Test Prep Centre with Classrooms

Families of high school students, university and college applicants, and adults preparing for admissions or professional exams.

Course fees per term, one-to-one hourly rates and mock exam fees. Part-time tutors can deliver classes while you handle sales and organization.

• Running a small business
• Hiring and managing tutors
• Marketing to families
• Curriculum planning

• Check whether your province requires registration or approval as a private career college or training school
• Commercial general liability insurance, and WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire (rules vary by province)
• Police record or vulnerable sector checks for staff working with minors
• Rent and tutor wages are fixed costs while enrolment rises and falls with exam seasons
• Check whether tutors are employees or contractors under CRA and provincial rules
• Never promise scores or admission outcomes

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $10,000 to $50,000, depending on the unit, fit-out and equipment. Rent and tutor wages are fixed costs, while enrolment rises and falls with exam seasons.

Check whether your province requires registration or approval as a private career college or training school. Also check commercial general liability insurance, WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire, police or vulnerable sector checks for staff, and whether tutors are employees or contractors.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on enrolment and the courses you offer. Plan for at least about 30 hours a week, and never promise scores or admission outcomes.