Professional Practice Resources

Government sites 

• Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council 
• Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Canadian Provincial Opticianry Regulatory Bodies 

• Opticians Association of Alberta
• College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC)
• Opticians of Manitoba
• Opticians Association of New Brunswick 
• Ordre des opticiens d’ordonnances du Québec
• Saskatchewan College of Opticians 
• Nova Scotia College of Dispensing Opticians 
• PEI Board of Dispensing Opticians - P.O. Box 20140, RPO Sherwood, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 9E3
• Telephone : 902 838-2020, E-mail : theopticalguy@hotmail.com, Allan Joseph, Chairman
• Dispensing Opticians Board of Newfoundland and Labrador (DOBNL) - P.O. Box 2552, St. John's NL A1C 6K1 Canada
• Telephone : 709-579-2605, Fax : 709-579-2605, Email : dispensingopticiansboardnl@nl.rogers.com

Opticianry Associations 

• Association of British Dispensing Opticians 
• National Alliance of Canadian Optician Regulators
• Ontario Opticians Association 
• Opticians Association of Canada
• Opticians Association of New Brunswick 

Educational Institutions 

• Douglas College
• Eduard Montpetit Applied Science 
• Georgian College 
• La Cite
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology 
• Seneca College 

Links to Other Health Regulatory Colleges 

• College of Optometrists of Ontario 
• College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Health Professions Regulators of Ontario  

Optical Publications 

• Opti board
• Opti guide 
• Contact Lens Spectrum
• 20/20 Magazine 
• Vision Monday 

Other links of Interest 

• Canadian Opthalmological Society 
• Canadian Association of Optometrists
• Canadian Medical Association 
• American Academy of Opthalmology 
• American Academy of Optometry 
• Contact Lens Association of Opthalmologists
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optomtery 
• Joint Commission in Allied Health Personnel in opthalmology 
• Canadian National Intitute for the Blind 
• Opticians Association of America
• National Eye Institute