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Do I need an Escort liscense to begin to work for myself in Edmonton Alberta Canada? I believe I can make some good money and would prefer to do it legally. My email is [deleted] thanks for your time. email is the best way to reach me and I would appreciate any answers you can provide. -Coreen
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You would need escort licence to carry on work as escort
2) approach local muncipal corporation in this regard
3) Requirements if Self-Employed:
18 years of age or above
Maintain a permanent residence in Calgary
Licensing and police check fees must be paid at the time of application. (fees are non-refundable)
$120 for license
$35 for police check
You will also need to pay for a business license. This includes a fire check of $80 to approve your commercial space.
Statutory declaration form signed by a commissioner of oath (you can get this when you apply)
2 pieces of official ID
Calgary Police Service Security check
You must have an approved (licensed) commercial space; this can not be your home. You will need to apply for two licenses: one as an escort and one for an agency. You are considered an agency even if you are the only one working from that commercial space.
You are asking about the rules and law prevailing in the country of Canada on this escort business.
Current laws on sex work, introduced by the Conservative government in 2014, make it illegal to purchase or advertise sexual services and illegal to live on the material benefits from sex work.
t is the first time in Canadian history that the exchange of sexual services for money is made illegal. The Canadian Department of Justice, claims that the new legal framework "reflects a significant paradigm shift away from the treatment of prostitution as 'nuisance', as found by the Supreme Court of Canada in Bedford, toward treatment of prostitution as a form of sexual exploitation that disproportionately and negatively impacts on women and girls
The new laws do not prevent people who sell their own sexual services from interacting with others on the same basis as anyone else. This means that a person who receives gifts or other things from a person who sells their own sexual services does not commit an offence, as long as there is no exploitation.
The new laws do not prevent people who sell their own sexual services from entering into legitimate family relationships on the same basis as anyone else. This means that a family member or roommate of a person who sells their own sexual services does not commit an offence, unless the family member or roommate exploits the person who sells their own sexual services.
The new laws do not prevent people who sell their own sexual services from entering into legitimate business relationships on the same basis as anyone else. This means that a person who receives money for providing goods or services to a person who sells their own sexual services does not commit an offence as long as the goods or services are offered to the general public on the same terms and conditions and there is no exploitation.
The following information may be useful to you in addition to the above information:
Licensing Division
Suite 110 - 350 City Hall Square West
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
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