Links

Government Sites

• Assistive Devices Industry Office (Federal)
  
• Assistive Devices Program (Ontario)
  
• Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII)
  
• Health Canada On-Line
  
• Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council
  
• Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
  
• Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-Term Care
  

Canadian Provincial Opticianry Regulatory Bodies

• Alberta Opticians Association (AOA)
  
• College of Opticians of British Columbia (COBC)
  
• Opticians of Manitoba (OOM)
  
• Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
  
• Ordre des opticiens d'ordonnances du Quebec
  
• Saskatchewan Ophthalmic Dispensers Association (SODA)

Opticianry Associations

• Alberta Opticians Association (AOA)
  
• Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO)
  
• National Association of Canadian Optician Regulators (NACOR)
  
• Ontario Opticians Association (OOA)
  
• Opticians Association of Canada (OAC)
  
• Opticians Association of New Brunswick (OANB)
  
• Opticians of Manitoba (OOM)

Opticianry Educational Institutions

• BC College of Optics
  
• Douglas College
  
• Edouard Montpetit Applied Science
  
• Georgian College
  
• Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  
• Seneca College

Links to other Health Regulatory Colleges

• College of Optometrists of Ontario
  
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
  
• Federation of Health Regulatory Colleges of Ontario

Optical Publications

• Vision Magazine - Canadian publication produced by opticians for opticians
  
• Optiboard - Discussion Forum
  
• Opti-Guide
  
• Contact Lens Spectrum - North America's leading contact lens journal
  
• 20/20 Magazine - The optical industry's most widely read publication
  
• Optometric Management - Optometric publication
  
• Vision Monday - offers advanced search options concerning everything from market reports to refractive surgery
  
• Capsule DotClip - The only Canadian optical industry newsletter produced bi-weekly

Other Links of Interest

• Canadian Ophthalmological Society
  
• Canadian Association of Optometrists
  
• British Columbia Association of Optometrists
  
• Canadian Medical Association
  
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
  
• American Academy of Optometry (AAO)
  
• American Optometric Association (AOA)
  
• Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO)
  
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
  
• Joint Commission in Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)
  
• Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB)
  
• Opticians Association of America (OAA)
  
• General Optical Council (United Kingdom)
  
• The Low Vision Gateway
  
• National Eye Institute
  
• The National Coalition for Vision Health