Tattoo regulations in Yukon
In Canada, tattooing is regulated by the provinces and territories, usually through public health rules for personal service settings, and some cities add business licences. Health Canada regulates tattoo inks as cosmetics. Health answers are sensitive personal information under federal or provincial privacy law.
Last checked September 25, 2026
We don't have a page for this region yet, so this shows the rules for Canada.
Minimum age
Who you can tattoo, and with whose permission.
Minimum age
No age set by law
Younger clients
Parental consent is not an exception
There is no federal tattoo age, and most provinces have no statute on it. Studios commonly require clients to be 18, or a minor to bring a parent. Inkeva defaults to 18.
Consent
What the customer signs before each tattoo.
Client records
What to record and how long to keep it.
Keep for 5 years
Common practice, not set by law
- Accounting records: 6 years
What to record
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Address
- Phone number
- Date of the procedure
- Placement on the body
- Description of the tattoo
- Artist
- Health questionnaire answers
- Client signature
Ink
What can go into the skin and what you must record.
Sterilization and waste
Cleaning, sterilizing and getting rid of sharps.
Licensing
What you need to open a studio and work in it.
Guest artists
Hosting artists from somewhere else.