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)
Dispensing Opticians Association of British Columbia (DOABC)
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
Wavelength - Australian optical dispensing newsletter
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
Healthweb
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