Northern College Canteen
Northern College Kirkland Lake, ON P2N 2E1 · Cafeteria
Inspection summary
Northern College Canteen has been inspected 5 times by Porcupine Health Unit since October 8, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 28, 2026, found no infractions.
4 of 5 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 0 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing.
The last 3 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded once on April 8, 2025. For example:
Manual dishwashing done correctly (wash, rinse, sanitize) with correct number of sinks of sufficient size. [s. 18-19]
Food safety training and certificationLower risk
Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.
Recorded once on April 8, 2025. For example:
At all times, there is at least one certified food handler present every hour of operation. [s.32]
About this data
These results come from Porcupine Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
5 inspections
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
0 infractions
- Required
2 infractions
- Manual dishwashing done correctly (wash, rinse, sanitize) with correct number of sinks of sufficient size. [s. 18-19]
- Improvement required.
- Operate food premise – fail to provide equipment for cleaning and sanitizing utensils as required (493/17-18-465CRX)
- Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution of less than 100 p.p.m. of available chlorine (493/17-19(b)-120MOD)
- Sanitize utensils in chlorine solution at a temperature lower than 24°C (493/17-19(b)-120MOD)
- At all times, there is at least one certified food handler present every hour of operation. [s.32]
- Improvement required.
- Fail to ensure presence of food handler or supervisor during all hours of operation (493/17-32-305MAJ)
- Manual dishwashing done correctly (wash, rinse, sanitize) with correct number of sinks of sufficient size. [s. 18-19]
- Required
0 infractions
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