Business Registration:
Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Central Production and Verifications Branch
375-393 University Avenue, 2nd Floor
416-314-8880
https://www.ontario.ca/business
Membership Required:
College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO)
416-862-4790
www.ctcmpao.on.ca
- See Traditional Chinese Medicine Act, S.O. 2006, Chapter 27, www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_06t27_e.htm
- See Drugless Practitioners Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter D.18 https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90d18 .
- See Regulated Health Professions Act, S.O. 1991, Chapter 18 https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/91r18
Harmonized Sales Tax (HST):
Canada Revenue Agency
1-800-959-5525
www.cra-arc.gc.ca
Registration for HST is optional if you are earning less than $30,000 of sales revenues for the year. You may not charge HST to clients unless you are registered with Canada Revenue Agency.
MUNICIPAL
Municipal Operating License:
Not required for this business
Zoning Requirements and Sign Permits for your location:
(All inquiries are made in person - contact closest district)
North: 5100 Yonge St., 1st Fl.
West: 2 Civic Centre Court, 1st Fl.
South: 100 Queen St. W., 1st Fl.
East: 150 Borough Dr., 3rd Fl.
https://bit.ly/2GDon4X
Acupuncture practitioners must comply with Toronto By-Law 806-98 regarding holistic services: www.city.toronto.on.ca/legdocs/bylaws/1998/law0806.htm
USEFUL WEBSITES
- The Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Association of Canada, http://www.cmaac.ca/
- Public Health Agency of Canada, www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php
- National Certification Commission For Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, http://www.nccaom.org/
- Canada Business Ontario, http://www.cbo-eco.ca/