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Become Food Handler Certified


The SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety course provides essential education for food service professionals on crucial food handling procedures. This comprehensive food safety training helps prevent foodborne illness and supports safe food handling across various food service premises. After completing the course, you’ll be ready to take the final exam online and earn your food handler certificate.

What You’ll Learn in the Food Handler Training Course

Our food handler certificate program includes core topics related to safe food handling, including:
  • Food handling hazards
  • Safe food preparation and service
  • Developing a food safety plan

  • HACCP

  • Avoiding cross-contamination

  • Sanitation, waste & pest control

  • Proper hygiene for staff and visitors

  • Food purchasing, receiving, and storage

  • Canadian food safety laws, regulations, and inspections

Canada’s Top Provider for
Food Handler Certification

Become one of the thousands of food service workers who have completed food handler training through our course. As Canada’s leading provider of food safety certifications, Canadian Food Safety is proud to offer fun, fast, and affordable courses to employees in restaurants, catering, or food processing businesses across Canada.

Approved By Provincial Health Departments

The SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety (Handler) Certification complies with food handler training requirements set by health units across Canada, including the following provinces and territories:
  • Alberta

  • Nunavut

  • British Columbia

  • Ontario

  • Manitoba

  • Quebec

  • New Brunswick

  • Prince Edward Island

  • Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Saskatchewan

  • North West Territories

  • Yukon

  • Nova Scotia

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24/7 Online Access

Our online food handler course is perfect for busy people. Students have 24/7 course access and can use a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device to complete the online training course. All you need is video and audio capabilities and an internet connection to complete the food handler certification online course on your own time, at your convenience.

Unlimited Exam Attempts

Participants of the SafeCheck® Advanced Food Handler’s certificate program can retake the final exam as many times as needed, free of charge. Our unlimited exam attempts ensure everyone can successfully complete the course and earn their food handler certification.

Access to Helpful Resources

Upon completing the SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety program, participants will have access to 60+ helpful resources and videos along with informative colour posters that can be printed and placed around the workplace.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get certified to handle food?

Enroll in the SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety course. It offers everything needed to meet food handler training requirements, including safe food handling practices and proper food hygiene. Finish the course, take the online exam, and receive your certificate in as few as six hours.

The SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety course is the go-to food handler certification option across Canadian provinces. Thousands of students have trusted us to help them get certified.

To earn your food handlers certificate, you must score at least 70% on the final exam. There are unlimited attempts, so you can retake the exam until you achieve a passing grade.

The SafeCheck® advanced Canadian food handling certification remains valid for five years from the issue date and is recognized in all Canadian provinces and territories.

You’ll get ten in-depth lessons on safe food handling practices and food safety topics, a practice quiz, and an online final exam. Throughout the course, participants can take advantage of informative food safety course materials, over 60 resources and videos, a fully narrated interactive presentation, and informative posters for food premises. Please note that a valid photo ID must be used to obtain the correct certificates.

Yes, the SafeCheck® Advanced Food Safety (Handler) Certification is recognized by health units across Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and all other provinces and territories. This safe food handler certification meets the requirements of provincial health departments nationwide.

Holding a Food Handler Certificate demonstrates your ability to follow safe food handling guidelines, reduces the risk of foodborne illness, and helps avoid non-compliance with local public health inspector requirements.

Absolutely! You don’t need to be employed in food service to start. This training and certification is valuable whether you’re preparing for employment, a supervisor role, or just want to build skills as a consumer.

You can access the SafeCheck® Advanced Food Handler Safety course on any desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device with internet, video, and audio capabilities.

Absolutely. The course benefits workers in catering, food processing, long-term care homes, special events, and any setting where safe food handling is expected.