A report by the Auditor-General has identified significant regulatory failures and training irregularities within Ontario's private career colleges providing commercial truck driver certification.

審計長的一份報告指出，安大略省提供商業貨車司機認證的私立職業學院在監管方面存在嚴重失效，且訓練過程不合規。

The expansion of the private vocational sector is evidenced by the increase in training institutions from 93 in 2019 to 205 in 2024, with student enrollment rising from 13,683 to 22,699 during the same interval. Despite this growth, the Auditor-General observed a profound lack of institutional oversight. Specifically, approximately 25% of accredited private colleges had not undergone inspection by the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (MCURES). Furthermore, the absence of a standardized inspection protocol within the ministry's risk-based tool has precluded consistent enforcement of training standards.

私立職業教育部門的擴張顯而易見，訓練機構從 2019 年的 93 間增加到 2024 年的 205 間，學生人數在同期從 13,683 人上升至 22,699 人。儘管規模增長，但審計長觀察到機構監管嚴重不足。具體而言，約 25% 獲認證的私立學院未曾接受學院、大學、研究卓越及安全部 (MCURES) 的視察。此外，該部門風險評估工具中缺乏標準化的視察協定，導致訓練標準無法得到一致執行。

Empirical evidence gathered through undercover enrollment at five institutions revealed substantial pedagogical deficits. Two colleges failed to meet the mandatory 103.5-hour training threshold, with one instance providing only 20 hours of the required 50 hours of one-on-one instruction. Critical competencies, including emergency braking and complex intersection navigation, were omitted from the curricula. Moreover, the audit identified instances of record falsification and the employment of unqualified personnel, suggesting a systemic prioritization of cost-reduction over safety compliance.

透過在五間機構秘密入學所搜集的經驗證據顯示，教學方面存在重大缺陷。兩間學院未能達到強制性的 103.5 小時訓練門檻，其中一例在要求 50 小時的一對一指導中僅提供 20 小時。課程中遺漏了關鍵能力培訓，包括緊急剎車和複雜路口導航。此外，審計發現了記錄造假及僱用不合格人員的情況，顯示其系統性地將降低成本置於安全合規之上。

Administrative vulnerabilities extend to the licensing phase. The third-party provider, DriveTest, lacks the mechanism to verify the registration status of schools booking road tests. Consequently, 29 unregistered entities successfully facilitated over 3,200 examinations, while 11 other colleges operated with expired or revoked credentials. A correlation was also noted between the strategic selection of testing centers with lower difficulty levels and increased post-licensing at-fault collision rates among drivers traveling over 50 kilometers from their residence. These systemic failures coincide with a statistical disparity where large trucks, comprising 3% of provincial vehicles, were involved in 12% of fatal collisions between 2019 and 2023.

行政漏洞延伸至領照階段。第三方供應商 DriveTest 缺乏驗證預約路考學校註冊狀態的機制。因此，29 個未註冊實體成功促成超過 3,200 場考試，而另有 11 間學院在憑證過期或被撤銷的情況下仍運作。審計還發現，選擇難度較低的考場與領照後駕駛距離居住地 50 公里以外且發生責任事故率上升之間存在相關性。這些系統性失效與統計差異相吻合：在 2019 年至 2023 年間，大型貨車僅佔省內車輛的 3%，卻涉及 12% 的致命車禍。

The provincial government has accepted 13 recommendations to enhance inter-ministerial data sharing and increase unannounced inspections to mitigate road safety risks.

省政府已接受 13 項建議，將強化跨部會數據共享並增加不定期視察，以降低道路安全風險。