Ministerial Consent

Ministerial consent is the written consent of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities to undertake one or more of the activities under the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000. Consents are normally granted for specific periods of time. Consents may be revoked, suspended, amended or reinstated in accordance with the Act and related Regulations.

Ministerial consent is required for anyone seeking, either directly or indirectly, to:

• grant a degree;
  
  
• provide a program or part of a program of post-secondary study leading to a degree to be conferred by a person inside or outside Ontario;
  
  
• advertise a program or part of a program of postsecondary study offered in Ontario leading to a degree to be conferred by a person in or outside Ontario;
  
  
• sell, offer for sale or provide by agreement for a fee, reward or other remuneration, a diploma, certificate, document or other material that indicates or implies the granting or conferring of a degree;
  
  
• operate or maintain a university;
  
  
• use or be known by a name of a university or any derivation or abbreviation of a name of a university;
  
  
• hold oneself out to be a university;
  
  
• make use of the term university or any derivation or abbreviation of the word in advertising relating to an educational institution in Ontario.

Please see the application process section of this web site for information on how to apply for ministerial consent