Licence to carry out licensed activities

You will require a licence for your fish processing operation if you are not federally licensed to process fish, and you are processing or packaging a fish product for other than direct distribution to consumers. A fish product means food that contains fish, where the amount of fish constitutes more than 25% of the product by weight, or any ready-to-eat fish products that contain raw fish.

You will also require a license for your fish processing operation if you are:

  • conducting any processing or packaging of a ready-to-eat fish product for other than direct distribution to consumers
  • packaging any fish product, using modified atmosphere packaging or vacuum packaging for other than direct distribution to consumers
  • processing or packaging a fish product in a provincially licensed meat plant for other than direct distribution to consumers
  • processing or packaging a fish product in a plant that holds a licence under the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada) to process meat for other than direct distribution to consumers

For more information, please visit the Fish Inspection Program webpage.

Apply for a Licence to Carry Out Licensed Activities (under O. Reg. 465/19- Fish Processing made under the Food Safety and Quality Act, 2001).

Please follow instructions on the form. If you have any questions, please contact Fish.Program.Communications@ontario.ca.