Member Updates

Ontario Bill 83 – Teen Tanning Ban -Meetings with Ontario Government officials at the end of January: o MPPs o NDP Health Critic Michael Prue o Health Promotion Policy Staff o Duty Minister for Health Promotions Cynthia Morton o Assistant Deputy Minister for Health Promotion Mary Beth Valentine o Special Assistant- Policy to the Health Promotion Minister Jennifer Twine.… continue reading

Dear Salon Owners, The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) along with its provincial counterparts, in conjunction with the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), is attempting to force provincial governments to regulate our tanning community without involving YOU, the stakeholder! Given the negative impact that regulating your business might have you should be part of the discussion with any provincial government.… continue reading

Dear JCTA members, I’d like to invite you all to Silver Solarium’s Canadian Tanning Expo Toronto Feb 21st. for an update on Bill 83 – Teen Tanning Ban for Ontario. Here’s what I’ll be covering in my presentation: 1.Meetings with Ontario Health Promotion Office, NDP Health Critic 2.Meeting… continue reading

The JCTA invites all of its members to participation in D*action—a program to solve the vitamin D deficiency epidemic. “With painful diseases from breast cancer to colon cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular function, dental caries in infants, increased risks of caesarian sections all showing relationships with vitamin D deficiency, we decided it was time to help solve this deficiency” said Steve Gilroy, Executive Director, Joint Canadian Tanning Association.… continue reading

. Teen Tanning Ban in Ontario -In an effort to demonstrate to government the comprehensiveness of the JCTA standards regime, Steve Gilroy Executive Director of the JCTA hosted on April 5th a Smart-tan training session which was attended by the chief of staff to Dr Shafiq Qaadri, MPP of Etobicoke North and the chair of the Committee reviewing Bill 83.… continue reading