are normally used in carrying on business or activities in the place; and (e) question a person on matters relevant to the inspection. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Written demand (7) A demand that a record or other thing be produced for inspection must be in writing and must include a statement of the nature of the record or thing required. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Obligation to produce and assist (8) If an inspector demands that a record or other thing be produced for inspection, the person who has custody of the record or thing shall produce it and, in the case of a record, shall on request provide any assistance that is reasonably necessary to interpret the record or to produce it in a readable form. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Removal of records and things (9) A record or other thing that has been removed for review and copying, (a) shall be made available to the person from whom it was removed, for review and copying, on request and at a time and place that are convenient for the person and for the inspector; and (b) shall be returned to the person within a reasonable time. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Copy admissible in evidence (10) A copy of a record that purports to be certified by an inspector as being a true copy of the original is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the original and has the same evidentiary value. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Obstruction (11) No person shall hinder, obstruct or interfere with an inspector conducting an inspection, refuse to answer questions on matters relevant to the inspection or provide the inspector with information on matters relevant to the inspection that the person knows to be false or misleading. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Report to the Minister (12) An inspector shall report to the Minister on the results of each inspection. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7) - 21/12/2000 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 9 - 18/05/2010 Minister’s order 11 On receipt of a report from an inspector under section 10, the Minister may make any order that he or she considers appropriate for the purposes of the proper administration of student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants under this Act and the regulations. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 10. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7) - 21/12/2000 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 10 - 18/05/2010 Offence 12 (1) No person shall knowingly obtain or receive a student loan, medical resident loan, award or grant to which he or she is not entitled under this Act and the regulations. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 11 (1). Same (2) No person shall knowingly aid or abet another person to obtain or receive a student loan, medical resident loan, award or grant to which the other person is not entitled under this Act and the regulations. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 11 (2). Same (3) No person shall fail to provide information the person is required to provide under this Act or the regulations or has agreed to provide in connection with a student loan, medical resident loan, award or grant under this Act or the regulations. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 11 (3). Same (4) No person shall knowingly provide false information in connection with the administration of a student loan, medical resident loan, award or grant, or for the purposes of obtaining or receiving a student loan, medical resident loan, award or grant, under this Act or the regulations. 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 11 (4). Penalty (5) Every person is guilty of an offence who contravenes subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) or 10 (11) and is liable on conviction, (a) to a fine of not more than $25,000 if the person is an individual or $100,000 if the person is a corporation; (b) to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year; or (c) to both a fine under clause (a) and imprisonment under clause (b). 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Conviction of officers (6) Any officer, director or agent of a corporation, or any other person, who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of any act by the corporation which is an offence under this Act is guilty of an offence whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted or convicted of any offence under this Act. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7) - 21/12/2000 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 11 (1-4) - 18/05/2010 Regulations 13 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing persons or entities as financial institutions for the purpose of the definition of “financial institution” in section 1; (a.1) prescribing accrediting bodies and classes of excluded appointments for the purpose of clause (c) of the definition of “medical resident” in section 1; (a.2) governing student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants under this Act; (a.3) providing for exceptions to subsection 7.2 (1), (2) or (3); (a.4) governing the suspension of payments and interest under section 7.3, including, (i) governing and prescribing the terms of student loans, medical resident loans, grants and awards under this Act and the terms of repayment of such loans for the purposes of addressing matters related to the suspension of payments and interest, including providing that prescribed terms apply instead of or in addition to the terms in any loan agreement or other agreement, (ii) governing and prescribing any matter referred to in section 7.3 as being prescribed or done by or in accordance with the regulations; (a.5) providing for and governing the refund of payments made by a debtor during the suspension period on a debt to the Crown, or on the portion of a debt to the Crown, that is in respect of a student loan or medical resident loan; (b) prescribing criteria to be used to determine a person’s eligibility for student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants under this Act; (b.1) prescribing terms of student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants under this Act; (b.1.1) respecting the terms of repayment of a student loan or medical resident loan, the suspension of repayment obligations under the loan and the forgiving of all or part of the outstanding amounts on the loan, including prescribing, (i) the length of time for which a suspension may be granted, (ii) the amount or maximum amount that may be suspended or forgiven or the method of determining that amount, and (iii) conditions, restrictions or limitations that apply with respect to a suspension of the loan or to the forgiving of all or part of the loan; (b.2) prescribing the maximum amounts of student loans, medical resident loans, awards and grants under this Act; (c) prescribing terms of agreements made under section 8.2; (d) providing for the apportionment and distribution of money appropriated or raised by the Legislature for university, college and other post-secondary educational purposes; (e) prescribing the conditions governing the payment of legislative grants; (f) defining “enrolment” and “student” for the purpose of legislative grants to post-secondary educational institutions recognized by the Minister for the purpose of such grants, and requiring that “enrolment” be subject to the approval of the Minister; (g) prescribing terms of agreements made under subsection 8 (1) respecting guarantees; (g.1) governing applications referred to in clause 8 (1) (a); (h) authorizing the Deputy Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities or any officer of the Ministry to exercise the power to approve loans under section 8; (h.1) providing for transitional matters relating to a transfer order made under subsection 8.0.2 (1); (i) prescribing, for the purpose of section 8.1, terms for the assignment, transfer or sale of student loans or medical resident loans; (j) prescribing an interest rate and a period for the purpose of section 9; (j.1) prescribing requirements, limitations, conditions or terms for the purposes of subclause 9.1 (2) (b) (ii); (j.2)-(j.8) Repealed: 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 2 (1); (k)-(s) Repealed: 2001, c. 6, s. 5 (1); (t) providing for reports to be made to the Minister for the purposes of this Act, and prescribing the kind of information to be included in those reports; (u) defining, for the purposes of this Act, any word or expression used in this Act that has not already been expressly defined in this Act. 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7); 2001, c. 6, s. 5 (1); 2006, c. 19, Sched. S, s. 1 (2); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 12 (1-7); 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 2 (1); 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 3 (1); 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (1); 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 2 (1). Classes (2) A regulation may establish different requirements for different classes of persons or entities or with respect to different types of agreements. 2001, c. 6, s. 5 (2). Subdelegation (3) A regulation under clause (1) (b) may authorize the Minister to determine, (a) which universities, colleges of applied arts and technology and other post-secondary institutions are eligible institutions or approved institutions; and (b) which programs of study are approved programs of study. 2001, c. 6, s. 5 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 25, s. 1 (2); 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 12 (8). Regulations, retroactive (3.1) A regulation made under clause (1) (a.3), (a.4), (a.5), (h.1) or (j.1) is, if it so provides, effective with respect to a period before it is filed. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (2); 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 2 (2). Regulations, conflict (3.2) In the event of a conflict, a regulation made under clause (1) (a.4) or (a.5) prevails over this Act. 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (2). Same (4) In the event of a conflict, a regulation made under clause (1) (h.1) prevails over this Act, except subsection 8.0.2 (4). 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (2). (5) Repealed: 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 36, s. 3 (7) - 21/12/2000 2001, c. 6, s. 5 (1, 2) - 29/06/2001 2006, c. 19, Sched. S, s. 1 (2) - 22/06/2006 2009, c. 33, Sched. 25, s. 1 (2) - 15/12/2009 2010, c. 1, Sched. 20, s. 12 (1-8) - 18/05/2010 2015, c. 20, Sched. 26, s. 2 (1-2) - 04/06/2015 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 3 (1, 2) - 29/05/2019 2020, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 3 (1, 2) - 30/03/2020 2023, c. 21, Sched. 8, s. 2 (1, 2) - 04/12/2023 Definition of “personal information” 14 In sections 15 and 16, “personal information” means personal information within the meaning of section 38 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1 - 31/03/2015 Collection and use of personal information 15 (1) The Minister may collect personal information, directly or indirectly, for purposes related to the following matters, and may use it for those purposes: 1. Administering this Act and the regulations, and such other Acts and regulations as are assigned to him or her by the provisions of the Acts or regulations or by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under the Executive Council Act, and implementing directives made under such legislation. 2. Ensuring compliance with the Acts identified in paragraph 1 and the regulations and directives made under such Acts. 3. Planning for, allocating and administering funding to colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational and training institutions and detecting, monitoring and preventing any unauthorized receipt of or use of the funding. 3.1 Planning for, allocating and administering funding to persons or entities for the purpose of administering or delivering employment programs or services and detecting, monitoring and preventing any unauthorized receipt of or use of the funding. 4. Planning or delivering post-secondary educational, employment or training related programs or services that the Ministry provides or funds, in whole or in part, allocating resources to any of them, evaluating or monitoring any of them or detecting, monitoring and preventing fraud and any unauthorized receipts of services or benefits related to such funding. 5. Monitoring and evaluating the quality, outcomes and delivery of post-secondary programs and services provided by colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational and training institutions to their students to ensure accountability for the use of public funds and support for the continued efficient allocation of funding to such institutions. 6.

Implementing risk management, error management or activities to improve or maintain the quality of the programs and services that the Ministry provides or funds, in whole or in part. 7. Conducting research and analysis, including longitudinal studies, and statistical activities conducted by or on behalf of the Ministry for purposes that relate to post-secondary education and training, including, i. understanding the transition of students from secondary school to post-secondary education and training, ii. understanding student participation and progress, mobility and learning and employment outcomes, iii. understanding linkages among universities, colleges, secondary schools and other educational and training institutions prescribed by regulation, iv. understanding trends in post-secondary education or training program choices made by students, v. understanding sources and patterns of student financial resources, including financial assistance and supports provided by government and post-secondary educational and training institutions, vi. planning to enhance the affordability and accessibility of post-secondary education and training and the quality and effectiveness of the post-secondary sector, vii. identifying conditions or barriers that inhibit student participation, progress, completion and transition to employment or future post-secondary educational or training opportunities, and viii. developing key performance indicators. 8. Conducting research and analysis, including longitudinal studies, and statistical activities related to the administration and delivery of employment programs and services funded by the Ministry. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1; 2023, c. 15, Sched. 4, s. 1 (1, 2). Limits on collection and use (2) The Minister shall not collect or use personal information if other information will serve the purpose of the collection or use. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Same (3) The Minister shall not collect or use more personal information than is reasonably necessary to meet the purpose of the collection or use. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Disclosure and sharing (4) The Minister and the following persons and entities, for the purposes identified in each paragraph, may disclose personal information to and indirectly collect personal information from each other: 1. The Minister of Education, for the purposes identified in paragraph 7 of subsection (1). 2. The Minister of Education and the Government of Canada, for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating the quality, outcomes and delivery of post-secondary education and training programs and services that are funded directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by both the Government of Canada and the Ministry to ensure accountability in the use of public funds and support for the continued allocation of funding for the programs and services. 3. The Minister of Education and other ministers that may be prescribed, for those purposes identified in paragraph 7 of subsection (1) that are prescribed. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Other disclosure — employment programs and services (4.1) The Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development may disclose personal information to persons or entities that administer, evaluate or deliver employment programs or services funded by the Ministry for the purpose of administering and delivering those programs or services. 2023, c. 15, Sched. 4, s. 1 (3). Disclosure to Minister of Children, Community and Social Services — employment programs and services (4.2) The Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development may disclose personal information that is collected under subsection (1) in the administration, evaluation and delivery of employment programs and services to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services for the purpose of administering and delivering social benefit programs under the Ontario Works Act, 1997 and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, 1997. 2023, c. 15, Sched. 4, s. 1 (3). Deemed compliance (5) A disclosure of personal information under subsection (4) is deemed to be for the purposes of complying with this Act and the Education Act. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Minister requiring disclosure (6) The Minister may require any of the following institutions and entities to disclose to him or her such personal information as is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in subsection (1): 1. A college established under the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002. 2. A publicly-assisted university. 3. A career college registered under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005. 4. Repealed: 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 2 (2). 5. The Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences. 6. The Ontario College Application Services, Inc., operating as the Ontario College Application Services, and the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre, a division of COU Holding Association Inc. 7. Any other post-secondary educational or training institution or other entity prescribed by regulation for the purpose of this section. 8. A person or entity that administers, evaluates or delivers employment programs or services funded by the Ministry. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1; 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 2; 2023, c. 15, Sched. 4, s. 1 (4); 2023, c. 9, Sched. 29, s. 13. Time and form of disclosure (7) The Minister may specify the time at which and the form in which the personal information required from an institution or entity under subsection (6) must be provided and the secure method to be used in the transfer of the information. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Notice required by s. 39 (2) of FIPPA (8) If the Minister collects personal information indirectly under subsection (1), the notice required by subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is given by, (a) a public notice posted on the Ministry’s website or the Government of Ontario’s website; or (b) any other method that may be prescribed by regulation. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Regulations (9) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of this section, (a) prescribing educational and training institutions for the purposes of subparagraph 7 iii of subsection (1); (b) prescribing ministers for the purposes of paragraph 3 of subsection (4) and the purposes identified in paragraph 7 of subsection (1) for which personal information may be disclosed to them and indirectly collected from them; (c) prescribing post-secondary educational or training institutions or other entities for the purposes of paragraph 7 of subsection (6); (d) prescribing methods of giving the notice required by subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1 - 31/03/2015 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 2 - 08/12/2022 2023, c. 9, Sched. 29, s. 13 - 01/01/2024; 2023, c. 15, Sched. 4, s. 1 - 26/10/2023 Ontario education numbers Assignment of numbers 16 (1) The Minister may assign an Ontario education number to a person who is enrolled or who seeks admission to be enrolled in a college, university or other post-secondary educational and training institution prescribed by regulation, if an education number has not already been assigned to the person by the Minister of Education. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Collection, use and disclosure of personal information (2) The persons and entities described in subsection (3) are authorized to collect personal information, directly or indirectly, and to use and disclose personal information, for the purposes of, (a) assigning Ontario education numbers under subsection (1); and (b) validating and updating the numbers and the personal information associated with them. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Same (3) Subsection (2) applies to: 1. The Minister. 2. Prescribed educational and training institutions. 3. Prescribed persons. 4. Prescribed entities that co-ordinate a person’s enrolment in or admission to a prescribed educational or training institution. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. s. 39 (2) FIPPA non-applicable (4) Subsection 39 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not apply to a collection under subsection (2). 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Deemed compliance (5) Disclosure of information under subsection (2) is deemed to be for the purpose of complying with this Act and the Education Act. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Exception, re privacy (6) Despite subsection 266.3 (1) of the Education Act, a college, university or other post-secondary educational and training institution prescribed by regulation may collect, use or disclose or require the production of a person’s Ontario education number for purposes related to the provision of post-secondary education and training to that person. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Same (7) Despite subsection 266.3 (1) of the Education Act, the Minister and a college, university or other post-secondary educational and training institution prescribed by regulation or persons or entities prescribed by regulation may collect, use or disclose or require the production of Ontario education numbers, (a) for purposes related to post-secondary educational and training administration, funding, planning or research; and (b) for purposes related to the provision of financial assistance associated with the person’s post-secondary education and training. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Offence (8) Any person who collects, uses or discloses or requires the production of another person’s Ontario education number, except as permitted by this section, the Education Act or otherwise by law, is guilty of an offence. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Penalty, individuals (9) An individual who is convicted of an offence under this section is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Penalty, corporations (10) A corporation that is convicted of an offence under this section is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Regulations (11) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) prescribing colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational and training institutions for the purposes of this section; (b) for purposes associated with Ontario education numbers, authorizing personal information to be collected by the Ministry or by prescribed colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational and training institutions, other than directly from the individual to whom the information relates, and regulating the manner in which the information is collected; (c) requiring the use of Ontario education numbers by prescribed colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational and training institutions for the purposes specified in the regulations; (d) respecting any matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or advisable to carry out effectively the intent and purpose of this section. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2014, c. 11, Sched. 5, s. 1 - 31/03/2015 Medical school admissions 16.0.1 (1) A publicly-assisted university shall admit students into a medical health education program in respect of an academic year in accordance with the following rules: 1. At least 95 per cent, or if prescribed, the prescribed percentage, of students admitted into the program for the academic year must be ordinarily resident in Ontario. 2. Of the remaining students admitted into the program for the academic year, each student must be, i. a Canadian citizen, ii. a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), iii. a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95 (2) of that Act, or iv. a prescribed person or a person belonging to a prescribed class of persons. 2024, c. 20, Sched. 12, s. 1. Exception, insufficient number of qualified applicants (2) If there is an insufficient number of qualified applicants in respect of an academic year to enable a publicly-assisted university to comply with paragraph 1 of subsection (1), the university may admit a lower percentage of students who are ordinarily resident in Ontario for that year. 2024, c. 20, Sched. 12, s. 1. Regulations (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, (a) governing the admission of students into medical health education programs, including prescribing a percentage, if any, for the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection (1); (b) prescribing persons or classes of persons for the purpose of subparagraph 2 iv of subsection (1); (c) defining “medical health education program” and “ordinarily resident in Ontario” for the purposes of this Act and the regulations. 2024, c. 20, Sched. 12, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 20, Sched. 12, s. 1 - 01/07/2025 Note: On a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 1) Application 16.0.2 (1) Subject to any exceptions set out in the regulations with respect to this section, this section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university with respect to every program of study offered at the college or university. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 1. Admissions, merit-basis (2) Every college or university referred to in subsection (1) shall, (a) ensure that when assessing applicants for the purposes of admission into a program of study, assessment is based on the merit of the individual applicant; and (b) publish, in a manner accessible to the public, the criteria and process to be used by the college or university in assessing applicants for admission into each program of study. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 1. Regulations (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing the criteria and process to be used by every college or university referred to in subsection (1) in assessing applicants for the purposes of admission into a program of study, and without limiting the generality of this power, may make regulations, (a) specifying criteria that must be or that may not be considered in assessing the merit of an applicant; (b) specifying, for the purposes of clause (2) (b), information that must be published and the manner in which it must be published; (c) providing for exceptions to subsection (2). 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 1 - not in force Sexual misconduct by employees 16.1 (1) In this section, “institution” means a publicly-assisted university or college of applied arts and technology; (“établissement”) “sexual misconduct” means, in relation to a student of an institution, (a) physical sexual relations with the student, touching of a sexual nature of the student or behaviour or remarks of a sexual nature toward the student by an employee of the institution where, (i) the act constitutes an offence under the Criminal Code (Canada), (ii) the act infringes the right of the student under clause 7 (3) (a) of the Human Rights Code to be free from a sexual solicitation or advance, or (iii) the act constitutes sexual misconduct as defined in the institution’s employee sexual misconduct policy or contravenes the policy or any other policy, rule or other requirement of the institution respecting sexual relations between employees and students, or (b) any conduct by an employee of the institution that infringes the right of the student under clause 7 (3) (b) of the Human Rights Code to be free from a reprisal or threat of reprisal for the rejection of a sexual solicitation or advance. (“inconduite sexuelle”) 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Discharge or discipline (2) If an employee of an institution commits an act of sexual misconduct toward a student of an institution, the institution may discharge or discipline the employee for that act, and, (a) the discharge or disciplinary measure is deemed to be for just cause for all purposes; (b) the employee is not entitled to notice of termination or termination pay or any other compensation or restitution as a result of the discharge or disciplinary measure; and (c) despite subsection 48 (17) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and subsection 14 (17) of the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008, and despite any provision of a collective agreement or employment contract specifying a penalty for the infraction, no arbitrator, arbitration board or other adjudicator shall substitute any other penalty for the discharge or disciplinary measure imposed by the institution. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. No re-employment (3) If an employee of an institution commits an act of sexual misconduct toward a student of an institution and the institution discharges the employee for that act or the employee resigns from their employment, the institution shall not subsequently re-employ the employee. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Same (4) If an institution determines that it has re-employed an individual contrary to subsection (3), the institution shall discharge the employee and clauses (2) (a) to (c) shall apply to the discharge. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Agreement (5) Subject to subsection (6), an agreement between an institution and any person, including a collective agreement or an agreement settling existing or contemplated litigation, that is entered into on or after the day section 3 of Schedule 1 to the Strengthening Post-secondary Institutions and Students Act, 2022 comes into force, shall not contain any term that, directly or indirectly, prohibits the institution or any person related to the institution from disclosing that an allegation or complaint has been made that an employee of the institution committed an act of sexual misconduct toward a student of the institution, and any such term that is included in an agreement is void. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Exception (6) An institution may enter into an agreement that contains a term described in subsection (5) if the student requests that the institution do so, provided that, (a) the student has had a reasonable opportunity to receive independent legal advice; (b) there have been no undue attempts to influence the student with respect to the request; (c) the agreement includes an opportunity for the student to decide to waive their own confidentiality in the future and the process for doing so; and (d) the agreement is of a set and limited duration. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Contrary term, rule, etc. (7) Subsections (2) to (6) apply despite any contrary term in an employment contract or collective agreement, or any contrary rule or principle of common law or equity. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Employee sexual misconduct policy (8) Every institution shall have an employee sexual misconduct policy that includes, at a minimum, (a) the institution’s rules with respect to sexual behaviour that involves employees and students of the institution; and (b) examples of disciplinary measures that may be imposed on employees who contravene the policy. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Same (9) The employee sexual misconduct policy referred to in subsection (8) may specify acts that constitute sexual misconduct for the purposes of the definition of “sexual misconduct”. 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Same (10) The employee sexual misconduct policy referred to in subsection (8) may be included as part of another policy, including as part of the sexual violence policy required under subsection 17 (3). 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 3 - 01/07/2023 Sexual violence involving students Definition 17 (1) In this section, “sexual violence” means any sexual act or act targeting a person’s sexuality, gender identity or gender expression, whether the act is physical or psychological in nature, that is committed, threatened or attempted against a person without the person’s consent, and includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, indecent exposure, voyeurism and sexual exploitation. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Application (2) This section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1; 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 4. Sexual violence policy (3) Every college or university described in subsection (2) shall have a sexual violence policy that, (a) addresses sexual violence involving students enrolled at the college or university; (b) sets out the process for how the college or university will respond to and address incidents and complaints of sexual violence involving students enrolled at the college or university, and includes the elements specified in the regulations relating to the process; (c) addresses any other topics and includes any other elements required by the regulations; and (d) otherwise complies with the requirements set out in the regulations. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Student input (4) A college or university described in subsection (2) shall ensure that student input is considered, in accordance with any regulations, in the development of its sexual violence policy and every time the policy is reviewed or amended. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Review (5) Every college or university described in subsection (2) shall review its sexual violence policy at least once every three years and amend it as appropriate. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Implementation of policy and other measures (6) Every college or university described in subsection (2) shall, (a) implement its sexual violence policy in accordance with the regulations; and (b) implement any other measure or do any other thing it is required to do under the regulations relating to sexual violence involving students enrolled at the college or university. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Information for Minister (7) Every college or university described in subsection (2) shall collect from its students and other persons, and provide to the Minister, such data and other information relating to the following as may be requested by the Minister, in the manner and form directed by the Minister: 1. The number of times supports, services and accommodation relating to sexual violence are requested and obtained by students enrolled at the college or university, and information about the supports, services and accommodation. 2. Any initiatives and programs established by the college or university to promote awareness of the supports and services available to students. 3. The number of incidents and complaints of sexual violence reported by students, and information about such incidents and complaints. 4. The implementation and effectiveness of the policy. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Annual report to board of governors (7.1) Every college or university described in subsection (2) shall provide its board of governors with an annual report setting out, in respect of the preceding year, the information described in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of subsection (7). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 2 (1). Personal information (8) A college or university shall take reasonable steps to ensure that information provided to the Minister pursuant to subsection (7) or to its board of governors pursuant to subsection (7.1) does not disclose personal information within the meaning of section 38 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 2 (2). Survey (9) The Minister may conduct, or may direct a college or university described in subsection (2) to conduct or participate in, a survey of students and other persons as identified by the Minister, relating to the effectiveness of the college’s or university’s sexual violence policy, to the incidence of sexual violence at the college or university and to any other matter mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection (7). 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Same (10) A college or university that is directed by the Minister to conduct a survey described in subsection (9) shall disclose the results of the survey to the Minister. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Regulations (11) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations relating to sexual violence involving students enrolled at colleges and universities described in subsection (2), and governing sexual violence policies required under this section, and without limiting the generality of this power, may make regulations, (a) governing processes that shall be followed and persons who shall be consulted in the development and approval of sexual violence policies, and in their review and amendment, and governing how student input shall be provided and considered in such development, review and amendment; (b) governing topics that shall be addressed or elements that shall be included in sexual violence policies; (c) governing the provision of training to faculty, staff, students and other persons about sexual violence policies; (d) respecting the publication of sexual violence policies and the promotion of awareness of the policies; (e) requiring that appropriate supports, services and accommodation relating to sexual violence be provided to students affected by sexual violence, and governing such supports, services and accommodation and their provision; (f) governing any other matter that the Lieutenant Governor in Council determines is necessary or advisable relating to sexual violence involving students, including, (i) governing all matters relating to sexual violence policies and their implementation, and (ii) governing other measures that colleges and universities shall implement, or other things that colleges and universities shall do, to address sexual violence involving students. 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 1 - 01/01/2017; 2016, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 2 - 01/07/2019 2022, c. 22, Sched. 1, s. 4 - 08/12/2022 Regulations; reduction, limitation and alteration of compensation 18 (1) The Minister may make regulations governing the reduction, limitation and alteration of compensation due to an individual with respect to whom the following conditions are met: 1. The individual is employed or otherwise engaged by a post-secondary institution. 2. The individual has, i. started to receive a pension under a pension plan, ii. exercised their entitlement to a transfer in accordance with section 42 of the Pension Benefits Act with respect to a pension or a deferred pension payable under a pension plan, iii. started to receive variable benefits from a variable benefit account established under a defined contribution provision of a pension plan, or iv. exercised their entitlement to a transfer in accordance with subsection 39.1 (4) of the Pension Benefits Act, with respect to a variable benefit account. 3. The years of membership or employment credited under the pension plan for the purposes of calculating the following are attributable, in whole or in part, to the employment of the individual by a post-secondary institution: i. the pension referred to in paragraph 2, ii. the deferred pension referred to in paragraph 2, or iii. funds in a variable benefit account referred to in paragraph 2. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (1-3). Contents of regulation (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a regulation made under that subsection may, (a) establish and govern procedures, rules and methods that a post-secondary institution shall use to reduce, including reducing to zero, limit or alter the amount, form or timing of compensation due to an individual referred to in subsection (1); (b) establish and govern procedures, rules and methods for determining the amount or value of the pension or deferred pension to be used for the purposes of applying a reduction, limitation or alteration of compensation; (b.1) establish and govern procedures, rules and methods for determining the amount or value of funds in a variable benefit account to be used for the purposes of applying a reduction, limitation or alteration of compensation; (c) provide that the regulations prevail over any collective agreement, contract of employment or any other contract, including any collective agreement, contract of employment or other contract that existed before the regulation was made; (d) establish different classes of post-secondary institutions and different classes of individuals and provide for different procedures, rules and methods for reducing, limiting or altering the amount, form or timing of compensation with respect to those different classes; (e) require a post-secondary institution to do or refrain from doing anything relating to or arising from the reduction, limitation or alteration of the compensation due to an individual referred to in subsection (1), or relating to or arising from the rules set out in the regulation; (f) govern the use of any amounts saved by a post-secondary institution through the reduction, limitation and alteration of compensation required by the regulations and establish and govern procedures, rules and methods for calculating such amounts; (g) assign functions, duties, or powers to a member of the Executive Council with respect to the oversight and administration of the regulation; (h) authorize or require the disclosure, use and direct or indirect collection of personal information, including employment history and financial information, by the Minister, a post-secondary institution or any other person; (i) govern such transitional matters as the Minister considers necessary or advisable to facilitate the implementation of this section; (j) prescribe Acts for the purposes of subsection (3). 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (1, 4). Conflict (3) A regulation made under subsection (1) prevails over any provision of this Act or of any of the following Acts or regulations made under those Acts if the provision relates to the compensation of an individual referred to in subsection (1) and is specified in the regulation: 1. The Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010. 2. The Broader Public Sector Executive Compensation Act, 2014. 3. The Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008. 4. The Employment Standards Act, 2000. 5. The Labour Relations Act, 1995. 6. Any other Act, except the Pension Benefits Act, that is prescribed by the regulations. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (1). Interpretation (4) Expressions used in this section have the same meaning as in the Pension Benefits Act, unless the context requires otherwise. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (1) - 29/05/2019; 2019, c. 7, Sched. 39, s. 4 (2-4) - 01/01/2020 Student mental health policy Application 19 (1) This section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Contents (2) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall have a student mental health policy that describes the programs, policies, services and supports available at the college or university in respect of student mental health. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Additional contents (3) In addition to satisfying subsection (2), a college or university described in subsection (1) shall address any topics in the policy and include any elements in the policy as may be specified by the Minister in a directive issued to the college or university under subsection (4) and shall do so no later than the date specified by the Minister in the directive. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Minister’s directive (4) The Minister may, from time to time, in a directive issued to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1), (a) specify topics to be addressed or elements to be included in a college or university’s policy and the date by which they must be addressed or included; and (b) specify steps that the Minister intends to take if, in the opinion of the Minister, a college or university fails to comply with subsection (2) or the directive. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Implementation (5) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall implement its student mental health policy. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Publication and review (6) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall, (a) publish its student mental health policy on its website and make a copy of the policy available to anyone who requests it; and (b) review its student mental health policy at least once every five years and amend it as appropriate. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Annual report (7) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall provide its board of governors with an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of its student mental health policy in the preceding year. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Legislation Act, 2006 (8) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a directive issued under this section. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 11, s. 2 - 16/12/2024 Policies and rules re racism and hate Application 20 (1) This section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Contents (2) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall have policies and rules that describe how the institution will address and combat racism and hate, including but not limited to anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Additional contents (3) In addition to satisfying subsection (2), a college or university described in subsection (1) shall comply with the requirements set out in any directive issued to the college or university under subsection (4) and shall do so no later than the date specified by the Minister in the directive. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Minister’s directive (4) The Minister may, from time to time, issue directives to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1) in relation to the manner in which their policies and rules address and combat racism and hate, including but not limited to anti-Indigenous racism, anti-Black racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Contents (5) Without limiting the generality of subsection (4), the Minister may, in a directive issued to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1), (a) specify topics to be addressed or elements to be included in a college or university’s policies and rules and the date by which they must be addressed or included; and (b) specify steps that the Minister intends to take if, in the opinion of the Minister, a college or university fails to comply with subsection (2) or the directive. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Implementation (6) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall implement its policies and rules. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Publication and review (7) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall, (a) publish its policies and rules on its website and make a copy of the policies and rules available to anyone who requests it; and (b) review its policies and rules at least once every five years, or earlier as may be specified in a directive under subsection (4), and amend the policies and rules as appropriate. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Annual report (8) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall provide its board of governors with an annual report on the implementation and effectiveness of its policies and rules in the preceding year. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Legislation Act, 2006 (9) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a directive issued under this section. 2024, c. 11, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 11, s. 2 - 16/12/2024 Note: On a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2) Research security plan Application 20.1 (1) This section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2. Development and implementation of plan (2) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall develop and implement a research security plan to safeguard, and mitigate the risk of harm to or interference with, its research activities. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2. Minister’s directive (3) The Minister may, from time to time, in a directive issued to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1), (a) specify the date by which a college or university’s research security plan must be developed and implemented under subsection (2); (b) specify the date by which a plan must be provided to the Minister under subsection (4) and any requirements relating to updating or revising a plan; and (c) specify topics to be addressed or elements to be included in a plan and the date by which they must be addressed. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2. Review by Minister (4) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall provide the Minister with a copy of its research security plan and any other information or reports requested by the Minister in respect of research security. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2. Legislation Act, 2006 (5) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a directive issued under this section. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 2 - not in force Directives re costs Application 21 (1) This section applies to every college of applied arts and technology and to every publicly-assisted university. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Directives (2) The Minister may, from time to time, issue directives to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1) in relation to the information to be provided about the costs associated with attendance at the college or university. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Contents (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), the Minister may, in a directive issued to one or more colleges or universities described in subsection (1), (a) specify information that a college or university must provide to the public about the costs and the manner in which it must be provided as of a specified date; and (b) specify steps that the Minister intends to take if, in the opinion of the Minister, a college or university fails to comply with the directive. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Costs (4) For greater certainty, the costs associated with attendance may include any ancillary fees and the costs of textbooks and other learning materials. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Compliance (5) A college or university to whom a directive is issued under subsection (2) shall comply with the directive by the specified date. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Annual report (6) Every college or university described in subsection (1) shall provide its board of governors with an annual report on the implementation in the preceding year of any applicable directives issued under subsection (2). 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Legislation Act, 2006 (7) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a directive issued under this section. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 11, s. 3 - 16/05/2024 Note: On a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 3) Regulations; fees 21.1 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations governing any fees that a college of applied arts and technology or publicly-assisted university charges to students or requires students to pay. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 3. Same (2) The fees referred to in subsection (1) include fees charged on behalf of, or for the purposes of, another entity. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 3. Same (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a regulation made under that subsection may, (a) specify which fees may or may not be charged to students or required of students to pay by a college or university, including fees that students may only be charged or required to pay if they are refundable at the student’s request; (b) require a college or university to publish and make available to the public prescribed information about the fees referred to in clause (a) and prescribe the manner in which the information must be published and made available to the public; (c) govern the manner in which the fees referred to in clause (a) are charged or refunded. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 3 - not in force Reports to Minister 22 (1) The Minister may require in writing that one or more colleges of applied arts and technology or publicly-assisted universities provide to the Minister, by a date and in a manner specified by the Minister, (a) a report regarding the college or university’s student mental health policy required under subsection 19 (2); (b) a report regarding the college or university’s policies and rules relating to racism and hate required under subsection 20 (2); and (c) if the Minister exercises any power or authority under sections 19 to 21 in respect of a matter, a report with respect to that matter. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Contents of report (2) A report required under subsection (1) shall set out the information specified by the Minister. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Compliance (3) A college or university shall comply with a Minister’s requirement under subsection (1). 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 11, s. 3 - 16/05/2024 Powers not limited 23 For greater certainty, the conferring under this Act of any power or authority upon the Minister with respect to a college of applied arts and technology does not limit the power of the Minister to issue policy directives under subsection 4 (1) of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002. 2024, c. 11, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2024, c. 11, s. 3 - 16/05/2024 Note: On a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Act is amended by adding the following section: (See: 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 4) Conflict 24 (1) If a provision in this Act or in a regulation made under this Act conflicts or is inconsistent with any other Act or regulation, this Act or the regulation made under it prevails to the extent of the conflict. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 4. Same (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a regulation made under section 18. 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2025, c. 12, Sched. 3, s. 4 - not in force ______________