Am-Can Business & Tech School
Redefining High School Education in Canada
Ontario private secondary school, Vaughan · OSSD credits, Grades 9 to 12
This policy explains who may enrol at Am-Can Business & Tech School, how prerequisites are checked, how prior learning is recognised, and what happens if an application is not approved.
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Students studying in class at the Vaughan campus must be lawfully in Canada. The school does not give immigration advice.
The school runs six fixed sessions a year. It does not operate continuous intake, and courses do not start on demand. You apply for a named session, and your course begins and ends on the published dates for that session.
You take one course per session, which means a maximum of six credits a year at this school.
The sequence is: you register for the session you want and pay, the admission assessment team reviews your application, and admission is finalised and course access granted only once your identity documents are verified and your academic prerequisites are cleared.
Many senior courses require successful completion of a specific earlier course. Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U), Physics (SPH4U), Chemistry (SCH4U) and Financial Accounting (BAT4M) are examples. These prerequisites are set by the Ontario Ministry of Education's curriculum policy documents, not by the school, and they exist so that students have the foundation the course assumes.
The prerequisite for each course is published on that course's page, worded exactly as the Ministry states it.
Before course access is granted you must supply a digital copy of one of the following, showing successful completion of the required prerequisite:
In accordance with Ministry of Education policy, the Principal holds the authority to waive a curriculum prerequisite.
A waiver may be granted where the Principal determines that you already have the knowledge and skills to succeed in the course without having taken the formal Ontario prerequisite. This route is commonly used by students with substantial out of province or international academic backgrounds, and by mature learners whose working experience aligns with the course.
Submit a Prerequisite Waiver Application with supporting evidence, for example a transcript from another jurisdiction, a curriculum vitae, or Mature Student Assessment results. The Principal reviews it before enrolment is finalised. You receive the decision in writing either way.
If you do not hold the prerequisite, apply anyway and tell us. A waiver cannot be considered if we do not know to look at it.
Students without a standard Ontario transcript who wish to earn credits, or who need a prerequisite recognised, are assessed through the Ministry's PLAR process, governed by Policy/Program Memorandum 129 and, for mature students, Policy/Program Memorandum 132.
Adult learners returning to education may not hold a recent diploma or a verifiable transcript. The Mature Student Assessment exists so those learners can be admitted without the school lowering its academic requirements.
Passing the MSA verifies that you meet the basic admission prerequisites for your chosen pathway.
These are needed to process your admission and to establish or request your Ontario Student Record, which is held securely at the school's Vaughan premises.
You will receive a decision within five business days of your application and payment being received, and always before your session begins.
If your application is approved you receive confirmation of your place, your session dates, your sign in details and your course materials. If it is not approved, we tell you why, and what would change the answer.
Applications involving translated documents, a PLAR equivalency assessment or a prerequisite waiver may take the full five days. Apply early, particularly for an in class place.
| Admission refused | Study permit or visa refused | |
|---|---|---|
| Who decides | The school | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada |
| What it is about | Whether you may study here | Whether you may enter or remain in Canada |
| Who it affects | Every applicant | Only students coming to the Vaughan campus from abroad |
| Can the school appeal it | Yes, see below | No. The school has no part in it |
| Where it is explained | This page | The International students page |
The two are independent. You can be admitted by the school and still be refused a permit, and you can be refused admission while holding a perfectly valid permit.
Either way your tuition is refunded in full.
There are four grounds, and only four:
| Ground | What it means |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite not met | You do not hold the required earlier course, and the Principal has not granted a waiver. |
| Evidence missing or not verifiable | No transcript, report card or acceptable record was supplied, the records cannot be verified, or translations are not certified. |
| Course or format not available | No place remains in the session or format you applied for, including an in class course that did not reach its minimum enrolment. This is not a judgement about you. |
| Identity or status requirements not met | No acceptable government photo identification for examination identity verification, or, for in class study only, no proof that you are lawfully in Canada. |
Your tuition is refunded in full. There is no deduction of any kind. You paid before the school had decided, so the school carries the cost of saying no.
You may also supply the missing evidence and apply again for the same session if time allows, apply for a later session, or ask the Principal to consider a prerequisite waiver.
You may appeal an admission decision. The school's Dispute Resolution and Academic Appeals Process sets out how, and the Principal is the final decision maker within the school.
An IRCC decision cannot be appealed to the school, because the school did not make it. Only IRCC can review its own decisions, and school staff do not give immigration advice.
An IRCC decision cannot be appealed to the school. Only IRCC can review its own decisions, and school staff do not give immigration advice.
Am-Can Business & Tech School, Unit B, 99 Sante Drive, Vaughan, Ontario L4K 3C4. Telephone 905-326-0045, answered 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.