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Québec · QC
The current official ParadoXe Tatouage page presents Nico on its tattoo team; only literal person-level details are retained.
Winnipeg · MB
Odin's Eye Tattoo & Piercing is a tattoo studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, colour and cover-ups. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Vancouver · BC
Oleksandr Pozigun is listed among the artists presented by VEAN TATTOO in Vancouver. The profile mentions or presents work in blackwork, lettering, ornamental and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Oakville · ON
Oxy Kulyavets is a current Zen Tattoo Studio artist with an exact profile and named roster card. The first-party roster explicitly lists fine line, script and floral work; script is normalized to the controlled lettering style. Her profile links the professional Instagram account @toxikaa.ks.
Québec · QC
ParadoXe Tatouage is an active Québec studio whose current official site names thirteen tattoo artists.
Mission · BC
Parlour Eleven Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Mission, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, blackwork and colour.
Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval · QC
Patrick bouchard tatoueur is a tattoo studio in Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval, Quebec. Its official site mentions or presents work in dotwork, geometric, Japanese-style and lettering.
St. John's · NL
Pedro Couto is Studio Maxx's published specialist for American traditional and Japanese-influenced tattooing, and he also takes on large lettering pieces. His professional Instagram confirms traditional work, the St. John's studio, and appointment inquiries by direct message.
Oshawa · ON
Permanent Make up by Maria Lorena is a tattoo studio in Oshawa, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, colour, cover-ups and fine line. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Edmonton · AB
Phantom Avenue Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Edmonton, Alberta. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, colour, fine line and illustrative. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Vaughan · ON
Piranha Tattoo & Piercing is a tattoo studio in Vaughan, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, blackwork and colour.
Mississauga · ON
Playhouse Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Mississauga, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, blackwork, cover-ups and Japanese-style.
Halifax · NS
Port City Tattoos is a tattoo studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, cover-ups and fine line. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Dartmouth · NS
Rachelle Gammon works at Lyle Street Tattoo Company. Her official profile documents a broad range from fully saturated colour and American or European traditional work to portraiture, fine line, lettering, and ornamental, geometric, or neo-traditional compositions.
Vaughan · ON
Raro Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Vaughan, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in biomechanical, black and grey, lettering and new school. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Markham · ON
Rex is named as a tattoo artist on Wild Crane Tattoos' current Team page. His entry explicitly attributes lettering and realism to him. The studio links his professional profile @locorex_tattoo.
Saskatoon · SK
Rites of Passage Tattoo is a family-run tattoo shop founded in Saskatoon in 1999. Its official site says it now runs two Saskatoon locations and a seven-artist team. The only published street address is 634 10th Street E, next door to Amigos Cantina off Broadway, occupied since 2009. The site advertises daily walk-ins, free consultations, a $120-$150 minimum charge and $150-$200 hourly rates depending on the artist, non-refundable booking deposits, cash-only payment, and mandatory ID for clients 18 and over. Piercing is offered only at the Broadway address, through Solis Invictus Body Piercing. The site describes itself as a Health Board approved studio taking part in an Infection Control Quality Assurance Program.
Peterborough · ON
Riverside Tattoo is a tattoo studio on the second floor at 172 Simcoe St in downtown Peterborough, Ontario. Its current website describes a custom shop whose artists work in traditional, Japanese, realism, blackwork and custom lettering, takes bookings by email through its Book an Appointment page rather than an online form, and sets out an 18+ policy, a shop minimum and an hourly rate. The shop opens Tuesday to Sunday, keeps Sunday as a dedicated walk-in day and takes walk-in tattoos and piercings on other days when the schedule allows. Seven tattoo artists are named on the current roster page: Shawzy, Cole, Jesse, Emma, Joe, Crystal and Dorian, with Emma listed as an apprentice. A separate Riverside Piercing service line runs from the same address and phone with its own email and profile.
Oakville · ON
The current official roster presents Robert Trouten as a professional artist since 2012. His profile explicitly attributes neo-traditional colour work, lettering, traditional Japanese, and black-and-grey tattooing to him.
Mirabel · QC
SB Distribution Produits de Tatouage is a tattoo studio in Mirabel, Quebec. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, illustrative, lettering and neo-traditional.
Mississauga · ON
Sam is listed among the artists presented by Playhouse Tattoo Studio in Mississauga. The profile mentions or presents work in blackwork, lettering and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
St. John's · NL
Sean O'Grady has tattooed at Studio Maxx since 2005 and became a co-owner in 2020. The roster presents him as a colour and cartoon specialist who also handles handwriting replication and black-and-grey floral work; his professional site adds watercolour. Its testimonials area still contains Squarespace template copy and is therefore not treated as review evidence.
Vancouver · BC
Serhii Cherepakha is listed among the artists presented by VEAN TATTOO in Vancouver. The profile mentions or presents work in blackwork, cover-ups, lettering and ornamental. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
New Westminster · BC
Serpent Skin Tattoo Collective is a professional tattoo studio at 609 Front Street in New Westminster. Its current website lists daily hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and offers flash, custom work, tattoo and scar cover-ups, and a free consultation. The resident roster published on August 29, 2026 comprises Alyaska, Julia, Clara, Victoria, and Lidia; every selected work remains attributed to its individual artist.
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