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Guidelines for your province or territory.

Browse public-health, regulatory and professional guidelines for personal service businesses. Choose your location to find documents relevant to where you work.

Alberta guidelines

These documents outline Alberta’s personal-services framework, including operating standards and provincial requirements for businesses providing personal services.

Personal Services Standards

Public-health expectations and operating standards for businesses providing personal services.

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Personal Services Regulation

Provincial rules governing personal services under Alberta’s public-health framework.

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British Columbia guidelines

Guidelines for personal service establishments in British Columbia, including facility operations and infection-prevention practices.

Guidelines for Personal Service Establishments

Operational and infection-prevention guidelines for personal service establishments.

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Manitoba guidelines

Guidelines for Manitoba personal service facilities covering daily operations, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.

Personal Service Facility Guidelines

Operational and infection-prevention guidelines for personal service facilities.

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New Brunswick guidelines

Professional by-laws covering salon premises, sanitation, licensing and cosmetology practice in New Brunswick.

Cosmetology By-laws

Requirements related to professional practice, salon premises, sanitation and licensing.

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Northwest Territories guidelines

Territorial standards for operators of personal service establishments in Northwest Territories.

Standards for Personal Service Establishments

Operational and public-health standards for personal service establishments.

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Nova Scotia guidelines

Provincial legislation and by-laws establishing requirements for cosmetology practice and personal service establishments.

Cosmetology Act

Provincial legislation establishing Nova Scotia’s framework for cosmetology practice.

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Cosmetology By-laws

Professional and establishment requirements supporting Nova Scotia’s cosmetology framework.

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Ontario guidelines

Province-wide guidelines

Guide to Infection Prevention and Control in Personal Service Settings

Province-wide reference for infection prevention and control across personal service settings.

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Ontario resources include province-wide guidelines and documents from Durham Region, Toronto Public Health and York Region. Local documents apply only within their issuing jurisdiction.

  • Aesthetic Services and Infection Prevention

    Infection-prevention guidelines for aesthetic services.

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  • Blood-borne Diseases Fact Sheet

    Overview of blood-borne disease risks in personal service settings.

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  • Cleaning Instruments

    Guidelines for cleaning instruments before disinfection or sterilization.

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  • Eight Steps to a Pass

    Checklist covering key areas reviewed during personal-service inspections.

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  • Establishment Inspection Results

    Explanation of pass, conditional-pass and closure inspection outcomes.

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  • General Infection-control Guidelines

    General infection-control guidelines for personal service settings.

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  • Hairdressing, Barbering and Infection Prevention

    Infection-prevention guidelines for hairdressing and barbering services.

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  • Sterilization in Personal Service Settings

    Guidelines explaining sterilization requirements and practices.

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Saskatchewan guidelines

Guidelines for general operations, hair and barbering services, invasive facilities and personal services provided at temporary events.

Personal Service Facility Best Management Practice

Guidelines covering facility operations and instrument reprocessing.

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Hair and Barbering Services Information Sheet

Service-specific information for hairdressing and barbering businesses.

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Opening an Invasive Personal Service Facility

Planning guidelines for facilities offering invasive personal services.

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Temporary Personal Services Event Information

Requirements and preparation guidelines for services offered at temporary events.

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Yukon guidelines

Territorial regulations governing personal service establishments operating in Yukon.

Personal Service Establishment Regulations

Regulatory requirements for personal service establishments and their operators.

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