Tim Hortons
46 John Macdonell Street, St. Catharines ON L2T 4E6 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Tim Hortons has been inspected 7 times by Niagara Region Public Health since October 27, 2024. The most recent inspection, on October 1, 2026, found no infractions.
2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 3 inspections with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination and Cleaning and sanitizing.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
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.
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on October 3, 2025. For example:
Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
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 September 30, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
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 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on September 30, 2026. For example:
Food handlers take reasonable precautions to ensure that food is not contaminated by hair.
About this data
These results come from Niagara Region Public Health, 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.
7 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Mechanical dishwashing is properly constructed, designed and maintained.
- Food handlers take reasonable precautions to ensure that food is not contaminated by hair.
- Routine Inspection
0 infractions
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- On Demand
1 infraction
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
- Routine Inspection
1 infraction
- Single-service articles are kept in such a manner and place to prevent their contamination.
- Routine Inspection
2 infractions
- An adequate number of handwashing stations are maintained and kept adequately supplied and are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
- Food is protected from potential contamination (e.g. food covered, labelled, off floor, sneeze guard).
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