Nominations are now being accepted for the upcoming Council election, which will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The three-year term of the newly elected Council members will begin on January…more
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New eLearning Module: Informed Consent
Every health-care professional, including optometrists, must obtain informed consent from patients to provide treatment, collect personal health information, and more. The College is pleased to launch a new eLearning module Eye…more
Council Meeting Highlights – June 24, 2019
Welcome to Council and the College Council welcomed its new academic member Dr. Lisa Christian. The June 24 meeting also served as an opportunity to introduce Council to the incoming…more
Policy Update: Practice Locations – Reporting Requirements
Council has approved updates to the Practice Locations – Reporting Requirements policy, which now requires that optometrists report any and all practice locations to the College, regardless of the number of days…more
Proposed By-Law Amendments – We Want to Hear from You
Background In late 2017, the College of Optometrists of Ontario undertook a review that resulted in changes to our governance structure. Some of these changes require us to update the…more
Essilor/Clearly Injunction Update
The Colleges have filed an application for leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in College of Optometrists of Ontario v. Essilor Group Inc., 2019 ONCA 265 to the…more
College Welcomes New Registrar
The College of Optometrists of Ontario is pleased to announce that Maureen Boon will be the next Registrar of the College. Ms. Boon will assume this role effective July 2, 2019. Ms. Boon is currently…more
Mandatory Self-Reporting
Regulated health professionals in Ontario must report to their college certain information that is pertinent to the conditions of their registration. Such information includes criminal charges, registration with regulators in…more
Council Meeting Highlights, April 24, 2019
he College Council met on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Here are some highlights: Welcome to Council Council welcomed two new public members: Howard Kennedy and Narendra Shah. In addition, Council…more
100 Years of Optometric Regulation
This year, the College of Optometrists of Ontario is celebrating 100 years of optometric regulation. The profession has seen significant growth over that time, both in numbers (from the first…more