Hi, I'm new to the forum and presently enrolled in the dispensing optician course at Douglas College in Vancouver. I've been given an assignment to find out which regulatory body would be best for an optician needing to report an optometrist for questionable practises.

Naturally one would approach the Royal College of Physicians in the case of dealings with an ophthalmologist but I notice that optometrists in BC have 2 regulatory bodies, the COA and the BCOA, and after reading through both sites I'm still unclear as to which organization would be the first organization an optician would approach.

Any feedback on that or any other advice about such situations is greatly appreciated. Thanks.