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PROVINCE |
FOOD SAFETY LEGISLATION |
LEVEL OF TRAINING |
PROVINCIAL INFORMATION |
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Alberta |
Provincial Requirement |
At any time where there are six or more employees working on the premises, at least one supervisor must be certified in food safety and must be present. When there are 5 or fewer food handlers working there must be at least one supervisor certified in food safety. |
Approved certification exams or Alberta provincial exam. |
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British Columbia |
Provincial Requirement |
The operator and one employee in his/her absence must be trained in a food safety course approved by the Ministry of
Health. |
Approved Certification exams or FoodSafe provincial exam. |
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Manitoba |
Recommendation for the province. Winnipeg is the only city in the province that has its own by-law which requires certified
foodhandlers. |
No level specified for Province.
Winnipeg requires the person in charge and one out every 5 employees on duty at one time. |
Provincial: Certification must be posted. Winnipeg: City-certification
exam. |
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N.W.T* |
Requirement |
One person per shift during operation must be certified. |
Approved certification exams or local exam. |
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Ontario |
Province: Recommendation. Regulation is under review at the moment and will most likely require training in the new regulation. The city of Brantford The city of Toronto The city of Hamilton Now haven mandatory food handler training. |
City of Brantford: Within 60 days of employment Managers of all food service premises shall have a food handler certification certificate or its equivalent.
City of Toronto: Owner/operator of high and medium risk food premises must ensure that there is, when the establishment is operating, at least one certified food handler working in a supervisory position in each area where food is prepared, served, processed, packaged or stored. |
Approved certification exams or local health unit exam. No provincial examination standard. |
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P.E.I. |
Recommendation. |
No level specified. |
No requirement for exam or certification. |
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Quebec |
Requirement |
I person per shift. |
MAPAQ exam by MAPAQ approved trainer.
Third party programs and trainers are now accepted for the employee and management level. |
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Saskatchewan |
Provincial Requirement |
Unless exempted by the Medical Health Officer every holder of a licence shall ensure that a person who has successfully completed a course approved by the Minister is working in the establishment at all times when food is being prepared or served. |
Approved certification exams or provincial exam. |
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Yukon* |
Recommendation. |
No level specified. |
No requirement for exam or certification. |
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New Brunswick |
Regulation to phase in starting April 2012 |
Will become one person in management level and another staff member in their absence. |
Mandatory certification to start April 2012. |
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Newfoundland |
Recommendation |
No requirement. |
No mandatory certification at the moment. |
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Nova Scotia* |
Provincial Requirement |
The operator and an employee who represents the operator in their absence must hold a certificate confirming their completion of a food hygiene training program recognized by the Administrator |
Approved certification exams or provincial exam. |
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Nunavut* |
Recommendation (currently using N.W.T. regulations.) |
No requirement |
No exam required. |
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* NOTE: Not all provinces and territories were able to supply information.
Information can change without notice. |
