[4][5] Before its closure by provincial authorities, it had been a private, for-profit college operating in the Vancouver area by businessman Michael Lo under Kingston Education Group that runs Kingston High School, Lansbridge University in New Brunswick and British Columbia and Nanjing Grand Canadian Academy (formerly known as Greenwood Academy under the former Liberal MP, Raymond Chan).
[6][7][8] Kingston College offered business degree from the American University in London.
The Private Post-Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia (PPSEC) made several attempts to get Kingston to cease this practice before the PPSEC was disbanded in 2004 and replaced with Private Career Training Agency of British Columbia (PCTIA).
[9] Under PCTIA directives, any out of country institution offering degree programs in Canada should be accredited.
[11][12] At the time of filing complaints Kingston had additional locations in Ontario namely Toronto (Markham) and Niagara Falls.