Perspectives for the Professions
In June 2019, we
reported on the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in
College of Optometrists of Ontario v Essilor Group Inc,
where a company, primarily located in British Columbia, sold
eyeglasses and contact lenses over the internet to individuals in
Ontario without the involvement of optometrists or opticians
registered in Ontario. In that decision, the Court of Appeal
determined that Ontario's legislation did not apply to the
company.
At that time, and as noted in our prior report, the College of
Optometrists of Ontario was applying for leave to the Supreme Court
of Canada to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision. Earlier
this month we learned that the Supreme Court of Canada denied the
College's application for leave to appeal. This means that the
Ontario Court of Appeal's decision is now final.
