The City of Edmonton issues licences to body rub parlours, escort services and exotic entertainers and venues. Businesses and workers offering sexual entertainment services in Edmonton may be called by a different name if city council agrees to amend its business licence bylaw.
Celena Campbell is a sex trade worker in Edmonton who volunteers at the Advocacy Normalizing Sex Work through Education and Resources Society . "It's often used to describe women, in particular Asian women, it's very much a way to sexualize Asian women, so I find it very uncomfortable, very racist and very sexist in a lot of ways.""I think it's a positive change, quite frankly, to be more culturally sensitive and then using inclusive language," Tang said Tuesday. "And to actually describe what the business is.
The business licence bylaw requires massage therapists have and maintain an active membership in good standing. When cannabis was legalized in Canada in October 2018, the AGLC granted municipalities the authority to further limit the hours.