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