Registrants Section

Board Elections 2020

Run for Elections to the College's Board of Directors

If you are a Registered Optician in good standing with the College and are interested in using your knowledge, skill, and judgment to protect the public interest, consider seeking a nomination. Elections will take place in three districts: District 1 (Southern), District 5 (Toronto), and District 8 (Central).

Please note these important dates:

•   August 12: Call for Nominations opens
•   September 10: Call for Nominations close
•   October 9: Election opens
•   November 9: Elections Close

To ensure candidates possess the knowledge to carry out their fiduciary role as a Director if they are elected, interested registrants are required to complete the Chapter 4: Introduction to RHPA training module in order to be eligible to run. Please check back regularly for updates or email elections@collegeofopticians.ca for further information.

Please click here to see the training module.

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)