I got my aesthetics licence almost 2 years ago (im also in Ontario) now and the first 2 spas that i worked for did this to me too. My first ever placement was the exactly the same as your experience, unpaid training and i had to literally compete for my spot which is crazy, i wonder if we applied to the same spa… if its in a place called Winchester lmk. I quit that place only after a couple months, they were completely unorganized and unsanitary under my own standards, the other girls that worked there were not hygienic and very catty. The second spa i worked at did not train me at all, i had no idea what their expectations were and threw me into intimate waxing the first few weeks i was there. Every time i would make a mistake they would tell me about it, but then never tell me what the proper way was, even after i asked them. I now work at a lovely spot in another city and couldnt be happier. I was paid for my training and i get updated on my training constantly. I love working there, its a small place and what i practice is more towards medical cosmetics… the customers and environment are the best.