Ontario College: Hairstylist Licence

ontario college: There are too many rules that stop you from working as a hairstylist here, according to Toronto Star. They test you on all these names of bacterial infections and medical terms that I have never heard of, said the 43-year-old, who fled to Canada in 2008 and was granted asylum shortly after. But he can't even cut anyone's hair in a salon without a hairstylist licence in Ontario.A native of Mosul, Gbo has made five failed attempts at the hairstylist exam mandated by the Ontario College of Trades, the professional regulatory body of 23 compulsory skilled trades in the province. I'm not trying to be a chemist or a doctor. Here are two hair cuts that he's styled. /react-text Benjamin Gbo Article Continued Below According to the regulatory body, there are approximately 35,000 certified hairstylists in the province. I just want to cut men's hair and shave their beard to make them look nice, and make a living. react-text 145 With a diploma and more than 15 years of experience as a barber in Iraq, Benjamin Gbo's dream is to open his own shop in Toronto to support his family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.