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Okotoks · AB
The current official page identifies Stephan Lyseng as tattoo artist; only styles literally attributed to this person are retained.
Hamilton · ON
Steven James is named as a tattoo artist on Epoch Tattoo's current artists page, which explicitly attributes traditional, neo-traditional, Japanese, surreal, black-and-grey and colour work to him. His first-party profile says he has specialised in tattooing since 2006, has travelled to collect diverse techniques for his custom work, and studied at Sheridan College and Capilano University in British Columbia. His page publishes its own booking form and links the professional profile @misterstevenjames.
Toronto · ON
Stigmata Tattoos is a tattoo studio in Toronto's west-end Junction neighbourhood at 3082 Dundas Street West, established in 2025. Its current website presents seven tattoo artists — Jessica, Becca, Paolo, KK, Kit, Inshaan, and Emma — each with an individual profile page and portfolio gallery. The studio advertises specialised in-house cover-up work, runs a single booking path through a free-consultation request form, and welcomes weekday walk-ins subject to availability while asking clients to call ahead. It states that it uses single-use disposable needles and medical-grade sterilisation, and that its private tattooing spaces are wheelchair accessible while the basement restroom facilities are not.
Vancouver · BC
Strictly Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, blackwork, fine line and Japanese-style. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
St. John's · NL
Established in 2002, Studio Maxx now operates exclusively as a tattoo studio from Suite 203 of the Hart Building in Churchill Square, St. John's. It offers custom work, flash, and walk-ins when available; its 2026 roster names eight tattoo artists, each linked to an attributed gallery and either a direct contact or the central inquiry form.
Montréal · QC
Sunny is named in the team section of Prana Tattoo's current tattoo page, where the studio explicitly attributes traditional Japanese work to him. No valid individual profile or personal professional destination is attached to him on the current site: the Instagram link and portfolio button on his card repeat Vincent's, and the copy-of-sonny page listed in the sitemap returns a 404.
Calgary · AB
Sunyul Irezumi is presented by An Tattoo Inc. as a traditional Japanese tattoo specialist with well over ten years of experience. His profile says he works in both colour and black and grey. Japanese, colour, and black and grey are therefore indexed; an extra generic traditional label is withheld in favour of the more precise Japanese label. His Instagram, the shared form, three completed large-scale works, and the artist-at-work image in his About section are referenced.
Toronto · ON
Tattoo People is a Toronto studio at 1071 Bathurst Street. Its current official roster contains nineteen tattoo artists, including founder Khan, with documented practices spanning Japanese tattooing, realism, micro-realism, fine line, handpoke, blackwork, and ornamental work. Each artist is linked to a named profile with a biography and gallery; social accounts are retained only when linked directly by the site. The header logo, all nineteen portraits, and three completed works per artist — fifty-seven portfolio images in total — were visually checked. Flash, illustrations, portraits, duplicates, and ambiguous crops were excluded; all media remain reference-only assets requiring reuse permission.
Calgary · AB
Taylor MacKenzie is listed among the artists presented by Honu Tattoo Company in Calgary. The profile mentions or presents work in Japanese-style. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Edmonton · AB
The Fountainhead Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Edmonton, Alberta. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, blackwork and illustrative. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Vancouver · BC
Third Eye Tattoo Parlour is a tattoo studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, black and grey, colour and cover-ups.
Kelowna · BC
Third Son Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Kelowna, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, cover-ups and dotwork.
Cambridge · ON
Thrive Studios is a current tattoo and piercing studio in Cambridge. Its official portfolio and form present four current tattoo artists; Lilo Chen, explicitly a piercer, is excluded.
Toronto · ON
MY Ink's current named card presents Tom Cobra as a tattoo artist from Thailand. The same card says he specializes in Japanese traditional, Thai-style and neo-traditional tattooing; only the normalized Japanese, traditional and neo-traditional terms are retained.
Red Deer · AB
The current official profile identifies Tommy Bertin as a tattoo artist and explicitly attributes American traditional and Japanese traditional work to him.
Calgary · AB
Trailmix is identified as Zach Prevost on the current profile and linked to @trailmixtattoos. The profile attributes illustrative, neo-traditional, and irezumi tattooing, normalized here as Japanese.
Vancouver · BC
Two Tides Tattoo is a current East Vancouver studio. Its official site publishes seven active tattoo artists, their individual profiles, the studio contact details and specialties literally attributed to each person.
Vancouver · BC
Unity Tattoo is a tattoo studio on Commercial Drive in Vancouver. The current official site publishes an eight-person team, active contact details, and a booking path; a municipal tattoo-parlour licence is issued for 2026 at the same address.
Edmonton · AB
Urge 2 Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Edmonton's Parkallen neighbourhood at 6551 111 Street NW, open daily from 12:00 to 18:00 and by appointment. Johnny Faulds opened it in 1999, four years after founding the first Urge in Victoria, and it shares its premises with Legacy Tattoo Removal. The studio FAQ sets out a shop hourly rate, a deposit taken to hold an appointment, an 18-and-over rule and a free touch-up booked within six months, and states that there is no resident piercer, so the service scope is tattooing only. Each artist keeps their own schedule and is reached through the inquiry form on their profile page or by Instagram direct message. The resident roster is eight tattooers: Johnny, Andrew, Mark, Dylan, Sydney, Ash, Jen and Yura. Gov and Chris are labelled guest artists by the site and are kept outside the roster.
Montréal · QC
Val, also given as Valérie, is presented by the current site as Prana Tattoo's most experienced resident tattoo artist. Her profile explicitly attributes Japanese, colour, and old-school work to her, additionally mentions cartoon work, and says she studied visual arts and art history before moving into tattooing.
Vancouver · BC
The current official profile presents Varian Loo as a tattoo artist. It roots his work in Japanese tattooing from traditional foundations to contemporary interpretations and attributes portrait plus black-and-grey realism to him.
Edmonton · AB
Vinny is listed among the artists presented by Crimson Empire Tattoo in Edmonton. The profile mentions or presents work in anime and manga, illustrative and Japanese-style. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Edmonton · AB
The current official profile identifies Vinny as a tattoo artist. It says he incorporates anime into tattoo designs and describes bold lines, dynamic colours, and a blend of traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics.
Parksville · BC
Wanderlust Tattoo Company is a current Parksville studio. Its official pages present five current resident tattoo artists; guest artists and two non-tattoo support staff are excluded.
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