Please note : New applications for new body rub parlour locations are not being accepted. Application requirements are shared for reference purposes only. Body rub parlours are any place where non-medical or non-therapeutic massaging services are provided by someone other than registered massage therapists, or other licensed or registered holistic practitioners. Prior to submitting an application , you must provide an approved Preliminary Project Review for Business Licence.
This is not required if an applicant is taking over an existing business that has a valid business licence or is expired less than one year prior to the time of new application for the same licence category. However, you must complete and sign the Occupancy Declaration Form. Apply for Preliminary Project Review. If a director of the corporation is unable to apply in person at the Licence and Permit Issuing Office, a designate may apply on their behalf.
The designate must:. Applicants must provide an original Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check issued by a Canadian Police Service within days prior to the application.
The City of Toronto has 25 licensed body rub parlours and is no longer accepting new applications. Your licence will expire annually on the anniversary of the date that the licence was first issued.
A renewal notice, identifying any documents required to renew the licence, will be mailed to the address on file. Payments received after the licence expiry date are subject to late fees in addition to the annual licence fee. If you fail to renew your licence according to the bylaw, your licence will be cancelled and you will have to reapply. Those who own or operate body rub parlours are required to have a Body Rub Parlour licence.
