PLAR Application Form

Overview of PLAR process

Canadian and international applicants who have not graduated from a Canadian accredited program may be eligible complete a Prior Learning Assessment and Learning Assessment (PLAR) to determine if they are eligible to sit the National Examination(s).

The purpose of PLAR is to determine if you have a combination of knowledge and skills equivalent to a recent graduate from a Canadian accredited program. NACOR administers PLAR on behalf of the provincial regulatory boards. After completing PLAR and passing the National Examination(s), you must register as an optician in the province you want to work in.

The PLAR process consists of:

1)Document review – See required list of documents at the end of the application form.
2) Complete Competency Gap Analysis (CGA) – If your documentation review is successful, you will be required to complete the CGA. The CGA is a multiple-choice assessment based on the National Competencies for Canadian Opticians. There are two CGA’s, one for eyeglasses and one for contact lenses.

The number of questions and time limits for each CGA’s are:

Eyeglasses CGA – Consists of two sections
Professional Practice – 120 questions/2-hour time limit
Eyeglasses and Low Vision – 165 questions/2.5-hour time limit

Contact lenses CGA – Consists of one section
Contact Lenses – 140 questions/2-hour time limit
If you are applying for eyeglasses and contact lenses you must complete both CGA’s.

3)CGA results – The results from your CGA produce a computer-generated score card used to determine if there are any gaps in your knowledge and skills. If there are gaps bridging modules will be assigned for the gaps. You must complete any assigned bridging to be eligible to sit the National Examination(s). If there are no gaps in your skills and knowledge you will be eligible to sit the National Examination(s).

4)National Examination(s) – After completing PLAR you must pass the National Examination(s) before you can apply for a license in any province in Canada.

5)Register as an optician with the provincial regulatory board in your province.

PLAR Application

Select a Registration Category:

Select a Registration Category

Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses and Contact Lenses

Contact Lenses (must be registered as an eyeglass dispensing optician in Canada)

What province are you applying for PLAR in

Choose one of the following, I am applying for PLAR:

I am an internationally trained eyecare professional

I have Canadian work experience

Personal Information

Full Name

Date

Home Address

City

Province

Country

Postal Code

Daytime Phone Number

PLAR Fees

Fees:	Fee	Total Price with tax
Document Assessment	250.00	$262.50
Competency Gap Analysis (For each area of practice assessed: eyeglasses, contact lenses)	350.00	$367.50

Payment information

Terms of payment please check one: Cheque payable to NACOR

Visa

Mastercard

Credit card number

Expiry Date

CVV

Name of card holder

Signature of card holder

Max. file size: 64 MB.

I authorize the National Alliance of Canadian Optician Regulators (NACOR) to charge my credit card in the amount of $

Eyeglass or contact lens only $630.00

Eyeglasses and contact lenses $997.50

*Please note we do not accept American Express

Personal Affidavit

I authorize the National Alliance of Canadian Optician Regulators to share the personal information on this application form with any regulator of opticians in Canada. I authorize any regulator of opticians in Canada to release my personal information to the National Alliance of Canadian Optician Regulators. I do solemnly swear that I have completed the application form above to the best of my knowledge and believe the completed form is correct and true.

Signature

Max. file size: 64 MB.

Date of application