Ready to Sell: The Canadian Home Bakery Business Course

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Course Overview

The rules for selling baked goods from home in Canada vary by province, change without notice, and are almost impossible to find in one place. This course organizes all of it — federal regulations, provincial rules, food labeling requirements, where you can sell, and how to set up your business — so you can start your home bakery with clarity and confidence. Includes province-specific compliance checklists with direct links to government resources.

Course Content

  • Welcome – Start Here

    • Welcome: How to Use This Course
  • The Federal Foundation

    • The Safe Food for Canadians Act: What It Means for Home Bakers

    • When You Need a CFIA Licence — and When You Don't
  • British Columbia

    • BC – Welcome

    • BC – Regulations

    • BC – What to Sell & Where

    • BC – FoodSafe Certification

    • BC – Next Steps

    • BC – Quiz
  • Alberta

    • Alberta – Welcome

    • Alberta – What You Can Sell, Where, and How to Label It

    • Alberta – Next Steps

    • Alberta – Quiz
  • Saskatchewan

    • Saskatchewan – Welcome

    • Saskatchewan – What You Can Sell, Where and How to Label It

    • Saskatchewan – Next Steps

    • Saskatchewan – Quiz
  • Manitoba

    • Manitoba – Welcome

    • Manitoba – What the Rules Currently Allow

    • Manitoba – Farmers Markets — Your Most Accessible Starting Point

    • Manitoba – Commercial Kitchen Alternatives

    • Manitoba – Next Steps

    • Manitoba – Quiz
  • Ontario

    • Ontario – Welcome

    • Ontario – Food Premises Regulation – What Changed and What it Means

    • Ontario – What Home Bakers Can and Cannot Sell

    • Ontario – Farmer's Markets and Special Events

    • Ontario – How You Local Health Unit Fits In

    • Ontario – Next Steps and Who to Contact

    • Ontario – Quiz
  • Quebec

    • Quebec – Bienvenue – Welcome

    • Quebec – How MAPAQ Regulates Food – and When You Need a Permit

    • Quebec – French Language Requirements for Labeling

    • Quebec – Where You Can Sell

    • Quebec – Next Steps and Who to Contact

    • Quebec – Quiz
  • Atlantic Provinces

    • Atlantic – Welcome

    • Nova Scotia

    • Nova Scotia – Quiz

    • New Brunswick

    • New Brunswick – Quiz

    • Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador

    • Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador Quiz
  • Territories

    • Territories – Welcome, What to Sell and Where

    • Territories – Quiz
  • Food Labeling in Plain Language

    • Anatomy of a Compliant Food Label

    • How to Write an Ingredients List Correctly

    • Canada’s 9 Priority Allergens – Plus Gluten and Sulphites

    • Net Quantity, Storage Instructions and Date Labelling

    • Nutrition Fact Tables – When You Need One and When You Don’t

    • 10 Common Labeling Mistakes – and How To Avoid Them

    • Build Your First Food Compliant Label-Step by Step

    • Food Labeling – Plain Language Quiz
  • Where You Can Sell

    • Selling at Farmers Markets – What to Expect

    • Selling Online – What’s Allowed and What’s Not

    • Custom Orders, Special Events and Wedding Cakes

    • Selling Online Quiz
  • Business Basics

    • Registering Your Business – What You Actually Need and When

    • GST, HST, PST and Your Home Bakery – What You Need to Know

    • Tax Filing – What to Expect at the End of the Year

    • Simple Bookkeeping for a Home Bakery

    • Insurance Part 1 – Protecting Your Home and Your Products

    • Insurance Part 2 – Market Vendors and Commercial Kitchen Renters

    • Pricing Your Products

    • Business Basics Quiz
  • Start Selling

    • A Final Note Before You Start Selling

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$147.00


  • Course Level

    All Levels


  • Lessons

    53


  • Duration

    3 hr 30 mins


  • Language

    English


  • Additional Resource

    0


  • Last Update

    May 29, 2026