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Enroll online and get your Food Handler Certificate the same day, or take up to 30 days to finish the course.
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Food Allergen Training
Protect your customers and your business from allergen-related incidents. Enroll and get your certificate today.
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Writing a Food Safety Plan?
A Food Safety Plan is essential for your Food Safety Program. The CIFS HACCP Food Safety Plan Kit makes building your Food Safety Plan quick and easy.
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Understand the law
Be sure that you’re meeting you legal requirements. Your location and role both impact the food safety regulations you need to follow.
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Need to enroll multiple employees?
CIFS business solutions make it easy for you to enroll, manage and track compliance for all Food Handlers on your team.
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Food Handler Certification
The Canadian Institute of Food Safety’s official Food Handler Certification Course meets Canada’s legal requirements for food safety training.
Our Food Handler training is:
- nationally recognized
- accepted by Health Inspectors
- food safety audit compliant
Easy enrollment - start in just 30 seconds
100% online
Study and complete your Food Handler Certification at a time and place that suits you.
Same-day certification
Receive your Food Handler Certificate via email minutes after completing the course.
Government approved
Be confident that your Food Handler Certificate is recognized by Health Inspectors across Canada.
12 months of free CIFS membership
Get important food safety updates and newsletters, and access to our entire library of guides, forms, posters and more.
The Canadian Institute of Food Safety
The Canadian Institute of Food Safety (CIFS) is a forward-thinking education provider dedicated to improving food safety knowledge and skills.
We work with the public, as well as small, medium and enterprise food businesses in every industry that’s regulated by the Canadian Government.
Trusted by the Canadian Food Industry
Do your staff need training?
Enrolling three or more employees? You're eligible for a free Business Account!
Book a free demo today to discover the benefits of our Business Accounts, including preferred pricing, easy employee enrollment, training monitoring, compliance guidance, monthly invoicing, and a dedicated Account Manager.
Book a Free DemoFood safety laws and requirements
Food safety training requirements are set and enforced at a provincial level. Click on the name of your province to learn more.
Get more than certification
When you register in the CIFS Food Handler Certification Course, you automatically receive 12 months of CIFS Membership for free. CIFS Members enjoy regular newsletters and important updates, as well as unlimited access to our entire Resource Library, including:
- printable posters, checklists and fact sheets
- downloadable how-to guides
- food safety news and product recalls
- instructional videos and more
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Food Safety Resources
Our mission is to reduce food-borne illness in Canada. To help achieve this goal, we provide our community with food safety tools and resources to help them manage food safety risks. Our food safety blogs and news articles are freely available to both CIFS Members and the general public.
