This third section of permits & licenses* applies only to convenience stores selling fresh and prepared meals such as sandwiches, raw vegetables or ready-to-eat menus and meals prepared on site.<\/p>\n
Because these activities involve the handling of fresh food and bear health and safety risks, the government imposes various types of permits depending on the activities nature and the extent of the food offering. It also forces employees to follow a mandatory training on food hygiene.<\/p>\n
The MAPAQ<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is responsible for the licensing of these activities and as far as training is concerned, a convenience store can contact one of 200 trainers authorized by MAPAQ<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and listed here. The prices may vary depending on the training company chosen, the most prestigious of them being the Institut du Tourisme et de l’H\u00f4tellerie du Quebec (ITHQ)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n *Please note that the MAPAQ\u00a0website and most of the\u00a0documentation it contains are available in French only<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This third section of permits & licenses* applies only to convenience stores selling fresh and prepared meals such as sandwiches,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":16,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58249\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n\t \nNo<\/th> Purpose<\/th> License \/ Permit Name<\/th> Department<\/th> Ministry<\/th> 2010 Fees<\/th> 2025 Fees<\/th> Frequency<\/th> Transaction Mode<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\t 9<\/td> FRESH & PREPARED MEALS<\/td> File Opening Fee<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> $110.00<\/td> $137.00<\/a><\/td> Once<\/td> Check by mail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 10<\/td> FRESH & PREPARED MEALS<\/td> Non-buffet general preparation permit (RSR)<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> $285.00<\/td> $351.00<\/a><\/td> Yearly<\/td> By mail & online for renewal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 11<\/td> FRESH & PREPARED MEALS<\/td> Fees for up to 5 units for hot or cold food offering<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> $220.00<\/td> $270.00<\/a><\/td> Yearly<\/td> By mail & online for renewal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 12<\/td> FRESH & PREPARED MEALS<\/td> Training in Hygiene and Sanitation for Food Establishment Managers<\/a><\/td> ITHQ (and 200 authorized trainers)<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> $185.00 (ITHQ)<\/td> $215.00 (ITHQ)<\/a><\/td> Once<\/td> Online<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t 13<\/td> FRESH & PREPARED MEALS<\/td> Hygiene and Safety Training for Food Handlers<\/a><\/td> ITHQ (and 200 authorized trainers)<\/a><\/td> MAPAQ<\/a><\/td> $95.00 (ITHQ)<\/td> $95.00 (ITHQ)<\/a><\/td> Once<\/td> Online<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n