Wow Nicole that sounds like a nightmare of a situation. There is no licensing in Ontario either. If you have a business card that says you are a nail tech you can purchase product from Cosmoprof here. Or do what the rest of us do, order it online. I don't think we have more NSS shops as a result of this though. I've travelled extensively and I think we have about the same amount and possibly less than places I've seen in the States.
In terms of inspection, the local boards of health take care of that at their leisure. Many home-based personal services businesses never get inspected (mine does) but there is nothing forcing anyone operating out of their home to open their doors to an inspector. Again, it comes down to $$$ and the fact that there are not enough inspectors to go around. We have a pass/fail inspection for any business offering food services and I wish they had this for personal services businesses. I asked my inspector about that when she was here in January and she said that would never happen in Ontario. She is on 'our' side for sure, but she said the majority of customers just don't appear to care. She told me about going into a local NSS and having the customers who were there at the time yell at her for being 'mean'. She told them she was only trying to protect them and they just yelled at her more. I would not want that job. The majority of the techs I know personally from Ontario are like me - honest, hard working, possess high standards of workmanship and cleanliness, and work to continually educate themselves, even though none of that is required to be a nail tech here. Sad isn't it. Laura Merzetti Scratch My Back Nail Studio Ajax Ontario Canada -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ceilidh_ns Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:13 PM To: NailTech Subject: NailTech:: Re: Canadians?? Anyone? Various folks have tried over the years, to set up associations that could standardize the industry. The problem is us. No one really wants to get involved or do the work required. Everyone is either too busy or likes things the way they are. As it is, we've already seen one province (BC) become DE-regulated. A group in Nova Scotia tried to pull the same stunt and did not get away with it, thankfully. Unfortunately, one of the problems is how the regulation is put forward. Here in Manitoba, it seems like regulation was done to protect those of us with experience from up and coming competition because it is high-nigh impossible to get an apprenticeship under the current legislation. Most of my students will leave the industry in a year or so because they will never get the hours that they need. The ones who don't have anyone or anything tying them to here will pack up and go to Alberta or Ontario where there is no regulation and they can work for themselves. Eventually the Manitoba nail techs and estheticians are going to encounter the same problem that Manitoba electrologists have: no one will be entering the industry because the old guard regulated it so damned well that no one can. Electrologists in this province are dying and retiring with no one to replace them because they regulated themselves out of successors:D It's ironic because so much focus is put on apprenticeship hours but then nothing on maintaining trades training, or on salon standards - nothing!! They still want your money every two years for that license, though:P On Oct 20, 11:05 am, Bethanne O'Neil <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Ladies! > > Alberta has no regulations, but wholesalers will only sell to certified professionals. But I agree...it's a bit of a joke...way too easy - and cheap - to get certified here. We need to get an organizaiton going in Canada to set up regulations consistent in each province....what do you all think? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:05 am > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Canadians?? Anyone? > To: [email protected] > > > I came from one regulated province (Nova Scotia) to another > > (Manitoba). Regulation in MB is a JOKE. No inspecti, no > > enforcement, no onus on the operator to get professional > > development, no requirement to display credentials or licenses - > > they are only interested in you during your apprenticeship hours > > over here. > > > I want to go back to NS. Not only am I terribly homesick, I am > > running out of ideas to motivate people and get them off their > > butts here. > > > Nicole > > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "V. Royer" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:47:44 > > To: <[email protected]> > > Subject: NailTech:: Re: Canadians?? Anyone? > > > Hi, my name is Valérie Royer and I'm from Montreal, Quebec. I > > agree tha lack > > of regulations here in Canada is.... arrrrghhhh!!! > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "thepinkchair" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:03 AM > > To: "NailTech" <[email protected]> > > Subject: NailTech:: Canadians?? Anyone? > > > > Just curious if there are any Canadians in this group? I love > > > chatting with everyone... but sometimes it's nice to chat to someone > > > close to home...especially for pricing issues etc. I > > don't mean to > > > sound rude... I find that our prices and issues (regulations > > or lack > > > there of) can be a little different > > > > take care! > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > > > Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.22/2446 - Release > > Date: 10/19/09 > > > 14:33:00 > > Bethanne > The Nail Sculptress > Edmonton, Alberta, Canada > 780-237-0396- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
