Food licences

Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), certain food businesses require a licence to conduct one or more activities.

Most requested

Answer a few questions with this interactive tool to know whether you need to apply

Steps to apply for a licence, how to select the correct activities and food commodity categories, how to make changes

Trade within and outside Canada, manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, grading, packaging, labelling, sector-specific rules

Find out if a business is licensed under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations

How to sign up for business use, create profiles, and assign contacts

Rules for trading within a province, between provinces, or with another country

The rules that give us the authority to give, renew, amend, suspend or cancel a food licence

Automatic licence verification, steps to make sure you have a valid licence, how to correct errors

How it works and why it matters

Wondering if getting licensed is right for you? Here's why it's worth it.

Learn more in our toolkit for food businesses.

Get the facts on federal food regulations and be ready to apply for your food licence with confidence.