Proposed Laws
Ontario – Two bills for teen ban
New Brunswick guidelines to be converted to regulations in a year – under 18 ban and warning sign
Manitoba – parental consent (under 18) and warning sign
CRD Victoria – under 18 ban, warning sign & 5page Client informational Pamphlet
Nova Scotia – ban under 19, educational program (behavioral changes) & Warning Sign
Health Canada – new warning sign for tanning equipment – yellow header “Tanning Equipment Can Cause Cancer”
P.E.I and Newfoundland – reviewing whether to regulate
11 other jurisdictions in British Columbia considering regulations
This is what the JCTA has been dealing with over the last year- with one person dealing with it all. The JCTA needs your help both to increase membership and meeting with local politicians. Membership shows the government we are a professional community and we can control what happens inside our sector – that we can protect the public no matter what age and that the risk associated with indoor sunbathing in a commercial environment is low, especially when you skin type a person and ban a Skin Type 1 person. Membership helps fund costs to meet with politicians and create support material like government grassroots toolkits…… READ MORE