Provincial Associations / Chapters
Each province across Canada has a Provincial Association or Chapter of Opticians. The role of the Association or Chapter is to advocate on behalf of the Opticians in their respective province.
The following is a list of the Provincial Associations and Chapters across Canada:
| British Columbia Opticians Association of Canada – British Columbia Chapter Ph. 1-800-847-3155 Fax. 1-204-947-2519 Email. info@opticians.bc.ca Website. http://opticians.bc.ca/ |
Alberta Alberta College and Association of Opticians Suite 201, 2528 Ellwood Dr. Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9 Ph. (800) 263-6026, (780) 429-2694 Fax. (800) 584-6896, (780) 426-5576 Email. coa@opticians.ab.ca Website. http://opticians.ab.ca/ |
| Saskatchewan Opticians Association of Canada – Saskatchewan Chapter Ph. 1-800-847-3155 Fax. 1-204-947-2519 Email. oacskchapter@gmail.com |
Manitoba Opticians Association of Canada – Manitoba Chapter Ph. 1-800-847-3155, 204-982-6060 Fax. 204-947-2519 Email. oacmbchapter@gmail.com |
| Ontario Ontario Opticians Association P.O. Box 23518, Dexter P.O., 5899 Leslie Street Willowdale, ON M2H 3R9 Ph. 1-905-709-4141, 1-877-709-4141 Fax. (416) 226-6879 Email. info@ontario-opticians.com Website: http://ontario-opticians.com/ |
Quebec Association des opticiens du Québec, 450 Marmier Longueuil, Qc J4K 4R8 Ph. (450) 677-4723 Email. associationood@gmail.com |
| New Brunswick Opticians Association of New Brunswick P.O. Box 6743, Station A Saint John, NB E2L 4S2 Ph. 1-506-642-2878 Fax. 1-506-642-7984 Email. nbgdo@nbnet.nb.ca Website: http://www.opticiansnb.com/ |
Newfoundland Newfoundland Guild of Dispensing Opticians P.O. Box 2527 St. John's, NL A1C 6K1 Ph. & Fax. 1-709-579-2605 Email. ngdo@nl.rogers.com |
| Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Society of Dispensing Opticians P.O. Box 22034 Halifax, NS B3L 4T7 Ph. 1-902-499-7562 Email. nssdo@ns.sympatico.ca Website. http://www.opticians.ns.ca/ |
Prince Edward Island PEI Dispensing Opticians Association 134 Kent St c/o Vogue Optical Charlottetown, PE Ph. (902) 628-2040 |
Continuing Education
The Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) has an extensive online continuing education library available to its members for use towards their professional learning requirements. The online library consists of electronic module articles as well as video modules. New content is consistently being added to the online library for the benefit of our members.
OAC members receive four (4) free online modules per year as a benefit of membership.
