The City regulates and licenses body modification establishments and investigates complaints regarding body modification operations.
 
The City inspects operations that do the following:

• Tattooing (including permanent eye makeup)
  
• Piercing (excluding operations that only pierce the lobe of the ear with a single use stud type gun)

The Body Modification By-law prohibits the practice of scarification or insertion of implants under the skin.

All body modifications (piercing and tattooing) must only take place in approved and licensed body modification establishments

Frequently Asked Questions

What licenses and permits are required to run a body modification establishment?

Where and when can I write the Body Modification Exam?

I think the equipment used in the body modification establishment is not sterilized/the stud package was already opened.  Who do I contact to complain?

What licenses and permits are required to run a body modification establishment?

All body modification establishments must have a Body Modification Establishment License.
All body modification technicians must have a Body Modification Technician License.

Where and when can I write the Body Modification Exam?

Contact 311 to get information on fees and exam details.

I think the equipment used in the body modification establishment is not sterilized/the stud package was already opened.  Who do I contact to complain?

Contact the City at 311 to register a complaint.