About East Ontario Academy

About East Ontario

East Ontario is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing focused, high-impact training that enables individuals to advance their careers and improve their lives.

Our Mission: Attainable, Quality Education

Established by the East Ontario Foundation, our mission is to ensure accessible, high-quality, and affordable education for motivated and talented individuals, regardless of their financial or historical circumstances.

We aim to deliver education quality that meets or exceeds world-class standards while focusing on efficiency. Our targeted training programs are designed to save participants time, energy, and resources, preparing them directly for highly sought-after occupations.

• Focused Curriculum: Training and research projects are tailored to current industry demands, avoiding time-consuming detours.

• Unique Evaluation: We complement traditional exams with flexible methods that assess creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving.

• Community Impact: Income exceeding investment in R&D is devoted to our non-profit parent organization, supporting education and ameliorating the lives of underprivileged individuals, especially orphans and minorities.

Vision and Future Development

East Ontario is committed to becoming a formal degree-granting university, with the first draft for a Graduate Degree permit currently under review for submission to the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board.

• Current Operations: Until December 2026, course delivery is primarily online while the physical campus, featuring a space-efficient design, an aqua-gym, and research laboratories, is being constructed on a 12,172 sq ft parcel of land.

• Focus on Employability: We do not compete on conventional university rankings (e.g., size or publication quantity). Our metric for success is the efficiency of learning and the employability of our graduates. Every research project targets a direct problem, with solutions intended to seed successful, participant-owned enterprises.

Accreditation and Compliance

East Ontario Academy is a private training institute offering short courses. It is not a University or Private Career College yet.

Official Exemption from Private Career Colleges Act

Our operations are in full compliance with the Ontario Ministry of Education. The organization has obtained an official exemption from the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, based on the nature and duration of our programs.

• Exemption Status: Ministry decision of "Program Exempted" was granted on December 12, 2022 (Application ID # 28466789), based on the criteria for:

  • Single-skill training (not comprehensive vocational training)

  • Programs less than 40 hours or fees less than $2,000

  • Professional development/skill upgrading for currently employed professionals

  • Corporate and third-party training

  • Qualifying examination preparation or personal interest courses

We are committed to obtaining all necessary permits and exemptions for every course before registration to ensure continued full compliance with provincial and federal regulations.

Policies and Benefits

Full refund available if a course is dropped within 9 calendar days of commencement. No refunds after this period.

Course Retakes

Students may retake courses and examinations, or participate in the course free of charge up to 2 years after completion, provided the course is still offered.

Alumni Network

Alumni gain limited access to professors and resources, including social groups, to foster a network for professional subject-matter support.

Certification

Graduates receive an eVerifiable Certificate of Course Completion—a tamper-proof, uniquely numbered document certifying the knowledge and skills acquired.