Tim Hortons plans $400M revamp to restaurants across Canada
· Toronto Sun
Tim Hortons wants to make its restaurants better for customers — and to prove it, it’s investing hundreds of millions of dollars.
Tims announced on Friday that 68 restaurants in the Greater Toronto Area will be either be renovated or built this year — nine new locations and 59 existing — including locations in Scarborough, Mississauga, Brampton, Ajax, Pickering, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Milton, Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton.
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Overall 26 new restaurants will be opening in 2026 in Ontario, while 188 locations will be updated.
Those include locations in Cambridge, Kitchener, London, Barrie, Innisfil, Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, Wasaga Beach, Sarnia, Port Dover, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Windsor.
The news comes in the wake of the announcement that Dunkin’ would be returning to Canada with hundreds of locations beginning with Toronto and Montreal.
The renovations in Ontario represent a total investment of about $165 million into local communities, the company said, noting it would be using location and regional tradespeople across every province to get all the work done.
It’s all part of a national plan that will see the coffee chain invest $400 million to better serve guests and support local communities.
Across the country, Tim Hortons is planning to open 80 new restaurants and renovate 400 more.
What can customers expect?
The plan is to make restaurants brighter, with modern designs that showcase their array of famous baked goods.
Better lighting in the renovated spaces will make guests feel more welcome, Tims vowed, while improved restaurant layouts will allow workers to serve guests faster and more accurately.
Renovated restaurants will also be updated with upgraded key pieces of kitchen equipment to ensure guests receive their orders as hot and fresh as possible.
“Tim Hortons was built in Canada by Canadians, and we are proud to continue investing in Canada to give our guests beautiful, modern restaurants to enjoy,” Axel Schwan, president of Tim Hortons, said in a press release.
“These are Canadian families investing their own money in their own communities — and that’s something we’re proud of.”