Press Coverage: Massage Parlour Bylaws After PCEPA
Several municipalities debated and made changes to city bylaws pertaining to adult businesses, particularly erotic massage parlours.
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Edmonton, Alberta Massage Parlour Bylaws
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Adult service worker advocates say Edmonton business bylaw could threaten privacy
Global News, March 21, 2023
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Councillor wants Edmonton to consider permanent closure of body rub centres: Sex workers say motion could push them back to unsafe conditions on the street
CBC News, May 11, 2020
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Councillors contemplate 'exit strategy' on licensing body rub parlours: Advocates say establishments exploit women and city should have no involvement
CBC News, September 18, 2019
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'They do so much to keep us girls safe': Body rub worker calls on city to maintain licensing – City's harm reduction approach to body rub parlours could change
CBC News, October 15, 2019
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Body rub task force works but women still get hurt, advocate says: 'They have no way to hold their perpetrator accountable'
CBC News, June 20, 2018
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Edmonton's body rub parlours getting safer, report shows: Task force set up in 2016 has seen 99-per-cent compliance from industry
CBC News, June 15, 2018
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Edmonton council advised to lower fees for adult massage parlours: 'It is illegal to buy sex. When our city licenses them, we say OK,' says body rub centre opponent
CBC News, November 27, 2017
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Advocates push for mandatory identification for men at body rub parlours
Edmonton Journal, June 19, 2017
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Edmonton councillors look to improve safety for erotic massage workers: Staff asked to study better ways to have parlour customers identify themselves
CBC News, June 19, 2017
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Edmonton to consider lower fees, enhanced screening for erotic massage operators: Changes include reduced business licence fees and deeper police record checks for owners
CBC News, June 16, 2017
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Edmonton city committee proposes new rules for body rub parlours: The 26 recommendations focus on safety for those working in the industry
CBC News, February 22, 2016
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Mayor Iveson called 'pimp' for city's complacency in regulating body rub parlours: Controversy over body rub parlours heats up at city hall
CBC News, May 26, 2015
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Body rub task force urges city to limit clustering of parlours: Some concern current bylaws and licensing costs may push body rub centres underground
CBC News, May 22, 2015
Edmonton Massage Parlour Bylaws Prior to PCEPA
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Council blocks new body rub parlours despite warnings from administration: Administration says moratorium could drive sex trade underground
CBC News, October 22, 2014
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Councillor wants new moratorium on body rub parlours
CBC News, October 9, 2014
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Rise in escorts may lead to extended body rub parlour hours
CBC News, March 18, 2014
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Moratorium on body rub parlours ends
CBC News, February 1, 2014
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Edmonton places moratorium on body rub shops: City wants to examine work conditions, recruitment, safety of sex workers
CBC News, June 19, 2013
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City council to vote on body rub parlour moratorium: City council to vote on body rub parlour moratorium
CBC News, June 10, 2013
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City rejects 300-metre buffer between erotic massages and schools: Buffer would drive industry underground, councillors fear
CBC News, November 5, 2012
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Body rub centres may close earlier
CBC News, August 22, 2012
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Committee agrees to restrict adult massage parlour hours
CBC News, April 25, 2012
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City to consider restrictions on 'body rub centres'
CTV News, March 18, 2012
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City looks at bylaw regulating massage parlours
CBC News, April 13, 2011
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City of Edmonton ponders massage parlour bylaw
Global News, April 13, 2011
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Business owners to fight massage parlour licence
CBC News, February 22, 2010
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Hamilton, Ontario Massage Parlour Bylaws
Ottawa, Ontario Massage Parlour Bylaws
Regina, Saskatchewan Massage Parlour Bylaws
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Massage parlour opponents speak out at Regina city hall: Most delegates wanted an outright ban, but some support as well for new regulatory proposals
CBC News, June 13, 2019
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New rules for Regina massage parlours focus on protecting vulnerable sex workers: City recommending new zoning bylaw and licensing program
CBC News, June 5, 2019
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Regina city planner outlines possible new rules for body rub parlours, seeks feedback: Zoning, safety, and licencing all up for debate
CBC News, March 7, 2019
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From 'massage parlour' to 'body rub parlour': Regina mulls new labels and regulations for industry: Options include increased enforcement, licencing system
CBC News, December 5, 2018
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Massage parlours also a concern, Premier Brad Wall says: Similar to strip shows in bars, massage parlours connected to exploitation, premier says
CBC News, March 26, 2015
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Exclusive: Massage parlours are safe and professional, one owner says: Prostitution is a 'profession, like any other': brothel owner
CBC News, March 26, 2014
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Saskatchewan to make stripping illegal in bars again: Premier Brad Wall says he made a mistake allowing semi-nude dancing in bars
CBC News, March 25, 2015
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Don Verstraeten, bar owner, 'shocked' by Saskatchewan's plans to ban stripping again: Codette Hotel has featured strippers since Jan. 2014
CBC News, March 25, 2015
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Exclusive: Regina massage parlour worker fears for her safety: Prostitute says she was often beaten by johns
CBC News, March 25, 2014
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Exclusive: Massage parlour business booming in Regina
CBC News, March 24, 2014
St John's, Newfoundland-Labrador Massage Parlour Bylaws
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Toronto, Ontario Massage Parlour Bylaws
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How the laws make sex work less safe: Canada's prostitution laws are supposed to protect sex workers. Advocates say they're doing the opposite
The Local, September 30, 2021
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Toronto stops enforcing bylaw prohibiting locked doors in massage parlours: Decision is welcome news for advocacy group
Toronto.com, March 29, 2021
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Toronto Allows Sex Workers at Body Rub Parlours to Lock Their Doors: Previously, sex workers were penalized for locking their doors, putting them at risk of robberies, assaults, and even death, they say
VICE News, September 16, 2020
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Petition urges changes to Toronto body rub parlours after woman murdered: Current bylaw prohibits sex workers from locking their doors
Toronto.com, March 3, 2020
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Murder at 'erotic' North York spa prompts safety cries from advocates: Group wants bylaw forcing unlocked doors in rooms to be changed
Toronto.com, February 28, 2020
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Should Toronto allow more body rub parlours? New report suggests exploring end to decades-old cap: Recommendation sparks debate over sex trafficking, workers' rights at licensing committee meeting
CBC News, May 21, 2019
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What's Toronto the Good got against sex work? The city of Toronto can't seem to overcome its long-standing bias against sex
NOW Magazine, April 9, 2019
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Sex trafficking is rampant in Toronto's city-licensed spas, massage parlours, activists say: City's licensing and standards department conducting review of issues, regulations
CBC News, April 10, 2018
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1 in 4 Toronto 'holistic centres' offer erotic massages, auditor general says: Toronto permits 25 body rub parlours but has no cap for holistic centres
CBC News, October 27, 2017
Toronto Massage Parlour Bylaws Prior to PCEPA
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Metro Vancouver Massage Parlour Bylaws
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Richmond massage parlour bylaws under scrutiny: City council voted 7-2 last week to increase fines for non-compliant body-rub studios
Richmond News, March 4, 2024
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Richmond body rub studio crackdown applauded by councillor Kash Heed
Daily Hive, February 14, 2024
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Safety committee votes to continue allowing raids on Richmond massage parlours
CityNews Vancouver, February 13, 2024
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As Richmond eyes harsher penalties for massage parlours, critic fears it will drive workers underground: The City of Richmond proposes ramping up bylaw enforcement on body rub parlours that could see the businesses' licences suspended or revoked
Vancouver Sun, February 11, 2024
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'Exploiting these women for a profit': Richmond city councillor wants crackdown on illegal massage parlours
CTV News, February 10, 2024
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Raids on Richmond massage parlours putting sex workers in unsafe situations, says advocate
CityNews Vancouver, February 9, 2024
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Inspections drive Richmond sex work into 'dangerous locations' – Advocacy group: City says bylaw inspectors are 'trained and experienced' when going to massage parlours
Richmond News, February 9, 2024
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Letters: KPU criminologist fears council motion further marginalizes sex workers: A letter writer questions whether Coun. Kash Heed's background in policing is clouding his judgment
Richmond News, December 8, 2023
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Sex worker advocates push back against attempt to rid Richmond of massage parlours: 'Sex work isn't a moral or ethical issue to be debated or outlawed, it's a labour issue and should be treated as such": Pace Society
Richmond News, December 7, 2023
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New West takes action to secure safety of sex workers: Involvement of lived experience key to New Westminster's initiative for sex worker safety
New West Record, November 28, 2023
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Councillor calls for crackdown on licencing of sex work businesses in Richmond: Richmond city bylaws are known to have the most "stringent" regulations of body-rub establishments in the province
Richmond News, November 22, 2023
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Vancouver man gets conditional sentence for advertising woman's sexual services: The man met the woman on Instagram in 2019 where he convinced her to provide sexual services in a Vancouver massage parlour
Richmond News, April 5, 2022
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Richmond massage parlour workers defend safety of their work environment: Human trafficking isn't the problem public discourse makes it out to be: SWAN
Richmond News, February 9, 2022
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Angry Richmond wife reports massage parlour to city after husband comes home with sexually transmitted infection: The woman claimed her husband came home with a sexually transmitted infection from a city centre business
Richmond News, January 11, 2022
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Richmond review of massage parlours delayed: A Richmond review of "body rub" bylaws is expected back to council within a few months, after a year's delay
Richmond News, March 26, 2021
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Sex and the city: Richmond 'body rub' policies scrutinized: Everyone deserves a safe work environment including sex workers, say advocates
Richmond News, February 6, 2020
Metro Vancouver Massage Parlour Bylaws Prior to PCEPA
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Unhappy ending for 2 Metro Vancouver massage parlours
CTV News, Occtober 4, 2011
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Massage parlours safer than the street: expert
CTV News, June 26, 2011
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Vancouver considers overhaul of massage parlour licensing
CTV News, June 25, 2011
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Former massage parlour prostitute speaks out: A woman who says she used to work as a prostitute in a high-end Richmond massage parlour has shared her troubling story with CTV News
CTV News, June 24, 2011
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RCMP investigating massage parlour in posh Richmond hotel
CTV News, June 23, 2011
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Your tax dollars may be funding sex: B.C.'s watchdog for acupuncturists is investigating a Richmond clinic after a CTV hidden-camera report discovered that the facility was offering medical receipts for sexual services
CTV News, June 22, 2011
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Winnipeg, Manitoba Massage Parlour Bylaws
City of Winnipeg Administrative Report: Strategies and Tools to Enhance Neighbourhood Liveability via the Doing Business in Winnipeg By-law — Problematic Business Activities, January 19, 2022
"The recommended changes to the Doing Business in Winnipeg (DBIW) By-Law 91/2008 will repeal the following categories from the By-law: Body Rub Parlours, Body Rub Practitioners, Escorts, Independent Escort Agencies, and Escort Agencies…
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Winnipeg scraps adult-business licences as sex workers, anti-trafficking advocates unite — for different reasons
Capital Current, January 19, 2022
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City takes step toward ending escort, body rub parlour licensing
Winnipeg Free Press, January 19, 2022
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Sex workers, advocates at odds over pulling escort, body rub licences: City to vote next week on whether to stop licensing adult-oriented businesses
CBC News, January 19, 2022
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Winnipeg moves step closer to cutting ties with body rub parlours and escort agencies
CTV News, January 19, 2022
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Vote to change Winnipeg bylaw would cost rub parlours, escort agencies their licences: 'Licensing these places did not prevent victimization,' councillor says
CBC News, January 14, 2022
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Report recommends Winnipeg stop requiring licences from body rub parlours
CTV News, January 14, 2022
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City of Winnipeg to study sex trade after bylaw changes scrapped
CTV News, June 17, 2021
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Critics attack proposed changes to bylaws governing Winnipeg's body rub parlours: 'The City of Winnipeg is a pimp,' says advocate for exploited women and girls
CBC News, June 16, 2021
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City of Winnipeg looking at licensing rules around sex work
CTV News, June 14, 2021
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Police bust Winnipeg massage parlour, accuse owners of luring women into sex work with lies: A 48-year-old man and 41-year-old woman face charges of procuring people to provide sexual services
CBC News, January 30, 2020
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