COVID-19 VACCINE PRE-REGISTRATION The Ontario Opticians Association received important information today regarding the COVID-19 vaccine...

The Ontario Government announced on February 8, 2021 that there will be a gradual re-opening of regions in Ontario. This means a return...

As many of you are aware the Ontario Government has declared a State of Emergency and new restrictions regarding COVID-19. The Office of...

December 23, 2020 Opticianry During Lockdown UPDATED DECEMBER 23RD, 2020 On Monday December 21st 2020, the Ontario Government announced...

November 28, 2020 Dispensing During the Second Wave As of Monday November 23rd, Toronto and Peel regions have been moved into the Grey...

June 27, 2020 Can I Do A New Contact Lens Fitting? During these times of COVID-19, there continues to be misconception as to what we are...

June 18, 2020 Do I have to return to work? With many optician and optometry practices re-opening, some opticians are expressing concerns...

June 12, 2020 Can I return to work while awaiting a COVID-19 test? There seems to be some confusion about going to work after a COVID-19...

May 29, 2020 Employment Considerations When Reopening Your Optical Business As the Ontario economy begins to open, employers should have...

May 29, 2020 GET TESTED FOR COVID-19 The Ontario government continues to expand and extend its testing capacity for COVID-19 to include...

27 May 2020 AMENDMENTS TO DIRECTIVE #2 FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Last evening, the Chief Medical Officer of Ontario (CMOH) released...

May 16, 2020 As the Ontario Government continues to update its list of businesses that can reopen, opticians are finding the latest...

May 4, 2020 As talk of re-opening is gaining momentum, we are all seeing suggested guidelines as to how we will practice. While a number...

​April 23, 2020 The College of Opticians of Ontario has created a directory to help patients find opticians who are providing essential...

April 22, 2020 Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy Opens For Applications, Monday, April 27 Some time ago the federal government announced...

April 15, 2020 The College of Opticians of Ontario (COO) has been receiving requests from the public for help in finding opticians who...

April 7, 2020 Help is on the way. The Government of Canada has opened up the lines for Canadians to apply for the Canada Emergency Fund...

March 25, 2020 The College of Opticians of Ontario (COO) has distributed a message to opticians and dispensary owners. In this directive...

March 24, 2020 The Premier has announced Ontario is asking all essential businesses to remain open. Opticians seem to fall into this...