General Certificates of Registration
 2. (1) The requirements and qualifications for the issuing of a general certificate of registration to an applicant are: 1.  The applicant must have completed an application for a general certificate of registration. 2.  The applicant must have one of the following academic qualifications: i.  A degree in optometry, A.  awarded by the School of Optometry and Vision Science of the University of Waterloo, or B.  awarded by an educational institution as a result of the successful completion of a program that has been accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education or another accrediting body approved by the Council at the time the applicant successfully completed the program, or ii.  A degree together with any further education or training, or combination of education and training, as specified by a panel of the Registration Committee that when taken together evidences, in the opinion of the panel, completion of a program that is substantially equivalent to a program the completion of which would result in the awarding of the degree referred to in sub-subparagraph i A. 3.  The applicant must be able to speak and write in the English or French language with reasonable fluency. 4.  Where the applicant has previously practised optometry, there must not be any finding of, or of any current proceeding involving an allegation of, professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or any like finding or proceeding against the applicant. 5.  The applicant must not have been found guilty in relation to a criminal offence in any jurisdiction.  For the purposes of this paragraph, a “criminal offence” includes, without being limited to, an offence under the Criminal Code
(Canada), the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
(Canada) and the Food and Drugs Act (Canada). 6.  The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of optometry. 7.  The applicant must meet the criteria set out in one of the following subparagraphs: i.  successful completion, not more than three years before applying for registration, of the standards assessment examinations set or approved by the College, ii.  successful completion, more than three years before applying for registration, of the standards assessment examinations set or approved by the College and proof, satisfactory to the Registration Committee, A.  of having provided at least 750 hours of direct optometric care to patients during the 36-month period immediately prior to applying for a general certificate of registration from the College, and of being competent to practise in accordance with the standards of practice on the basis of an assessment by the Registration Committee of any records that the applicant would have been required to maintain pursuant to the regulations, if the applicant had been a member of the College, or B.  of being competent to practise in accordance with the standards of practice on the basis of an evaluation of the applicant’s knowledge, skills and judgment by the Registration Committee, iii., iv  Revoked:  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 1 (4). 7.1  The applicant has successfully completed an examination in jurisprudence set or approved by the College within the following time period: i.  If the applicant is relying on the requirements described in subparagraph 2 ii in making his or her application, within one year of the applicant satisfying the requirements set out in that paragraph. ii.  In all other cases, within one year after applying for registration. 7.2  If the applicant is required to undergo an assessment or an evaluation by the Registration Committee pursuant to paragraph 7, the applicant must pay in advance the required fee set out in the by-laws of the College. 7.3  Revoked:  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 1 (3). 8.  The applicant must pay the application, examination and certificate of registration fees.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 249/99, s. 1 (1, 2); O. Reg. 224/03, s. 1 (1-3); O. Reg. 279/12, s. 1 (1-6). (1.1) If the applicant is relying on the requirements set out in subparagraph 2 ii of subsection (1) in making his or her application for a general certificate of registration, the applicant is required to submit his or her application before he or she commences the education or training, or combination of education and training, referred to in that subparagraph.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 1 (7) (2) An applicant shall be deemed not to have satisfied the requirements for a certificate of registration if the applicant made a false or misleading statement or representation in his or her application.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 2 (2). (3) Where an assessment or evaluation is performed by the Registration Committee pursuant to paragraph 7 of subsection (1), the Registration Committee shall provide a report to the Registrar, who shall provide a copy of it to the applicant.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 1 (5); O. Reg. 279/12, s. 1 (8). (4) Revoked:  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 1 (5).