Registrants Section

College of Opticians Board Elections:

Call for nominations in District 1, 5, and 8 closed as of noon on Thursday, September 10, 2020.

Candidates were acclaimed in the following districts:

• District 1 (Southern): Elsa Lee

• District 8 (Central): Neda Mohammadzadeh

An election will be conducted in District 5 (Toronto). The candidates are:

• Seyedparham Abtahi

• Dorina Reiz

Online voting will open on Friday, October 9, and runs until Monday, November 9 at noon.

If you live in District 5 and are eligible to vote, you will be notified by email. Please log in to the Registrant portal and click on the voting button. Follow the prompts to vote for the candidate of your choice.

Electoral District Information

DISTRICT	NAME	DISTRICT ENCOMPASSES	MEMBER	TERM	NEXT ELECTION
1	Southern	The County of Brant, the City of Hamilton, the regional municipalities of Halton and Niagara and the counties of Haldimand and Norfolk, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	E. Viveiros	2018 - 2020	2020 (for 2021 - 2023)
2	Eastern	The City of Kawartha Lakes, the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox and Addington, Prince Edward, Frontenac, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell, Stormount, Dundas and Glengarry, the regional municipality of Durham and the City of Ottawa, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	I. Koenig	2019 - 2021	2021 (for 2022 – 2024)
3	Northern	Territorial districts of Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay, Cochrane, Temiskaming, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Algoma, Manitoulin, and Muskoka, and the District of Dubury, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	B. Todd	2019-2021	2021 (for 2022 – 2024)
4	Western	Counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Kent and Essex, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	M. Smart	2020-2022	2022 (for 2023 - 2025)
5	Toronto	City of Toronto, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	D. Reiz	2018 - 2020	2020 (for 2021 - 2023)
6	Contact Lens Mentor	Whole province of Ontario	A. Fournier	2020- 2023	2023 (for 2020 - 2025)
7	Central Western	The counties of Dufferin and Wellington and the regional municipalities of Peel and Waterloo, or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	S. Modhera	2020 - 2023	2023 (for 2024 - 2025)
8	Central	County of Simcoe and the Regional Municipality of York or the equivalent geographical areas and names, as substituted by statute from time to time.	N. Mohammadzadeh	2018 - 2020	2020 (for 2021 - 2023)