About Us

OUR BUSINESS

Canadian Food Safety Training Inc. was created in 2007 through a partnership with government, industry, health, and education to deliver food handler certificates accepted by all Public Health Units in Ontario. We deliver training to the public that will allow them to become certificated food handlers.

OUR GOAL

As members of the Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals our goal is to protect the public’s health by educating food handlers to become certified food handlers. Canadian food safety training, food handler program is inclusive and delivered in plain language.

Our food safety training teaches food handlers how and why food poisonings occur and how to prevent spreading illness to the public through safe food handling. Canadian Food Safety Training, food handler certificates accepted by Toronto Public Health, are valid for 5 years in Ontario.

GOVERNMENT APPROVAL

Canadian Food Safety Training is recognized as equivalent to the Ministry of Health, Food Handler Training Program Standards. We issue food handler certificates accepted by all Boards of Health in Ontario, including Toronto Public Health, DineSafe. (View our accreditation)

Our food handler certificate training program discusses improper food handling practices which cause over 95% of all food poisonings, and how to reduce the risk of food poisoning through proper food handling. www.Canada.ca provides more information regarding food safety investigations and outbreaks and Ontario Public Health provides more information about food-borne illness testing.

OUR TRAINING

Our training is presented in compliance with the AODA Service Standards offering a combination of instruction and discussion accompanied by slides, sample exam questions and videos. We are committed to providing inclusive food handler training to the best of our ability. Following the course is a proctored exam containing 50 multiple choice questions; 70% is needed to pass.

Topics covered include; Ontario Food Premises Regulations, Contaminates and Food-borne Illness, Biological Contamination and Food-borne Illness, Growth of Micro-organisms, Safe Food Handling, Personal Hygiene, Time and Temperature Controls, Proper Use of a Thermometer, Allergies and Allergens, Proper Food Storage, Cooking and Cooling Foods, Housekeeping and Sanitation, Introduction to HACCP, How Microbes Cause Food Poisoning, Proper Receiving and Storing of Foods, (including food-handling steps such as cooking, cooling, reheating, cold and hot-holding and thawing). We help our clients be prepared to pass their Dinesafe inspections and obtain food handler certificates accepted by Toronto Public Health, and other health boards in Ontario.

Food Handlers interested in pre-studying for their food handler certificate training are able to access a free online manual titles Food Safety Guide provided by the Government of Ontario.