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Resources

You will find here a library of all resources referenced throughout the College website, including the Optometric Practice Reference (OPR), the College’s annual report, registration forms, and policies and guidelines.

Accessibility

Accessibility Standard for Customer Service
Accommodation Request Form

Annual Report

2023 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report
2023 Audited Financial Statements

2022 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report
2022 Audited Financial Statements

2021 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report
2021 Audited Financial Statements

2020 Annual Report

2020 Financial Statements with Audited Report
2020 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report

2019 Financial Statements with Audited Report
2019 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report
2018 Financial Statements with Audited Report

2017 Annual Report

2017 Annual Report
2017 Financial Statements with Audited Report

Application

Application Flowchart – Academic Certificate of Registration
Application Flowchart – General Certificate of Registration
Application Form – General Certificate of Registration
Dossier Informatif – Certificat d’inscription Général (ACOE)
Formulaire de Demande – Certificat d’inscription Général
Information Package – General Certificate of Registration (ACOE)
Information Package – General Certificate of Registration (Non-ACOE)
Application Form – Academic Certificate of Registration
Information Package – Academic Certificate of Registration

College Performance Measurement Framework

2023 College Performance Measurement Framework Report
2022 College Performance Measurement Framework Report
2021 College Performance Measurement Framework Report
2020 College Performance Measurement Framework Report

Complaints & Discipline

Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy
Complaint Form
Rules of Procedure of the Discipline Committee
Formulaire de Plainte – Francais
ICRC Risk Assessment Framework

Council Meeting

2025 Council Meeting

Council Agenda – January 10, 2025

2024 Council Meeting

Briefing Book – January 19, 2024
Council Minutes – January 19, 2024
Briefing Book – March 22, 2024
Council Minutes – March 22, 2024
Briefing Book – June 21, 2024
Council Agenda – September 13, 2024
Council Minutes – June 21, 2024
Briefing Book – September 13, 2024
Council Agenda – December 13, 2024
Briefing Book – December 13, 2024

2023 Council Meeting

Briefing Materials – January 20, 2023
Council Minutes – January 20, 2023
Council Orientation Agenda – February 6, 2023
Special Council Meeting Briefing Materials – March 2, 2023
Special Council Meeting Minutes – March 2, 2023
Briefing Materials – March 31, 2023
Council Minutes – March 31, 2023
Briefing Materials – June 23, 2023
Council Minutes – June 23, 2023
Special Council Meeting – June 28, 2023 – Agenda
Special Council Meeting Minutes – June 28, 2023
Briefing Materials – September 15, 2023
Council Minutes – September 15, 2023
Briefing Materials – December 8, 2023
Council Minutes – December 8, 2023

2022 Council Meeting

Council Briefing Materials – January 21, 2022
Council Briefing Materials – March 23, 2022
Council Minutes – March 23, 2022
Council Briefing Materials – June 24, 2022
Council Minutes – June 24, 2022
Council Briefing Materials – September 16, 2022
Council Minutes – September 16, 2022
Council Briefing Materials – December 9, 2022
Council Minutes – December 2022

2021 Council Meeting

Council Briefing Materials January 22, 2021
Council Minutes January 22, 2021
Council Agenda – February 9, 2021
Council Minutes – February 9, 2021
Council Briefing Materials – March 26, 2021
Council Minutes – March 26, 2021
Council Briefing Materials – June 18, 2021
Council Minutes – June 18, 2021
Council Briefing Materials – September 17, 2021
Council Minutes – September 17, 2021
Council Briefing Materials – November 26, 2021
Council Briefing Materials – December 10, 2021

2020 Council Meeting

Council Briefing Materials – January 17, 2020
Council Minutes January 17, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – April 20, 2020
Council Minutes – April 20, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – May 14, 2020
Council Minutes – May 14, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – June 11, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – June 25, 2020
Council Minutes – June 25, 2020
Council Agenda – July 27, 2020
Council Minutes – July 27, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – September 25, 2020
Council Minutes – September 25, 2020
Council Briefing Materials November 5, 2020
Council Minutes – November 5, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – November 23, 2020
Council Minutes – November 23, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – December 4, 2020
Council Minutes – December 4, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – October 15, 2020
Council Minutes – October 15, 2020
Council Briefing Materials – June 25, 2020

2019 Council Meeting

Council Briefing Materials – January 18, 2019
Council Minutes – January 18, 2019
Council Briefing Materials – April 24, 2019
Council Minutes – April 24, 2019
Council Agenda – June 3, 2019
Council Minutes – June 3, 2019
Council Briefing Materials – June 24, 2019
Council Minutes – June 24, 2019
Council Briefing Materials – August 14, 2019
Council Minutes – August 14, 2019
Council Briefing Materials – September 27, 2019
Council Minutes – September 27, 2019
Council Briefing Materials – December 9, 2019
Council Minutes – December 9, 2019

IPAC

Return to Work: IPAC – Dec 2021
IPAC Resources

Jurisprudence

Ontario Optometric Jurisprudence Binder

Legislation, Regulations, & By-laws

College By-Laws
Good Character Policy – Appendix 1
Spousal Exemption Regulation

Office of the Fairness Commissioner

Risk Category
Compliance Category
OFC Letter – Full Compliance

Fair Registration Practices Report

2022 Fair Registration Practice Report
2021 Fair Registration Practices Report
2020 Fair Registration Practices Report
2019 Fair Registration Practices Report
2018 Fair Registration Practices Report
2017 Fair Registration Practices Report
2016 Fair Registration Practices Report
2015 Fair Registration Practices Report
2014 Fair Registration Practices Report
2013 Fair Registration Practices Report
2012 Fair Registration Practices Report
2011 Fair Registration Practices Report
2010 Fair Registration Practices Report
2009 Fair Registration Practices Report

Policies & Guidelines - Administration

Practice Advisory: Your Patients, Your Staff, Your Responsibility
Access to Applicant Information and Records Policy
Advertising Guidelines, Including Member and Practice Representation
Anti-Discriminatory Policy Guidelines
Assessing an Applicant’s Good Character
Business Name Registration
Discontinuation of Service
Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media by Optometrists
Guidelines to Determine Relevance to Member’s Suitability to Practise
Incorporation: Obtaining a Certificate of Authorization for a Professional Corporation
Independent Contractor: Regulatory Standards Interpreted
Independent Contractor: Risk & Control
Labour Mobility
Mandatory Reporting: Health Card Fraud
Missed Appointments
Non-Practising Fee Administration Policy
Practice Locations Reporting Requirements
Pre-Registration – NBEO Sponsorship Policy
Prevention of Sexual Abuse in Optometric Practice
Professional Liability Insurance
Records: Optometrists and Opticians Working Together
Records: Patient Access after Relocation or Retirement
Records: Practice Breakup
Registration Policy: Non-Practising Status
Self-Regulation and Social Responsibility
Special Needs Accommodation
Uninsured Services: Fees and Charges
Guidelines for Eliminating Bias
Optometric Services During Job Actions
Practice Arrangement FAQs

Policies & Guidelines - Clinical Practice

Digital Imaging/Fundus Photography in Optometric Practice
Optometric Prescriptions: Re-examination of Patients
Optometric Prescriptions: Refusing a Prescription
Optometric Prescriptions: Release of Prescriptions
Removal of Corneal Foreign Bodies
Spectacle Therapy Using the Internet
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents (TPA) Certification
Telehealth Policy for Optometrists – Sep 2017
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents Policy
Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents Policy – Flowchart
A Message from the Registrar to All Members Regarding Patient Informed Consent and Testing (Sep 18, 2020)
Mandatory Testing and Patient Informed Consent (Sep 15, 2020)
Retinal Imaging (Aug 14, 2020)
Autologous Serum Eye Drops

Professional Corporation

Application for a Certificate of Authorization
Application for a Certificate of Authorization Renewal
Application for a Certificate of Authorization Revision
Change of Address Form
Change of Shareholders Form
Undertaking for Professional Corporations

Quality Assurance Program

Complete Record Assessment
Short Record Assessment
Practising Members with Insufficient Practice Hours Policy
Random Selection Criteria Policy
Practice Assessment Questionnaire
Continuing Education Policy 2024-2026
Other Learning Opportunities Form

Registration Management

Certificate of Standing
Non-Practising Status Undertaking Form
Practice Location / Change of Information Form
Return to Practise Form
Retirement / Resignation form

Standards of Practice

Standards of Practice

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan 2022-2025