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Technically, anyone, regardless of their training or experience, can call themselves a massage therapist in Quebec, said Sylvie Bedard, head of the federation of Quebec massage therapists (FQM).
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Kost, who was a member of the FQM, left the federation before his case was canadian goose jacket heard by its disciplinary committee, but he has been permanently barred.
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It is up to each individual association to vet their members.
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“But not everyone is going to necessarily tell us and not all of the associations have that [requirement] in their general regulations. It’s not obvious.”
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No risk for serious injury, government says Quebec’s https://www.pick-canadagoose.com Office des Professions, which is responsible for professional orders, has reviewed massage therapy previously and did not recommend an order be established.
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