Toronto might soon allow more body rub parlours to open. A city staff report set to go before the committee on May 21 explores the idea of "modernizing" the requirements of Toronto's ancient Body Rub Parlour By-law, which caps the number of licenses issued at any time to just The idea is both to better protect workers and the public, while also cracking down on unlicensed body rub parlours that bill themselves as "holistic centres.
Indeed, a rub-and-tug listing website called "rubmaps" thanks Reddit! The report, authored by the executive director of Municipal Licensing and Standards, points out that the licence cap has not been formally reviewed since the rules were first introduced more than 40 years ago, in City staff reccommend exploring the impact of removing the cap altogether so that every rub-and-tug in the city can be licensed and thus regulated properly. The second part of the motion seeks to enhance health and safety requirements for providers of body rub services.
Staff are asking that city councillors approve the creation of a report looking into the potential changes. Should the motion pass through the General Government and Licensing Committee next week, it'll be on to City Council to decide whether or not Toronto should even consider looking into licensing more parlours.
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