2025 Council Meeting Dates Council Meeting – Zoom: Oct. 17, 2025 Council Meeting – Zoom: Jan. 30, 2026 Council Meeting – Zoom: Mar. 27, 2026 Annual Update Webinar – Zoom: May 03, 2026 Council Meeting – In Person, Calgary: June 20, 2026 Council Meeting – Zoom: Oct. 23, 2026 Council Meeting Minutes: 2025 January 29, […]
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Message from Dr. Laura McDougall Measles Update for All Healthcare Providers and Staff April 9, 2025 Dear staff, physicians and volunteers, More than 35 measles cases have been identified in all five zones of Alberta Health Services since February, with evidence of community spread in some parts of the province. Cases also continue to
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Attention registrants! We heard you, there is no longer a time limit to complete your online CCP assessment. You now have the option to start and stop at any time and your progress will be saved. Your assessment will remain pending until all questions are answered. When you’re finished, your results will be at the
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The College of Opticians of Alberta Strategic Plan for 2024 – 2027 is now available! It highlights the three pillars of Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory Excellence, and Organizational Excellence that the COA will strive to meet. Click here to read the entire plan.
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Did you know? Registered Opticians who are refracting or intend to refract must apply to the College of Opticians of Alberta for authorization to do so.
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2023-26 Continuing Competence Program The COA’s 2023-26 Continuing Competence Program (CCP) has started. Registrants who have completed all of their learning goals for the 2020-23 cycle can now access the new ConEd portal and begin taking their assessments and building their learning plans for the new cycle. Registrants who haven’t yet fulfilled their learning goals
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Approved revisions to COA’s Standards of Practice Reflect Bill 10 Warning: the following contains sensitive material that may be triggering and/or offensive to some. Reader discretion is advised. The Government of Alberta’s Minister of Health has approved revisions to the COA’s Standards of Practice to align with the Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment
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Online Application Forms for all Categories of Opticians Now Live The COA has launched online application forms for provisional opticians, opticians transferring to Alberta from other provinces, and former opticians applying for reinstatement of registration. This online application process is fully integrated with the COA’s database and allows registrants to complete the application process and
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As part of our relaunch as the College of Opticians of Alberta (COA), we have implemented a new database platform to update the COA’s infrastructure, enhance security, and provide cloud-based support to registrants. The first phase of implementation will go live on June 1, 2022, and includes the following changes: New COA Registrant Portal for
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On January 1, 2022, the Alberta College and Association of Opticians (ACAO) became the College of Opticians of Alberta (COA) with the sole mandate to protect the Alberta public. Bill 46 introduced by the Government of Alberta in December 2020 requires all dual mandate health colleges and associations to separate. Opticians in Alberta will continue to
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