Particulars of a Restraining Order

s. 49 (2) Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005 (“Act”)

June 4, 2024

These particulars are posted following the issuance of a Restraining Order against an Ontario Business Corporation by the Superintendent of Career Colleges pursuant to s. 46 (1) of the Act.

Original service date: May 29, 2024

2700132 Ontario Inc., o/a Glassbox Education
781 Queen Street East
Toronto, Ontario M4M 1H5

Contraventions

The Superintendent has ordered 27200132 Ontario Inc. (“Glassbox Education”) to stop:

A. Offering or providing unapproved vocational programs contrary to subsection 8 (1) of the Act.

  1. Inquiries into the affairs of Glassbox Education identify that Glassbox Education offers the provision of a 10-month hairstyling / barbering program for a fee of $15,000 that is within the meaning of vocational program for the purposes of the Act, thereby contravening subsection 8 (1) of the Act.

B. Advertising the provision of unapproved vocational programs contrary to subsection 11 (2) of the Act.

  1. Inquiries into the affairs of Glassbox Education identify that Glassbox Education advertises the provision of the aforementioned 10-month hairstyling/barbering program on its website (glassboxeducation.com/) and the Instagram accounts @petergosling_, @glassbox.education, and @glassboxbarbershop, thereby contravening subsection 11 (2) of the Act.
  2. Further, the inquiries identify that Glassbox Education advertises the provision of a program titled “Level 1: Beginners” on its website (glassboxeducation.com/) for a fee of $2,000, thereby contravening subsection 11 (2) of the Act.

Required actions

By June 12, 2024, was required by the Superintendent to provide written confirmation signed by a person with authority to bind the corporation, together with all available supporting evidence, confirming that they:

  1. Take all steps necessary to come into compliance with the Act and its regulations including the following:
    1. Stop offering the provision of unapproved vocational programs
    2. Stop providing unapproved vocational programs
    3. Stop advertising the provision of unapproved vocational programs
  2. Provide to the Superintendent of Career Colleges a written report of compliance, including a description of steps taken by the Business and all documentation necessary to demonstrate that the Business came into compliance with the Act and its regulations.

Action taken and compliance achieved

On May 29, 2024, 2700132 Ontario Inc. responded to Restraining Order on the same day of the issuance. In the response, Glassbox Education confirmed that it had taken the steps required to come into compliance with the Act, which were later confirmed by a designate of the Superintendent.