Minimum Age For Toronto Strip Clubs?

[BubbleTea]

Hey guys, i've been wondering, how old do you have to be to enter one?

I've looked online some people say 18, some people say 19, others say 21.

I'm honestly confused lol, 18 years old here been wanting to enter one for a long but i'm afraid of bouncers ._.

Few questions regarding this topic:

- So if you enter one, will a bouncer check for I.D. if I am underage? Or would they care?

- And if the age is 19 or 21, why?

- Do you HAVE to drink alcohol? I'm not big on drinking lol.

- Are bouncers really those "scary" or "mean" guys we see on T.V. or movies? Do they get violent?

By the way guys, if i really am underage, I won't get fake I.D.s or anything, not stupid lol. Bouncers have been doing this for years so assume they know when something is up.

 

[Anynym]

The minimum age for consuming alcohol in Ontario is 19 years. While it is legal for someone 18 years old to work as a waitress, that wasn't your question.

I'm not aware what additional restrictions Toronto Bylaws place on strip clubs regarding minimum age, I can't see any strip club allowing a minor (under 19) in as a customer. Liquor license inspectors tend to take a dim view of that sort of thing, especially in an environment where monitoring each patron (e.g. to prevent one person ordering a drink on behalf of their underage friend) is difficult, and if anyone underage is found in such a place, they could lose their liquor license.

Nobody, in any licensed establishment, must drink alcohol, although the owners are allowed to set various minimum policies (e.g. you must buy two drinks, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Non alcoholic drinks can be almost as pricey as alcoholic drinks.

If you behave, the bouncers will want you to have a good time. If you misbehave, expect them to treat you accordingly.

 

[nobody123]

I would guess it's 19. Even if you are technically allowed to be in a bar at 18 (errr, are you? I think so. Not sure), they aren't going to run the risk of underaged drinking. So my bet is on 19. Can't imagine it being 21 in Ontario for any reason. Maybe people are confusing us with the Americans.

Depending on the club, bouncers can be scary dudes. But even the scariest ones are fine - don't fuck with them and they won't fuck with you.

As for not drinking alcohol... knock yourself out and have an overpriced coke instead of an overpriced beer. Enjoy the (dimly lit) sights and smells - personally I find them downright depressing when sober. And please note, that friendly dancer that seems to be coming on to you doesn't really like you that way.

 

[fuji]

If you behave, the bouncers will want you to have a good time. If you misbehave, expect them to treat you accordingly.

Unless you go to the brass rail, in which case to will get the "accordingly" behavior randomly some days just because.

But yeah in general, 19, like any other bar, and no you don't have to drink alcohol but you won't save any money buying pop.

 

[Roger Thorpe]

The Brass checks everyone who looks even several years over 19 so you will get checked there. LOL.and enjoy a pop for $7.25 or a sparkling water for $8.25 and make sure you have at least one drink every hour or you will be leaving early. Welcome to the strip clubs and don't get me started on tipping the bathroom attendant:frusty:

 

[Stoo]

- So if you enter one, will a bouncer check for I.D. if I am underage? Or would they care?

I'd say that's pretty much guaranteed. I was a loco the other day and the bouncer checked the IDs of a bunch of guys coming in and I suspect that they were pushing 30.

One underage customer (and a non-drinking one at that) isn't worth the hassle from the Liquor Cops...

 

[versitile1]

If you don't want to wait until you're 19, go to Quebec (or Montreal, more specifically). Legal age to consume alcohol there is 18. Just be prepared to tip everybody in the strip club.

 

[oldjones]

The minimum age for consuming alcohol in Ontario is 19 years. While it is legal for someone 18 years old to work as a waitress, that wasn't your question.

I'm not aware what additional restrictions Toronto Bylaws place on strip clubs regarding minimum age, I can't see any strip club allowing a minor (under 19) in as a customer. Liquor license inspectors tend to take a dim view of that sort of thing, especially in an environment where monitoring each patron (e.g. to prevent one person ordering a drink on behalf of their underage friend) is difficult, and if anyone underage is found in such a place, they could lose their liquor license.

Nobody, in any licensed establishment, must drink alcohol, although the owners are allowed to set various minimum policies (e.g. you must buy two drinks, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic). Non alcoholic drinks can be almost as pricey as alcoholic drinks.

If you behave, the bouncers will want you to have a good time. If you misbehave, expect them to treat you accordingly.

I don't think a municipality can make a bylaw that modifies or further restricts what a provincial law controls. All clubs I've been to in the GTA post the standard Age Restriction signs that all bars do.

 

[IM469]

they aren't going to run the risk of underaged drinking. So my bet is on 19.

Bingo - they wouldn't trust or risk their liquor license on someone 18 who promises to not to touch the liquor.

 

[Moraff]

I don't think a municipality can make a bylaw that modifies or further restricts what a provincial law controls. All clubs I've been to in the GTA post the standard Age Restriction signs that all bars do.

I think you may be incorrect here, they can't pass a bylaw that makes the law weaker. For example, the HTA says you can't ride your bike on certain highways. Toronto couldn't pass a bylaw saying that you could ride your bike on the 401. They could pass one restricting bikes off of Lakeshore.

 

[red]

i was using fake id to get into bars at 15- don't wait your life away

 

[oldjones]

I think you may be incorrect here, they can't pass a bylaw that makes the law weaker. For example, the HTA says you can't ride your bike on certain highways. Toronto couldn't pass a bylaw saying that you could ride your bike on the 401. They could pass one restricting bikes off of Lakeshore.

You might be correct, especially about Toronto's right to regulate the roads it polices as the HTA provides, but I think the Province has made itself the sole source of liquor laws and regulations.

Just where those rules bump up against municipal standards for kitchens, or licensing of business activities other than liquor sales such as entertainment I cannot say. I'm sure there's many a memo between City and Provincial regulators on just such matters, because no jusrisdiction takes kindly to some other decreeing a different standard than theirs on their own turf. Even if it makes what they permitted by law more restrictive/stronger.

Sorta like federal Criminal Code says does not say prostitution is a crime, so no province or municipality can make a law treating it as such.

 

[Moraff]

You might be correct, especially about Toronto's right to regulate the roads it polices as the HTA provides, but I think the Province has made itself the sole source of liquor laws and regulations.

Just where those rules bump up against municipal standards for kitchens, or licensing of business activities other than liquor sales such as entertainment I cannot say. I'm sure there's many a memo between City and Provincial regulators on just such matters, because no jusrisdiction takes kindly to some other decreeing a different standard than theirs on their own turf. Even if it makes what they permitted by law more restrictive/stronger.

Sorta like federal Criminal Code says does not say prostitution is a crime, so no province or municipality can make a law treating it as such.

Exactly, so I would imagine that the only thing the city could do would be to raise the minimum age requirement beyond that which the Province set.

 

[jaycam]

Confirmed the very same not long ago, legal age is 19 in Ontario, 18 in other provinces Alberta and Quebec come to mind.

Bouncers only care that you're of age and behave, meet those two criteria and you'll be fine.

Make a point to go on your 19th birthday, they will let you "taste 100 pussies"