Announcement Holistic Centre Licensing Review 2025

[romeotoronto]

The city of Toronto has sent a letter to all the holistic spa and body rub people.
They want to reform the system since many of the holistic centres are functioning as body rub parlours.
The consultation is being done using an outside company.
The process is being rushed causing the decision makers to be uninformed
Butterfly is involved but likely do not have enough resources to provide adequate advocacy

Butterfly: Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network

Toronto-based Asian and migrant sex worker support network. Butterfly hosts workshops, trainings, networking opportunities, conducts outreach and advocacy work.

www.butterflysw.org

 

[SpringRoll]

The city of Toronto has sent a letter to all the holistic spa and body rub people.
They want to reform the system since many of the holistic centres are functioning as body rub parlours.
The consultation is being done using an outside company.
The process is being rushed causing the decision makers to be uninformed
Butterfly is involved but likely do not have enough resources to provide adequate advocacy

Butterfly: Asian and Migrant Sex Worker Support Network

Toronto-based Asian and migrant sex worker support network. Butterfly hosts workshops, trainings, networking opportunities, conducts outreach and advocacy work.

www.butterflysw.org

That butterfly website hasnt been updated in a long time. Is there some news article about the latest political attacks on our happy hobby?

 

[I am here for you]

That butterfly website hasnt been updated in a long time. Is there some news article about the latest political attacks on our happy hobby?

Places that have undocumented staff will be shutdown and those staff deported east beaver creek area to he highlight of the investigation

 

[SpringRoll]

Places that have undocumented staff will be shutdown and those staff deported east beaver creek area to he highlight of the investigation

If EBC was in Toronto, that might make sense. It isn’t. It doesn’t.

 

[I am here for you]

Wait and see

 

[romeotoronto]

Spring Roll is correct. This is a City of Toronto initiative

 

[Mema]

If Toronto is successful in this, other municipalities will follow.

 

[bbtpongs]

Updating Rules for Body Rub Parlours & Holistic Centres

The City is reviewing its licensing rules for body rub parlours and holistic centres. Staff plan to report to City Council with recommendations to amend the City’s Licensing Bylaw and update the licensing application process and bylaw enforcement. The goal of this review is to support the...

www.toronto.ca

 

[SpringRoll]

Updating Rules for Body Rub Parlours & Holistic Centres

The City is reviewing its licensing rules for body rub parlours and holistic centres. Staff plan to report to City Council with recommendations to amend the City’s Licensing Bylaw and update the licensing application process and bylaw enforcement. The goal of this review is to support the...

www.toronto.ca

Holy fuck. What gets into their heads? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

 

[SpringRoll]

Spring Roll is correct. This is a City of Toronto initiative
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York Region has never followed Toronto’s lead. Hours of business? No limits. Holistic provider licensing? Who needs it? Hopefully saner heads prevail & they dont drive them underground or to leave Toronto. Many incalls & agencies ooerate in Toronto with no controls at all.

 

[bbtpongs]

Body Rub Parlour | City of Vaughan

www.vaughan.ca

 

[Justin Cuckdeau]

Olivia Chow probably has a personal vendetta against spas. After all her husband Jack Layton was a rub and tug aficionado. Dude was probably active on massageplanet too lol

Married Canadian tipped as next Prime Minister 'found naked in brothel with an Asian prostitute'

Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party, was discovered with a 5ft 10in Asian woman in her mid-20s during a police search for underage prostitutes in 1996

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[bbtpongs]

Newmarket launches licensing for alternative massage parlours

Town seeks more feedback as it implements new regulations

www.newmarkettoday.ca

Personal Wellness Establishments By-Law

Update May 9, 2022 As a Town, our aim with the Personal Wellness Establishments By-law is to provide a licensing framework to give us tools to shut down illegal activity in our community which has been impacting neighbouring businesses and community members. The Town’s

www.heynewmarket.ca

 

[bbtpongs]

https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?documentid=7431

 

[Justin Cuckdeau]

Just read the license fee.. holy shit $10k-$15k per year!! make no mistake this is about tax revenue. Lots of places operating without a license and avoiding the tax, they don’t give a fuck about worker safety this is about $$$

 

[bbtpongs]

Olivia Chow probably has a personal vendetta against spas. After all her husband Jack Layton was a rub and tug aficionado. Dude was probably active on massageplanet too lol

That was in 1996. MP didn't exist.

 

[Justin Cuckdeau]

That was in 1996. MP didn't exist.

Once a monger, always a monger. I guarantee you this guy was getting jerked off on the regular even up the mid 2000s. What’s crazy is his wife literally looks like a fuckin MPA.

 

[joecarlson]

Once a monger, always a monger. I guarantee you this guy was getting jerked off on the regular even up the mid 2000s. What’s crazy is his wife literally looks like a fuckin MPA.

They say "Jack's got your back" when it was more like "Jack's on his back".

 

[ctwor]

Just read the license fee.. holy shit $10k-$15k per year!! make no mistake this is about tax revenue. Lots of places operating without a license and avoiding the tax, they don’t give a fuck about worker safety this is about $$$

Don't they limit the amount of licenses they issue? Like there's a the fucking problem - these places would probably be legit on the licensing side if they could

 

[romeotoronto]

The holistic centre meeting with licensing is Wed Feb 5th at 10am.