The Northwestern Health Unit inspects various public places to protect the public’s health and safety. Click the links below for more information about the different inspections that we conduct.
Restaurants and other food premises such as school cafeterias and food trucks
Personal service settings such as hair salons, spas, and piercing
Tanning services for compliance with the Skin Cancer Prevention Act
Menu Labelling for compliance with Health Menu Choices Act
Beaches for hazards and water quality
Septic systems inspections for Sewage system permits and applications and more
Small drinking water systems for businesses or premises that make drinking water available to the public not on municipal water
Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Electronic Cigarettes Act for Tobacco/ECA vendors, workplaces and public places including schools as well as Tobacco and Vapour Product Sale Offences
Recreational Water Facilities such as pools and spas
Arenas for indoor air quality
Funeral homes for licensing purposes
Daycares for compliance with infection control best practices
Group homes for licensing purposes
Recreational Camps such as overnight kids camps
Camps in Unorganized Territories such as tree planting camps and mining camps
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