13 Tim Hortons in Quebec that have received up to $4,500 in MAPAQ health code fines in 2024
It's a total of $16,000 for this year alone. 😬
A Tim Hortons cafe (illustrative).
Tim Hortons may be an iconic staple for coffee and donuts across Canada, but some locations in Quebec have landed in hot water over health code violations.
In 2024 alone so far, 13 Tim Hortons locations across the province that are still open today were hit with fines anywhere from $500 up to $4,500 after inspections by the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ). Most of the violations were related to cleanliness, impacting things like the equipment and food prep areas.
Although these cafes are still open, they've been ordered to make improvements to stay in business. It's worth noting that not all of these infractions occurred this year, but all the fines were issued in 2024.
Here are the 13 Tims restaurants that have been hit with fines so far this year, along with the reason for each fine.
Tim Hortons — Boulevard Guillaume-Couture, Lévis
Address: 5335, boul. Guillaume-Couture, Lévis, QC
Total Fines: $1,000
Reason: Two $500 fines on two different dates, both for "[Operating] an establishment where the premises, equipment and materials used to prepare, store and serve products were not clean."
Infraction Date: March 11, 2024, and May 6, 2024
Judgment Date: July 3, 2024, and August 12, 2024
Tim Hortons — Montée des Pionniers, Terrebonne
Address: 400, mnt. des Pionniers, Terrebonne, QC
Total Fines: $1,000
Reason: "Held a perishable product without cooling it promptly or without maintaining it at an internal and ambient temperature not exceeding 4°C until delivered to the consumer."
Infraction Date: June 10, 2024
Judgment Date: July 5, 2024
Tim Hortons — Boulevard D'Anjou, Châteauguay
Address: 251, boul. D'Anjou, Châteauguay, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Operated an establishment where the premises, equipment, and materials used to prepare and store products were not clean."
Infraction Date: December 19, 2023
Judgment Date: June 10, 2024
Tim Hortons — Rue Larivière, Chambly
Address: 697, rue Larivière, Chambly, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Operated an establishment where the premises, establishment, and materials used to prepare and store products were not clean."
Infraction Date: January 31, 2024
Judgment Date: June 4, 2024
Tim Hortons — Rue Jean-Talon Est, Montreal
Address: 5005, rue Jean-Talon E., Montreal, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Individuals involved in product preparation, washing, or cleaning of materials and equipment must: wear a clean hairnet or bonnet that fully covers the hair; wear a clean beard cover that fully covers the beard."
Infraction Date: November 21, 2023
Judgment Date: May 27, 2024
Tim Hortons — Avenue Larivière, Rouyn-Noranda
Address: 1086, avenue Larivière, Rouyn-Noranda, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Operated an establishment where the premises and equipment used to prepare, store, and serve products were not clean."
Infraction Date: December 7, 2023
Judgment Date: April 12, 2024
Tim Hortons — Route 172, Saint-Ambroise
Address: 323, rte. 172, Saint-Ambroise, QC
Total Fines: $1,000
Reason: "Operated an establishment where the premises and equipment used to prepare, store, and serve products were not clean. (Repeat offense)"
Infraction Date: March 1, 2023
Judgment Date: April 3, 2024
Tim Hortons — Chemin de la Côte-de-Liesse, Montreal
Address: 10592, ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse, Montreal, QC
Total Fines: $4,500
Reason: "The premises or vehicle must be free of contaminants, pollutants, any type of animals, including insects and rodents, or their excrement."
Infraction Date: August 3, 2023
Judgment Date: February 27, 2024
Tim Hortons — Boulevard Gaboury, Mont-Joli
Address: 11730, boul. Gaboury, Mont-Joli, QC
Total Fines: $1,000
Reason: "Held for sale a perishable product, sold hot or served hot to the consumer, without maintaining an internal temperature of at least 60°C until delivery."
Infraction Date: February 1, 2023
Judgment Date: February 19, 2024
Tim Hortons — Boulevard Curé-Labelle, Sainte-Thérèse
Address: 313, boul. Curé-Labelle, Sainte-Thérèse, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Operated an establishment where the premises and equipment used to prepare, store, and serve products were not clean."
Infraction Date: June 19, 2023
Judgment Date: February 8, 2024
Tim Hortons — Boulevard de Lucerne, Gatineau
Address: 25, boul. de Lucerne, Gatineau, QC
Total Fines: $1,000
Reason: "Operated a location subject to Article 2.1.1, which was not free of animals, including rodents and insects, or their excrement."
Infraction Date: May 5, 2023
Judgment Date: February 7, 2024
Tim Hortons — Route 249, Windsor
Address: 2, rte. 249, Windsor, QC
Total Fines: $500
Reason: "Operated a location where one or more persons involved in product preparation, or in washing or cleaning materials and equipment, were wearing nail polish, a watch, a ring, earrings, or other jewelry."
Infraction Date: January 11, 2024
Judgment Date: January 29, 2024
Tim Hortons — Boulevard Monk, Montreal
Address: 6125, boul. Monk, Montreal, QC
Total Fines: $3,500
Reason: "The premises or vehicle must be free of contaminants, pollutants, any type of animals, including insects and rodents, or their excrement."
Infraction Date: December 12, 2022
Judgment Date: January 26, 2024
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