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Classes of Certificates of Registration
 1. The following classes of certificates of registration are prescribed: 1.  General certificate of registration. 2.  Academic certificate of registration. 3.  Emergency certificate of registration. O. Reg. 837/93, s. 1; O. Reg. 294/23, s. 1. General Certificates of Registration
General Certificates of Registration
 2.1 (1) Where section 22.18 of the Health Professions Procedural Code applies to an applicant for a general certificate of registration, the applicant is deemed to have met the requirements of paragraphs 2 and 7 of subsection 2 (1) of this Regulation.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2. (2) It is a non-exemptible registration requirement that an applicant referred to in subsection (1) provide a certificate, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee confirming that the applicant is in good standing as an optometrist in every jurisdiction where the applicant holds an out-of-province certificate.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2. (3) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (2), “good standing” shall include the fact that, (a)  the applicant is not the subject of any discipline or fitness to practise order or of any proceeding or ongoing investigation or of any interim order or agreement as a result of a complaint, investigation or proceeding; and (b)  the applicant has complied with the continuing competency and quality assurance requirements of the regulatory authority that issued the applicant that out-of-province certificate as an optometrist.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2. (4) Where an applicant referred to in subsection (1) is unable to satisfy the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee that the applicant practised the profession of optometry to the extent that would be permitted by a general certificate of registration at any time in the three years immediately before the date of that applicant’s application, the applicant must meet any further requirement to undertake, obtain or undergo material additional training, experience, examinations or assessments that may be specified by a panel of the Registration Committee.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2. (5) An applicant referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to have met the requirements of paragraph 3 of subsection 2 (1) where the requirements for the issuance of the applicant’s out-of-province certificate included language proficiency requirements equivalent to those required by that paragraph.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2. (6) Despite subsection (1), an applicant is not deemed to have met a requirement if that requirement is described in subsection 22.18 (3) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 2.
General Certificates of Registration
 3. It is a condition of a general certificate of registration that the member shall provide the College with details of either of the following that relate to the member and that occur or arise after the member is registered: 1.  Where the member is or has been registered or licensed to practise optometry in another jurisdiction, a finding of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity or any like finding against the member. 2.  A finding of guilt in relation to an offence in any jurisdiction.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 2; O. Reg. 279/12, s. 3.
General Certificates of Registration
 4. A general certificate of registration terminates if the member ceases to be a Canadian citizen or no longer has permanent resident status or authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of optometry.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 4; O. Reg. 279/12, s. 4. Academic Certificates of Registration
Academic Certificates of Registration 
 5. (1) The requirements and qualifications for issuing an academic certificate of registration are: 1.  The applicant must have completed an application for an academic certificate of registration. 2.  The applicant must hold an appointment as a professor, lecturer, resident, supervising clinician or graduate student at the School of Optometry of the University of Waterloo, or another university or optometric educational facility in Ontario approved by the Council. 3.  The applicant must have one of the following academic qualifications: i.  successful completion of a course in optometry at a university, if the course, at the time the applicant commenced it, was accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education or another accrediting body approved by the Council, together with the award of a degree of doctor of optometry from that university, ii.  successful completion of a course in optometry at a university in the United Kingdom, together with the award of a degree from that university, and current or past membership in the British College of Optometrists, iii.  successful completion of a course outside of Ontario, other than one mentioned in subparagraph i or ii that the Registration Committee, having considered the rest of the applicant’s qualifications, determines is acceptable. 4.  The applicant must be able to speak and write in either English or French with reasonable fluency. 5.  Where the applicant has previously been registered or licensed as an optometrist in any jurisdiction, or has previously practised optometry, there must not be any finding of, or current proceeding involving an allegation of, professional misconduct, incompetence, incapacity or any like finding or proceeding against the applicant. 6.  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). 7.  The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) permitting the applicant to engage in the practice of optometry authorized by the academic certificate. 8.  The applicant must successfully complete the jurisprudence examination set or approved by the College at the time of the application. 9.  The applicant must pay the applicable fees.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 3; O. Reg. 279/12, s. 6. (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. 5 (2).
Academic Certificates of Registration 
 5.1 (1) Where section 22.18 of the Health Professions Procedural Code applies to an applicant for an academic certificate of registration, the applicant is deemed to have met the requirements of paragraph 3 of subsection 5 (1) of this Regulation.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7. (2) It is a non-exemptible registration requirement that an applicant referred to in subsection (1) provide a certificate, letter or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee confirming that the applicant is in good standing as an optometrist in every jurisdiction where the applicant holds an out-of-province certificate.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7. (3) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (2), “good standing” shall include the fact that, (a)  the applicant is not the subject of any discipline or fitness to practise order or of any proceeding or ongoing investigation or of any interim order or agreement as a result of a complaint, investigation or proceeding; and (b)  the applicant has complied with the continuing competency and quality assurance requirements of the regulatory authority that issued the applicant that out-of-province certificate as an optometrist.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7. (4) Where an applicant referred to in subsection (1) is unable to satisfy the Registrar or a panel of the Registration Committee that the applicant practised the profession of optometry to the extent that would be permitted by an academic certificate of registration at any time in the three years immediately before the date of that applicant’s application, the applicant must meet any further requirement to undertake, obtain or undergo material additional training, experience, examinations or assessments that may be specified by a panel of the Registration Committee.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7. (5) An applicant referred to in subsection (1) is deemed to have met the requirements of paragraph 4 of subsection 5 (1) where the requirements for the issuance of the applicant’s out-of-province certificate included language proficiency requirements equivalent to those required by that paragraph.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7. (6) Despite subsection (1), an applicant is not deemed to have met a requirement if that requirement is described in subsection 22.18 (3) of the Health Professions Procedural Code.  O. Reg. 279/12, s. 7.
Academic Certificates of Registration 
 6. An academic certificate of registration is subject to the following terms, conditions and limitations: 1.  The certificate is automatically revoked if, i.  the member ceases to hold an appointment mentioned in paragraph 2 of subsection 5 (1), or ii.  the member ceases to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada or to have authorization under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) permitting the member to engage in the practice of optometry as authorized by the academic certificate. 2.  The member may engage in the practice of optometry only at the School of Optometry of the University of Waterloo or at another university or optometric educational facility in Ontario approved by the Council, or a facility formally associated with the School of Optometry, university or optometric educational facility, as the case may be. 3.  The member must provide the College with details of either of the following that relate to the member and that occur or arise after the member is registered: i.  where the member is or has previously been registered or licensed as an optometrist in another jurisdiction, a finding of professional misconduct, incompetence, incapacity or any like finding or proceeding against the member, or ii.  a finding of guilt in relation to an offence in any jurisdiction.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4; O. Reg. 279/12, s. 8. Emergency Certificates of Registration
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 7. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), it is a condition of a certificate of registration of any class, other than the emergency class, that the member, (a)  provide at least 750 hours of direct optometric care to patients in Canada in every three-year period following the year in which the member is first registered; and (b)  provide an annual report to the Registrar, at a time set by the Registrar, detailing the member’s participation in the mandatory continuing education program of the quality assurance program.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4; O. Reg. 294/23, s. 3 (1). (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Registration Committee may exempt a member holding a certificate of registration of any class who holds an appointment at the School of Optometry of the University of Waterloo or other optometric educational facility in Ontario approved by the Council from the requirement in clause (1) (a) if the member makes a written request to the Registration Committee and satisfies the Registration Committee that the member’s academic duties prevented the member from meeting the requirement.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4. (3) The Registrar shall refer a member, other than a member of the emergency class, to the Quality Assurance Committee for a practice assessment under the College’s quality assurance program, (a)  if a member has failed to meet any of the conditions of a certificate of registration set out in subsection (1) or to meet the published minimum requirements of the mandatory continuing education program of the quality assurance program; or (b)  if the member was granted an exemption under subsection (2) for the three-year period immediately preceding the member’s ceasing to hold the appointment mentioned in subsection (2), unless the member can establish to the satisfaction of the Registrar that he or she did provide at least 750 hours of direct optometric care to patients in Canada during that period.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4; O. Reg. 294/23, s. 3 (2). (4) A member who obtains an exemption pursuant to subsection (2) shall immediately advise the Registrar in writing if the member ceases to hold the appointment mentioned in that subsection.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 8. A member who held an academic certificate of registration on April 26, 1999, shall be issued a general certificate of registration if the following requirements are met: 1.  The member files an application for the certificate with the College on or before December 31, 2003. 2.  The member satisfies the Registration Committee that on the date of filing the application, the member has held the academic certificate of registration for five or more consecutive years and had provided at least 100 hours of direct optometric care to patients in Canada during each of those years. 3.  The member satisfies the Registration Committee that on the date of filing the application the member is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or is authorized under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) to engage in the practice of optometry. 4.  The member pays the applicable fees.  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4; O. Reg. 279/12, s. 9.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 9. (1) All qualifications or requirements for the issuing of a general certificate of registration are non-exemptible, other than requirements listed in paragraph 3, 4 or 5 of subsection 2 (1).  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4. (2) All qualifications or requirements for the issuing of an academic certificate of registration are non-exemptible, other than requirements listed in paragraph 4, 5 or 6 of subsection 5 (1).  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4. (3) All qualifications or requirements for the issuing of an emergency certificate of registration are non-exemptible, other than the requirements listed in paragraph 5, 7 or 8 of subsection 6.1 (1). O. Reg. 294/23, s. 4.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 10. Revoked:  O. Reg. 224/03, s. 4.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the name of the member entered in the register and used on the certificate of registration shall be the same as the name of the member in the documentary evidence of the member’s degree in optometry or of a degree that is equivalent to a degree in optometry.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 11 (1). (2) The Registrar shall issue a certificate of registration using a name other than the name of the member which appears in the documentary evidence referred to in subsection (1) or direct the entry in the register of such a name if, (a)  in the case of an applicant for a first certificate of registration, the applicant deposits with the Registrar the following information, (i)  a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction changing the name of the applicant or member, (ii)  a certified copy of a valid certificate of marriage or of a decree absolute of divorce from a court with respect to the applicant or member, (iii)  documentary evidence as to the use of the name requested, or (iv)  any combination of material referred to in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) and satisfies the Registrar that the use of the name requested is not for any improper purpose; or (b)  in the case of a member to whom a certificate of registration has already been issued, the member, (i)  applies for the change of name to the Registrar, (ii)  returns the member’s current certificate of registration, and (iii)  deposits with the Registrar the information described in clause (a).  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 11 (2).
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 12., 13. Revoked:  O. Reg. 57/00, s. 1.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 14. (1) At least thirty days before the date the annual fees are payable, the Registrar shall mail to each member a notice requesting, (a)  completion of the annual report; (b)  completion of the continuing education report; and (c)  filing of the certificate of proof of professional liability (malpractice) insurance. O. Reg. 837/93, s. 14 (1). (2) Upon receipt of the annual report and of the certificate of proof of professional liability (malpractice) insurance, the Registrar shall issue a receipt to the member.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 14 (2).
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 15. (1) A member whose certificate of registration was suspended by the Registrar may apply for reinstatement if, (a)  the application is made within two years of the date of the suspension; and (b)  the suspension was for, (i)  non-payment of fees, (ii)  failure to complete and return the annual report and continuing education report, or (iii)  failure to provide proof of professional liability insurance.  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 15 (1). (2) The Registrar shall reinstate a member who applies under subsection (1) if the member pays the reinstatement fee set out in the by-laws of the College and, (a)  where the suspension was due in whole or in part to the non-payment of fees, pays those fees as well as any other money owed to the College; (b)  where the suspension was due in whole or in part to a failure to complete and return the annual report or the continuing education report, completes and returns the required reports; or (c)  where the suspension was due in whole or in part to a failure to provide proof of professional liability insurance, provides proof of such insurance.  O. Reg. 57/00, s. 2. (3) Where the Registrar has suspended a member’s certificate for any of the reasons mentioned in clause 15 (1) (b) and more than two years have passed since the date of the suspension, the certificate is automatically revoked.  O. Reg. 121/94, s. 2. (4) A member whose certificate of registration was revoked under subsection (3) and who applies to be reinstated must satisfy the requirements for the class of certificate for which reinstatement is sought and pay the application fee and the annual fee payable for the year in which the member wishes to be reinstated.  O. Reg. 121/94, s. 2.
Emergency Certificates of Registration
 16.  Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).  O. Reg. 837/93, s. 16.