• 12.1. publicly share quality assurance findings, with consideration for cultural, legal, or regulatory requirements.

    The OCQAS publicly shares the outcomes of its institutional quality assurance activities conducted through the College Quality Assurance Audit Process (CQAAP).

    Following the completion of each audit and approval by the OCQAS Management Board, the OCQAS publishes Executive Summaries of Final Audit Reports (CQAAP Reports) for all audited colleges on its public website. These executive summaries present the audit conclusions, audit panel recommendations by requirement, and the overall audit decision.

    In addition, the OCQAS publishes the follow-up reports (CQAAP Reports) submitted by colleges. As set out in the CQAAP Guidelines and Framework (p.37), the OCQAS is transitioning from a five-year to a six-year audit cycle, with the follow-up reporting requirement changing from an 18-month to a 24-month follow-up report. These follow-up reports document institutional responses to audit findings and recommendations and are publicly posted on the OCQAS website once received and approved by the Management Board.

    All institutional audit outcomes arising from the CQAAP are publicly shared. The OCQAS does not withhold audit findings from publication. The format and level of detail in public reporting reflect the legal, regulatory, and sectoral context of Ontario’s public college system, as described in the CQAAP Guidelines and Framework.

    The OCQAS promotes transparency in its Credential Validation Service (CVS) by publicly sharing annual reports of the validation statistics and trends (CVS Annual Reports and Trends) on its website. These reports provide insight into program validation activity across the Ontario public college system and confirm alignment with the Ontario Qualifications Framework and provincial credential standards

  • 12.2. publish a list of providers that successfully met the agency’s quality assurance expectations, including information on the date of last review for each provider, and the validity period of the evaluation findings.

    The quality assurance agency publishes a consolidated public audit schedule identifying colleges participating in the College Quality Assurance Audit Process (CQAAP). The Audit Schedule 2016-2026 is publicly available on the OCQAS website and identifies the colleges scheduled for audit, the academic year of each audit, and the most recent review cycle for each college.

    The OCQAS conducts institutional audits on a cyclical basis and is currently in transition from a five-year to a six-year audit cycle, as documented in the CQAAP Guidelines and Framework.

    The full institutional audit schedule, including the transition from the five-year to six-year audit cycle, is publicly available on the OCQAS website and detailed in the CQAAP Guidelines and Framework (p.20) (see Table 1).

    Table 1

    2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031
    CONF

    STCL

    ALGO

    GRBR

    		 LOYT

    NIAG

    SENE

    SLAW

    		 DURH

    FLEM

    SHER

    HUMB (6)

    		 CAMB

    SAUL

    FANS (6)

    CENT (6)

    		 LAMB

    MOHA (6)

    NORT (6)

    CANA (6)

    		 BORE (6)

    CONS (6)

    LACI (6)

    GEOR (6)

    The publication of the audit schedule, together with Executive Summaries of Final Audit Reports and Follow-up Reports, enables the public to identify colleges that have successfully met the OCQAS’ quality assurance expectations, the date of each college’s most recent review, and the validity of audit outcomes within the applicable audit cycle as well as the progress made in continuous improvement since the audit.

    While audit decisions remain valid for the duration of the audit cycle, the CQAAP framework allows colleges to request amendments to audit decisions at the time of follow-up reporting as per the Audit Evaluation Framework Policy 10 (Section 4. Request for a Maturity Status change) (Example: Documented Maturity Status Change). Public reporting reflects the most current approved audit outcomes.