Selling homemade food in Yukon
Learn how to sell homemade food in Yukon: kitchen requirements, permits, food safety training, official forms and permitted sales channels.
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Home food rules in Yukon
Listed non-hazardous foods at events and farm gate. Listed non-hazardous home foods can be sold at events without a permit. Farm-gate guidance also covers home-made jams, jellies and baked goods.
Sales channels for qualifying home foods
Online sales beyond events and farm gate need confirmation.
- Markets and events
Allowed under the qualifying home-food route
- Home pickup
Confirm with the authority
- Delivery
Confirm with the authority
- Online orders
Confirm with the authority
- Retail and wholesale
Confirm with the authority
Permits and kitchen approval
Regular route: Permit to Operate a Food Premises, with menu, floor plan, and water, garbage and sewage info.
Your steps in this location
- Use the listed products Required
Follow the recipe limits — not every preserve or frosting qualifies.
- No event permit for listed foods Exempt for qualifying operations
This is a separate route from the temporary food service application.
- Take recognized training Recommended
Recommended for temporary food service.
- Ask about anything uncertain Confirm locally
Environmental Health can confirm products and settings.
Forms and official resources
Local requirements
Confirm before selling
The 2026 temporary-service application excludes home food — that doesn’t cancel the separate event exemption.
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Four different things people mix up
A certificate does not let you open. Each of these is its own step, and you may need more than one.
- Food safety certificate
Proves you passed training. It does not approve your kitchen or business.
- Food premises permit
Authorizes a specific operation, where one is required.
- Notification or registration
Telling the health authority you are operating. A separate process.
- Business licence
Your city’s home-occupation or business approval. Also separate.
Federal rules to check in Canada
The details depend on your product and selling method. Check the applicable requirements and exemptions.
- Labels
Check common name, ingredients and allergens, net quantity, business identity, dates, storage and language. A Nutrition Facts exemption is not a blanket labelling exemption.
- Selling across borders
Shipping to another province or country? Check CFIA's tools first. Not every online home seller needs a federal licence.
- GST/HST
The general small-supplier test counts worldwide taxable supplies, including zero-rated sales and applicable associates, over one quarter or four consecutive quarters. It is not $30,000 of profit.
Your startup checklist
Completing this list does not establish government approval.
Write down your menu: ingredients, fillings, packaging, storage and shelf life.
Find your home-food exemption or approved-kitchen route.
List every way you will sell: markets, online, pickup, delivery, shops and shipping.
Check city zoning, home occupation and business licensing.
Contact your inspector and complete required notifications, applications and inspections.
Book accepted training where it is required.
Register your business name where needed and check your tax obligations.
Check insurance and landlord or condo permission.
Set up cleaning, storage, water, supplier, allergen and transport procedures.
Keep records of approvals, training, recipes and suppliers.