This is the official site of the CEO and provides reliable information about the CSAO and the ICLO

CEO's mission is to serve Canada's provincial and territorial optometric regulators in specific matters of common interest. CEO's mandates are to:

• publish a description of the profession as practiced in Canada.
• assess individual's competence in the practice of optometry. The results from these assessments are used by provincial and territorial regulators in deciding if an individual will be issued a license or certificate of registration to practice. The assessment tool used for this purpose is the Canadian Standard Assessment in Optometry (CSAO).
• assess individual's current learning in the profession of optometry.  The results from these assessments are used to appropriately place internationally trained optometrists within a bridging program at the University of Waterloo School of Optometry. The assessment tool used for this purpose is the Indicator of Current Learning in Optometry (ICLO).
• publish a description of quality practice ;
• provide mechanisms to evaluate the quality of practice of individual optometrists.

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