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ISO 22000 certification in Montreal
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Who asks for ISO 22000 in Montreal
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ISO 22000 certification in Montreal at a glance
Food passes through Montreal in many forms. It is processed in plants that the Ville de Montréal hopes to see grow in the Pointe-de-l'Île biofood sector, landed through a port that handles grain, bulk and cold-chain cargo, and stored and distributed across the island. ISO 22000 is the one food safety management system standard that can cover all of those roles. It combines the HACCP principles with prerequisite programmes, communication along the chain, emergency preparedness, internal audit and improvement. It is more flexible than a retailer-benchmarked scheme and often the first step towards one. Sterling's Toronto office serves Montreal food businesses; an accredited certification body issues the certificate.
Why ISO 22000 in Montreal
- Biofood processors and ingredient makersPointe-de-l'Île names biofood among its priorities, bringing food manufacturers seeking an auditable food safety system.
- Food importers, warehouses and cold-chain firms around the portThe port reports cold-chain and grain flows, so distributors face food-chain audits.
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Demand is buyer-led: customers and export markets ask for a food safety management system; no Montreal authority is recorded as requiring ISO 22000.
What ISO 22000 requires
Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22000 requires a company to prove six things about keeping food safe from supplier to customer.
The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22000 explained →
ISO 22000 requirements, clause by clause in plain language →
How Sterling delivers ISO 22000 in Montreal
Served from Sterling's Toronto office; Sterling works at Montreal-area food sites on hazard analysis, operational programmes and food-chain communication. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.
- End to end, from one team
- Effivity ISO & GRC software
- Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
- Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
- Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements
The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.
Regulations and accreditation for ISO 22000 in Canada
The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 22000 apply across Canada, Montreal included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 22000 certification in Canada →
Standards Montreal organisations combine with ISO 22000
ISO 22000 in Montreal: questions clients ask
Is ISO 22000 suitable for a Montreal food importer or warehouse?
Yes, the standard covers any organisation in the food chain, not only manufacturers, so importers, storage and logistics firms can use it. Scope the certificate to the activities actually performed. A buyer demanding a benchmarked scheme may still ask for FSSC 22000 instead.
How does ISO 22000 relate to HACCP for a Montreal processor?
ISO 22000 incorporates the HACCP principles and wraps them in a management system with leadership, communication, prerequisite programmes, internal audit and improvement. A processor that already runs a good HACCP plan has a head start, mainly needing the management-system layer added.
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Sources
- Advanced materials, biofood and clean technology in eastern Montreal — montreal.ca (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
- Port-linked trade, cold chain and logistics — port-montreal.com (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
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