Do you need a piercing license in Ontario?

Answer 1

The regulations vary from province to province and city to city. We are governed under the Canadian Health Act ( Health Canada federally ), we are required to be licenced as Personal Service Establishments (PSE's) in order to provide any service to the public. We need to provide proof of our training, knowledge and relevant experience in the provision of services as a PSE. We need to provide documented proof of our training as well as hold up to date CPR and first aid certification. We make an applications with the local city business licensing department and local health protection department and pass building and health inspections prior to being approved for licensing. This means our facilities must be clean, stocked and equipped ready to go for our site inspection. All Canadian piercing facilities must pass 5 levels of inspection before we can be issued a license. Federal Health Requirements, Provincial Health Requirements, Municipal Health Requirements and Local Building Inspection and Fire Safety requirement's If you are interested in Learning the art of body piercing I would suggest you consider an apprenticeship in a good facility before you make the decision to go it alone, there are lots of things you need to know and learn before you consider opening your own facility.

Answer 2

Yes. In Canada all body piercings studios must work under Federal Health guidelines as well as provincial and local regulations. This means that a piercing studio must comply with not only local health regulations and business licensing requirements but also know and comply with Federal Health Canada guidelines for infection and disease control.

Answer 3

In Canada there are three levels of regulatory bodies that have a say in what is acceptable for the body piercing industry.

The Federal government under Health Canada, the Provincial government under Environmental Protection and finally the municipal or city government under bylaws and business licensing.

1. Federal regulations apply to every province in Canada without exception.
2. Provincial regulations apply to every municipality or city in the province without exception.
3. Municipal bylaws and licensing regulations apply to every business in the municipalities jurisdiction without exception.

So to find out what regulations and requirements apply to your province you need to check all three levels to ensure you are covering all the bases correctly.

Yeah clear like mud, I know but this is how Canadian legislation works and is applied to each city, township, municipality and district across Canada.