Dive Summary:
- 118 graduates of the International Business Management Program have successfully sued George Brown College, the provider of the program, over falsely advertising the course credentials.
- The students claim the program's course description advertised three valuable industry qualifications — international trade, custom services and international freight forwarding — to be bestowed upon completion of the eight-month program; George Brown College took down the misleading description after receiving complaints, claiming the program was only intended to prepare its students for the desired qualifications.
- Justice Edward Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found George Brown College guilty of "negligent misrepresentation" and in violation of the Consumer Protection Act.
From the article:
"A group of graduates has won a class-action suit against George Brown College for a course description that promised three credentials it was not qualified to deliver.
Of 118 students represented in the case, two-thirds came from other countries and paid $11,000 in tuition each for the eight-month International Business Program, which delivered none of the three added industry qualifications — international trade, custom services and international freight forwarding — promised in the course calendar. ..."
