The next round of examinations in British Columbia will take place on May 25-27, 2012.
The application deadline is to be announced (approximately 4 weeks prior to the examination date).

To apply for the exams, please contact NACOR office for the application form and apply early to reserve your seat. If candidates need any special arrangements (e.g. travel and/or medical), please notify both NACOR office and the COBC in writing as soon as possible. Please visit the NACOR website - it has more information on registering for the exam and details on writing the exam.

Examinations are held throughout Canada, applicants are free to apply to challenge the examination in any province.

During past examinations in British Columbia, Saturdays have typically been set aside for the Eyeglass Examination, while Sundays have typically been set aside for the Contact Lens Examination. The location of the examinations will be at David Lam Campus, Douglas College in Coquitlam, BC. 

Examination Dates in 2012: Application deadlines are to be announced

May 25-27, 2012
Location: Douglas College, Coquitlam, British Columbia

September 28-30, 2012
Location: Douglas College, Coquitlam, British Columbia

National Examination Background and Information

The College of Opticians deemed the National Examination Committee (combined Optical Sciences 1 - Eyeglasses Examination and Optical Sciences 2 - Advanced Practice Contact Lens Examination) administered by the National Association of Canadian Opticianry Regulators (NACOR), equivalent to the College of Opticians of British Columbia Registration Examination, in November 2003. NACOR developed the Optical Sciences 1 - Eyeglasses Examination and Optical Sciences 2 - Advanced Practice Contact Lens Examination as a vehicle to measure competencies of those individuals seeking entry to practice as an optician. The objective was to develop an examination that will be accepted across Canada.

Information about the National examination contents and process can be obtained by calling the NACOR office at 1-866-949-1950 or by visiting NACOR.

A candidate is entitled to attempt the National examination a maximum of three (3) times within a three-year period. After the third attempt, the candidate must comply with an upgrading program, as approved by the Registration Committee of the College of Opticians of British Columbia, before any further attempt of the examination will be permitted.

National Examination Committee
An extension of NACOR, the National Examination Committee, has an objective of developing an examination accepted across Canada. Currently, the National Exam is used in nine provinces and it has been administered on more than forty occasions.

Contact:
National Examination Committee
2711-83 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 4J9
Ph. 204-949-1950
Fax. (204) 949-9153
Toll Free: 1-866-949-1950
exam@nacor.ca