Restaurant and Food Service Inspection in Canada
Do you have concerns about food you have eaten in a restaurant? Restaurant and food service inspection across Canada is generally carried out by these organizations:
- provincial governments
- municipalities
- regional health authorities
They inspect facilities to verify that safe food-handling practices are being followed. You can report concerns about restaurant food to your local public health department.
If you suspect that your health has been compromised because of food, contact your doctor or local public health centre, who will follow up with the appropriate treatment.
Provincial and territorial public health departments
Click on the province you live in to expand the contact information.
Alberta
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by Alberta Health Services.
British Columbia
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH): Gibsons, Powell River, Richmond, Squamish, Sechelt, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver, Whistler.
- Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA): Campbell River, Comox Valley, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Victoria.
- Interior Health Authority: 100 Mile House, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Golden, Kamloops, Kelowna, Osoyoos, Penticton, Revelstoke, Trail, Vernon, Williams Lake.
- Fraser Health Authority: Burnaby, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Maple-Ridge, Pitt Meadows, White Rock, Delta, South Surrey, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz.
- Northern Health Authority: Atlin, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Hudson's Hope, Taylor, Dawson Creek, Steward, The Hazeltons, Queen Charlotte Islands, Terrace, Smithers, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Kitimate.
Manitoba
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by Manitoba Public Health.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Government Services.
New Brunswick
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Health, Health Protection Branch.
Northwest Territories
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Health and Social Services, Environmental Health Program.
Nova Scotia
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Food Protection and Enforcement Division.
Nunavut
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Health.
Ontario
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by local health authorities.
Algoma (Cities of Sault Ste Marie, Elliot Lake, towns of Blind River, Bruce Mines, Spanish, Thessalon and the Municipality of Huron Shores)
- Algoma food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Algoma
Brant County
- Brant food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Brant
Chatham-Kent
- Chatham-Kent food inspections
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Chatham-Kent
Durham Region (Cities of Oshawa, Pickering, towns of Ajax, Whitby)
- Durham food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Durham Region
Eastern Ontario Health (City of Cornwall, City of Clarence-Rockland, counties of Prescott-Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry)
- Eastern Ontario food inspection reports
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Eastern Ontario
Elgin St. Thomas (County of Elgin and the City of St. Thomas)
- Elgin St. Thomas food premise inspections
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Elgin St. Thomas
Grey Bruce (County of Grey and Bruce County)
- Grey Bruce food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Grey Bruce
Haldimand-Norfolk (Haldimand County and Norfolk County)
- Haldimand-Norfolk food safety programs
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Haldimand-Norfolk
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District (City of Kawartha Lakes, Town of Cobourg, counties of Haliburton, Northumberland)
- Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District food safety information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District
Halton Region (City of Burlington and towns of Oakville, Halton Hills, Milton)
- Halton Region restaurant inspection reports
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Halton
Hamilton
- Hamilton food premises inspections
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Hamilton
Hastings and Prince Edward Counties (Cities of Belleville, Quinte West and the counties of Hastings, Prince Edward)
- Hastings and Prince Edward environmental health information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Hastings and Prince Edward
Huron County
- Huron food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Huron County
Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington (City of Kingston, Town of Greater Napanee, counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington)
- Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington
Lambton County
- Lambton food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Lambton
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District (City of Brockville, towns of Carleton Place, Gananoque, Mississippi Mills, Perth Prescott, Smith Falls, counties of Lanark. Leeds and Grenville)
- Leeds, Grenville and Lanark food safety information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark
Middlesex-London (County of Middlesex and City of London)
- Middlesex-London food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Middlesex-Windsor
Niagara Region (Cities of Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Welland, the towns of Fort Erie, Gimsby, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham)
- Niagara Region food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Niagara Region
North Bay Parry Sound (City of North Bay, Town of Mattawa, municipalities of Temagami, West Nipissing)
- North Bay Parry Sound health information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in North Bay Parry Sound
Northwestern Health (Cities of Dryden, Kenora, municipalities of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, towns of Fort Frances Rainy River)
- Northwestern Health food safety information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in the Northwestern area
Ottawa
- Ottawa restaurant inspections
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Ottawa
Oxford County
- Oxford food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Oxford
Region of Peel (Cities of Brampton, Mississauga and the Town of Caledon)
- Region of Peel food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in the Region of Peel
Perth District (City of Stratford, Town of St. Marys, municipalities of West Perth, North Perth, Perth East and Perth South)
- Perth District food safety information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Perth District
Porcupine Health Unit (Algoma District, Cochrane District, Town of Hornepayne, City of Timmins)
- Porcupine Health Unit food premise inspection information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in the Porcupine Health Unit
Renfrew County and District
- Renfrew County and District environmental health information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Renfrew County and District
Simcoe Muskoka (County of Simcoe and the towns of Bracebridge, Gravenhurst)
- Simcoe Muskoka food safety information
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Simcoe Muskoka
Sudbury and District
- Sudbury food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Sudbury and District
Timiskaming (City of Temiskaming Shores, towns of Cobalt, Englehart, Kirkland Lake, Latchford, municipalities of Charlton and Dack, Temagami)
- Temiskaming food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Temiskaming
Thunder Bay District (City of Thunderbay, town of Marathon)
- Thunder Bay food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Thunder Bay
Toronto
- Toronto food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Toronto
Region of Waterloo (Cities of Cambridge, Kitchner, Waterloo)
- Region Waterloo food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in the Region of Waterloo
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (Counties of Wellington and Dufferin and the City of Guelph)
- Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
Windsor-Essex County
- Windsor-Essex food inspection disclosure
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Windosr-Essex
York Region (City of Vaughan, the towns of Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville)
Prince Edward Island
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Health and Wellness, Office of Environmental Health
Quebec
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the City of Montreal in Montreal and the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec in all other locations
- City of Montreal food inspection program (French only)
- City of Montreal food safety complaint form (French only)
- Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec's food inspection program (french only)
- Food establishment convictions in Quebec (French only)
- Contact information for registering a complaint about a facility in Quebec (French only)
Saskatchewan
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by regional health authorities.
Yukon
Restaurant and food service inspections are carried out by the Department of Health and Social Services, Environmental Health Services.
First Nations and Inuit Health
The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada supports the delivery of public health and health promotion services on-reserve and in Inuit communities.
- Environmental Public Health Program - Food Safety
- Contacts for the Environmental Public Health Program
The CFIA's Role
The CFIA protects consumers from deceptive practices in restaurants. Any claim made in connection with restaurant food offered for sale must be true and accurate. If you suspect that restaurant food has been misrepresented to you in an advertisement, on a menu, or by restaurant staff, you can contact the CFIA's Retail Food Program.
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