You have to have a separate kitchen from your domestic kitchen.
If you need to build another kitchen, you will need to go through the Planning and Building Dept to meet all their requirements, plus you will need to obtain a business license.
Obviously there's all the insurances etc needed, but I do not know too much about that.
The City of Calgary website (www.calgary.ca) is really helpful, and has all the answers there. Plus, they do not mind answering any questions you may have etc.
I have also been trying to figure this out. Maybe we need to start a lobby for loosening up the regulations in Alberta. Make the home bakers clearly label their products as made in a home bakery, and eat at your own risk!
Anyway, here is another website to look at:
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10001#Home
I also just emailed the contact person at the bottom asking if there is any document with more specifics about what is required. I assume once you are done you would be inspected by your local public health inspector, so you could try calling your local health unit to find out who that is and talk to them.
Anyone know what the fines are if you sell cakes and are not licensed? I don't, but I sure am tempted.
I have heard that the fine is pretty hefty. Upwards of 10000!
-- that's the first emoticon I've used because I am so shocked by that. Illegal cakes have been calling me to the dark side, but that's pretty effective at bringing me back!
The health regulations as far as your kitchen (home or rented) passing inspection will be provincially regulated and probably inspected through your health authority -- that's the question of whether you can prepare food for sale. The business license will probably be municipal, and that's where the question of whether you may or may not run a business from your home comes in.
I assume that there are actual rental kitchens available in bigger cites, and I would look in the yellow pages for that. You can also try churches that have a hall (many will be happy to rent) or even other businesses that might have slow times.
Maisie Parrish from England will be going to Canada on June'09 . Would you like to attende one of her workshops???
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Maisie Parrish from England will be going to Canada on June'09 . Would you like to attende one of her workshops???
[img]www.piskypixie.net[/img]
I do not know if this company is still running, but it was only opened a year ago (in Calgary), so hopefully it is! When I looked into it (a year ago), you could rent commerical kitchen space. Here's the details:
Catering Inc.
403 999 8448
Contact: Charlie See (he's an executive chef)
HTH!
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