Where to begin
During your summer break, you can get hands-on experience at an independent clinic in a Specsavers. Our student experience is an exciting four to six-week paid summer program running from May to August. Get 20 hours a week shadowing experienced optometrists, assisting with pre-test, and connecting with other students across the country. Interested? We'll even match you with a clinic near you.
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Access study resources for your board exams
We've partnered with OptoPrep to help prepare you for your OEBC Part I & II exams. This new program is designed specifically for the OEBC/OSCE exams. Book a 10-minute call to learn more and get your Specsavers sponsored activation code. Note: To be eligible, you must be an optometry student (with Canadian citizenship or a permanent resident of Canada) in the class of 2027.
Learn moreLet us help with your tuition and student loans
For third and fourth year students eligible to work in Canada, we can pay all or part of your final year's tuition for a two to three-year commitment in select locations.
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We want to make a difference to people’s lives – including yours
An externship at an independent clinic in a Specsavers provides you a clinic with fully integrated technology from end to end, so you can measure and track your patients’ eye health outcomes. We support optometrists by investing in new equipment including an OCT scan for every patient as part of a comprehensive eye exam. This enables them to have an impact on eye health outcomes on a scale never been seen before. Work with the NIDEK Tonoref 3, NIDEK automated lensmeter, Topcon Maestro2, NIDEK intelligent refract RT-6100, S4OPTIK slit lamp, and Zeiss HFA3 with SITA Faster visual field.