Online Cooking School

Home cooks, newcomers learning Canadian kitchens, hobbyists, and people testing a move into food work before paying for a full programme.

Course fees, per-class tickets or monthly memberships. Recorded courses can be sold again, and private coaching sessions can be sold at a higher price.

• Strong cooking technique
• Clear teaching and demonstrating
• Basic video and lighting setup
• Online marketing

• Check whether your province regulates anything you call a 'diploma' or 'career training'. Private career college rules can apply to vocational programmes, and short hobby classes are usually treated differently
• Commercial general liability insurance and a clear waiver covering injuries and allergies at home
• Quebec has French-language requirements, so check them if you sell to Quebec students
• Use your own recipes and images, or check you have permission, to avoid copyright problems
• Collect GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold, and check how sales to other provinces are taxed

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $500 to $2,500, depending on your video and lighting setup, the platform you use and how much you spend on marketing. Insurance is also worth pricing.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated around $600 to $3,000, depending on how many classes you run, your pricing and how many students you attract. These are revenue estimates, not profit.

Check whether your province regulates anything you call a 'diploma' or 'career training', as private career college rules can apply to vocational programmes. Also check insurance and waivers for injuries and allergies, Quebec French-language requirements, copyright on recipes and images, and GST/HST.