ontario regulation 328/25

made under the

Opticianry Act, 1991

Made: December 1, 2025
Approved: December 11, 2025
Filed: December 15, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 16, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026

EXEMPTION - RESTRICTED TITLES

Exemption

1. A person is exempted from subsections 9 (1), (2) and (3) of the Act if the person satisfies all of the following conditions:

1.  The person is registered with a regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction, other than Ontario, and holds in that jurisdiction the equivalent of a certificate of registration in the registered optician class in Ontario.

2.  A regulatory authority in a Canadian jurisdiction has not refused to grant the person a certificate of registration in the profession within the two years preceding their application for a certificate of registration under paragraph 5.

3.  A finding of professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity has not been made about or against the person as a result of a proceeding in relation to the profession of opticianry.

4.  The person must not be the subject of any current professional misconduct, incompetence or incapacity proceeding or any similar proceeding in relation to the profession of opticianry.

5.  The person has submitted to the College an application for a certificate of registration prior to providing professional services.

6.  The person has submitted an attestation to the College, in the form specified by the College, confirming that the person meets the requirements of this Regulation.

7.  The person holds professional liability insurance or benefits from professional liability insurance coverage or a similar protection that extends coverage to Ontario.

8.  The person provides professional services to residents of Ontario only while the person is physically present in Ontario.

Loss of exemption

2. A person who is exempted from subsections 9 (1), (2) and (3) of the Act in accordance with section 1 of this Regulation is no longer exempted in any of the following circumstances:

1.  The person’s application for a certificate of registration has been rejected by the College within the six months following the day they first began to provide professional services in Ontario.

2.  The person has not been issued a certificate of registration by the College within the six months following the day they first began to provide professional services in Ontario.

3.  The person no longer satisfies a condition under section 1.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2026 and the day this Regulation is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

La ministre de la Santé,

Sylvia Jones

Minister of Health

Date made: December 1, 2025
Pris le : 1^er décembre 2025