Since 2018, the province of Ontario has required that at least one Certified Food Handler is present during every hour in which a food premises is operating. These types of premises include restaurants, grocery store hot deli counters, institutional kitchens, special event food vendors, community centres, schools, churches and special events.
Those interested in becoming certified food handlers can complete the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s free 7-hour online course. The course is offered in English, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Arabic.
The online training course is followed by achieving a passing grade on an in-person proctored exam to receive their certification.
For information on how to access the free online course, upcoming exam dates and registration, please visit the Health Unit’s Food Handler Course information page.
For those who have completed the online Certified Food Handler course, qualifying exams will be taking place soon in several locations in Windsor and Essex County listed here:
Windsor (2 sessions) — Wednesday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 31
Holiday Inn – Huron Church — 9:00 am and 10:30 am
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Leamington — Friday, May 27
Nature Fresh Farms Rec Centre — 9:00 am and 10:30 am
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LaSalle (afternoon sessions) — Friday, June 3
Vollmer Culture & Rec Centre — 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm
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Amherstburg — Tuesday, June 7
Libro Credit Union Centre — 9:00 am and 10:30 am
Click here to register for the Food Handler Certification Exam
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