Breton Communications helps Canada’s eyecare professionals keep up with current industry trends, events and developments by providing an easy-to-read electronic bulletin on a bi-monthly basis. Reaching over 6,500 eyecare industry members, the newsletter is available in French and English.
While primarily focused on news that impacts Canadian ECPs, Opti-News also unveils the latest in vision care developments from abroad, offering readers a European perspective through its partnership with the optical portal WMido.
Opti-News is Law C-28 compliant, meaning the distribution list is composed of consenting subscribers. Each edition offers a one-click opt-out option, ensuring that we continually deliver to a receptive, engaged audience.
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Distribution
| 
 FRENCH 
 | 
 ENGLISH 
 | 
|
| Opticians | 
 518 
 | 
 1,293 
 | 
| Optometrists | 
 398 
 | 
 946 
 | 
| Ophthalmologists etc. | 
 25 
 | 
 65 
 | 
| Optical retailers | 
 246 
 | 
 830 
 | 
| Optical suppliers | 
 511 
 | 
 1,028 
 | 
| Optical associations | 
 18 
 | 
 42 
 | 
| Students and free members | 
 254 
 | 
 390 
 | 
| 
 Total 
 | 
 1,970 
 | 
 4,594 
 | 
| 
 TOTAL  
 | 
 6,564 
 | 
|
*Dated October 2023
Closing Dates 2024
| 
 Closing Date  | 
 Release  | 
 Edition  | 
 Note 
 | 
| 4 January | 11 January | 
 468 
 | 
|
| 18 January | 25 January | 
 469 
 | 
|
| 1 February | 8 February | 
 470 
 | 
 Valentine’s Day 
 | 
| 15 February | 22 February | 
 471 
 | 
|
| 29 February | 7 March | 
 472 
 | 
|
| 14 March | 21 March | 
 473 
 | 
|
| 28 March | 4 April | 
 474 
 | 
|
| 11 April | 18 April | 
 475 
 | 
 Earth Day 
 | 
| 25 April | 2 May | 
 476 
 | 
|
| 9 May | 16 May | 
 477 
 | 
Patriot’s Day | 
| 23 May | 30 May | 
 478 
 | 
|
| 6 June | 13 June | 
 479 
 | 
|
| 20 June | 27 June | 480 | Quebec/Canada Day | 
| 6 July | 11 July | 
 481 
 | 
Summer Holidays | 
| 1 August | 8 August | 
 482 
 | 
|
| 15 August | 22 August | 
 483 
 | 
|
| 29 August | 5 September | 
 484 
 | 
|
| 12 September | 19 September | 
 485 
 | 
Autumnal Equinox | 
| 26 September | 3 October | 
 486 
 | 
Thanksgiving | 
| 10 October | 17 October | 
 487 
 | 
|
| 24 October | 31 October | 
 488 
 | 
Halloween | 
| 7 November | 14 November | 
 489 
 | 
Remembrance Day | 
| 21 November | 28 November | 
 490 
 | 
|
| 5 December | 12 December | 
 491 
 | 
Christmas / New Year | 
Statistics
The average open rate for the English version of Opti-News is 33% and 38% for the French edition.*
The average click through rate (CTR) for the English version of Opti-News is 24.8% and 28.8% for the French edition. **
*In general, 20% is considered the target open rate for newsletters.
** Typical CTR for newsletters ranges between 5 and 15%, depending on the industry.


