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Tim Hortons Watch

A journalistic accountability project by Rebel News.

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Tim Hortons once stood for something deeply Canadian: coffee before work, Timbits at the rink, and a familiar stop on cold mornings across the country. But now Canadians are asking hard questions about foreign ownership, the company’s reliance on the Temporary Foreign Worker program, and what is really happening inside its restaurants.

TimHortonsWatch.com is a hub for Rebel News’ ongoing investigation into Tim Hortons, its franchise system, and the workers affected by it — both Canadians passed over for jobs and foreign workers who may be vulnerable to mistreatment. Here you'll find:

  • LEARN — see how Tim Hortons is betraying Canadian workers
  • JOIN THE BOYCOTT — join thousands of Canadians fighting back
  • MEME CONTEST — win a $250 prize for creating a great meme mocking the big bullies at Tim Hortons
  • FILE A COMPLAINT — tell us your horror story as a Tim Hortons customer
  • BE A WHISTLEBLOWER — send us a confidential news tip about Tim Hortons misconduct
  • SIGNUP FOR EMAILS — get notified when we publish new reports or announcements
  • SHOP — grab your Boycott Tim Hortons merchandise to help spread the word
  • DONATE — help us defend ourselves against Tim Hortons legal bullying

Tim Hortons has tried to shut down scrutiny. We’re not backing down. Canada deserves to know what’s happening inside its most recognizable coffee shop.

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Tim Hortons stopped putting Canadians first a long time ago. While the company runs a national PR campaign claiming it has changed, the facts tell a different story: Tim Hortons has bowed to foreign activist pressure, excluded vulnerable children from camp programs over private medical decisions, and now, while youth unemployment rises, continues lobbying Ottawa for looser foreign-worker rules and recruiting through the Temporary Foreign Worker system for jobs Canadians once relied on to get their start. Canadians built Tim Hortons — but instead of standing with Canadian workers, families, and values, the company keeps choosing corporate spin, bureaucratic labour schemes, and overseas hiring while hoping Canadians won’t notice.

I pledge to boycott Tim Hortons — no coffee, no breakfast — until Tim Hortons commits to hiring Canadians and investing in our next generation.

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Tim Hortons has spent decades selling Canadians a carefully polished image: friendly, local, familiar, and always on your side.

We are building the record of what happens when that image cracks.

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