Toronto food premises with conditional passes in October 2026
2,458 DineSafe inspections from October 1–26, 2026: how many passed, how many got a conditional pass or were closed, and the problems inspectors found.
What the data shows
Toronto Public Health recorded 2,458 inspections of 2,326 food premises from October 1–26, 2026. 2,300 passed, 156 received a conditional pass (6%) and 2 were closed.
In the 158 inspections that ended in a conditional pass or a closure, the most cited problem category was cleaning and upkeep of rooms, non-food surfaces and equipment (103 inspections), followed by pest control (73), employee hygiene and handwashing (65).
A conditional pass means the premises may stay open but must fix significant problems before a re-inspection, usually within 24 to 48 hours. A closure order stays in place until the premises passes a re-inspection, so a premises closed this month may already have reopened; DineSafe shows its current status.
Inspections Toronto Public Health recorded from October 1–26, 2026 in the DineSafe open data. The city updates DineSafe several times a week; the latest inspection in the file when this report was built was dated October 26, 2026.
Source: City of Toronto, DineSafe (Toronto Public Health food premises inspections, open data). Licence: Open Government Licence – Toronto.
| Infraction category | Inspections citing it | In conditional passes | In closures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning and upkeep of rooms, non-food surfaces and equipment | 865 | 101 | 2 |
| Employee hygiene and handwashing | 169 | 65 | 0 |
| Cleaning of food-contact surfaces and equipment | 169 | 58 | 1 |
| Administrative requirements | 141 | 16 | 0 |
| Food protected from contamination | 104 | 58 | 1 |
| Pest control | 73 | 71 | 2 |
| Washrooms and sanitary facilities | 42 | 13 | 0 |
| Waste storage and removal | 36 | 12 | 0 |
| Food temperature control | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Conditions for closure | 2 | 0 | 2 |
How we counted: One inspection is one premises on one inspection date, with the status DineSafe gives it (Pass, Conditional Pass or Closed). An inspection is counted once under each infraction category it cites, so category counts add up to more than the number of inspections. Category names are DineSafe's deficiency categories in plain words. Dates from October 1–26, 2026. The figures are also available as data.json.
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