Small skin care clinic with treatment rooms

Clients who want regular professional skin care and prefer a clinic setting. Many are repeat clients on monthly or seasonal treatment plans.

A fee per appointment, treatment packages and memberships, retail skin care products, and optionally room rental or commission from other practitioners.

• Esthetics qualification and treatment experience
• Client consultation and communication
• Managing bookings, stock and costs
• Hiring and supervising staff if you grow

• Lease terms and renovation costs. Get advice before signing a long commitment
• Public health inspection requirements for personal service settings, which vary by province and region
• Commercial general liability and professional liability insurance, plus WCB or WSIB coverage once you hire (rules differ by province)
• Medical-style treatments such as injectables and some lasers are regulated acts in most provinces and may need a regulated health professional
• Cosmetic products and devices have Health Canada rules, so check what you can sell and use
• Register for GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold, and check provincial sales tax rules
• Quebec has its own rules, including French-language requirements for signage and materials

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on your lease, renovations, equipment and starting stock. Treat this as an estimate and get advice before signing a long lease commitment.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on the number of treatment rooms, your opening hours and how many repeat clients you build. These are estimates, not guarantees.

Check public health inspection requirements for personal service settings, which vary by province and region. Also check insurance and WCB/WSIB once you hire, which treatments are regulated acts, Health Canada rules for products and devices, and GST/HST registration. Quebec has French-language requirements.