Trade certification · Cooking
Red Seal Cook Exam (Interprovincial)
The interprovincial Red Seal exam for cooks (trade code 415A): 150 multiple-choice questions in 4 hours, 70% to pass. Practice questions weighted to the Red Seal exam breakdown, from food safety and kitchen skills through stocks, sauces, meats, fish and seafood to baking and desserts.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Questions
- 150 multiple choice, 4 options, one correct answer
- Time
- 4 hours
- To pass
- 70%
- Question types
- Knowledge and recall 30–40%, procedural and application 55–65%, critical thinking under 10%
- Provided
- Acronym list (AP, EP, PPE)
- Languages
- English and French
- Delivered by
- Your province's or territory's apprenticeship authority (Ontario: Skilled Trades Ontario, trade code 415A)
- Body
- Red Seal Program, Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
What you'll practise
Try a question
Meringue weeps beads of syrup after baking. A common cause is:
- Too much cream of tartar
- Baking at a very low temperature for too long
- Using room-temperature egg whites
- Undissolved sugar or underbaking
Show the answer
D. Undissolved sugar or underbaking — Sugar must dissolve fully in the whites; undissolved sugar and underbaking cause beading and weeping.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- A. Hygiene, sanitation and safety
- B. Common occupational skills
- C. Produce
- D. Stocks, broths and soups
- E. Sauces
- F. Cheese, dairy and eggs
- G. Pastas, noodles, stuffed pastas and dumplings
- H. Grains, pulses, seeds, nuts and alternative proteins
- I. Meats, game, poultry and variety meats
- J. Fish and seafood
- K. Salads and sandwiches
- L. Specialty preparation
- M. Sweet and savoury baked goods and desserts
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Questions about the Red Seal Cook
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What is the real Red Seal Cook like?
Questions: 150 multiple choice, 4 options, one correct answer. Time: 4 hours. To pass: 70%. Question types: Knowledge and recall 30–40%, procedural and application 55–65%, critical thinking under 10%. Provided: Acronym list (AP, EP, PPE). Languages: English and French. Delivered by: Your province's or territory's apprenticeship authority (Ontario: Skilled Trades Ontario, trade code 415A). Body: Red Seal Program, Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship.
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