Overview
- The OPP Anti-Rackets Branch said it completed a review and is proceeding with a probe, declining to provide details or a timeline.
- Treasury Board forensic auditors referred the file to police on Nov. 6 after an audit process that followed concerns first raised in 2023.
- Keel and its Get A-Head platform received more than $40 million from Ontario, including allocations tied to the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund and separate Ministry of Colleges and Universities contracts.
- Officials and reporting indicate the audit concerns relate to Ministry of Colleges and Universities payments, while broader questions persist about how Skills Development Fund recipients were chosen.
- Keel denies wrongdoing, pledges full cooperation, and says the government is conflating funding streams and using the company as a scapegoat.