How Halal information
works here.

The one rule everything follows

Halal Food Pass is not a Halal certification authority. Halal Food Pass is a restaurant search and discovery platform. Every Halal claim on a restaurant page is provided by that restaurant, we display it as given, with its source, and we never upgrade, soften or invent it. Read about our listing research in What we check before a restaurant gets listed, and No ghost restaurants explains how live listings are re-checked.

What we verify, and what we do not

Restaurant pages share restaurant-provided halal information. Where shown, an HFP verification label indicates direct restaurant contact; independent certification evidence is identified separately. Being listed does not establish independent halal certification or participation in the restaurant discount programme. “Information last updated” shows when the listing record was last updated; it is not a date of halal certification or proof of contact with the restaurant.

We do not inspect kitchens, audit suppliers, review slaughter methods, or adjudicate between schools of thought. Where a restaurant tells us it holds a certificate, we can note that on its page as its own statement; unless the page explicitly says otherwise, certificates are not independently inspected by us. Halal certification in Canada explains who certifies what, and Supplier certificate vs restaurant certificate explains why a supplier document does not cover a kitchen.

Public health inspections are separate from halal. Some restaurant pages show a dated public health inspection result. That result is the health unit's own finding for the day it inspected (in Peel Region, Peel Public Health, under the Ontario Food Premises Regulation), read by us from the health unit's public portal on the date shown on the page, with a link to the official record. It is not a halal check, we did not inspect the kitchen, and a result changes with each inspection. Our guide to checking inspection results explains what Pass, Conditional Pass and Closed mean.

What our labels mean

Halal information on a listing is provided by the restaurant. Where only selected items are halal, the page identifies a partially halal menu. Read the branch's halal section for the recorded information and any menu limits. If a distinction matters to you, such as shared fryers, alcohol, slaughter method or a specific certifier, confirm directly with the restaurant before you order. One rule is fixed: a restaurant whose own menu explicitly identifies pork is not listed at all, as explained in Can a restaurant that serves pork still be halal?

Participation is a separate question

Being listed here never by itself means a restaurant publishes a member offer. Each page states it plainly: a current member offer with its schedule, or "No offer available right now". A Halal restaurant can be listed for discovery without taking part in the membership at all.

How listing information changes

Listing information can change when a restaurant or HFP updates a record or new information is saved. Opening-status labels use recorded hours and the restaurant's timezone. Confirm temporary changes directly with the restaurant.

Read how to check whether a restaurant is still open and why a supplier certificate does not certify the whole restaurant.

Report something wrong

If halal information, an address, opening hours or an offer looks wrong, email hello@halalfoodpass.ca with the restaurant's name and the detail you want us to review.

Our listing corrections guide explains what evidence to send and records earlier corrective work.

Related: What is halal food? · Member FAQ · About Halal Food Pass · Terms · How restaurant recommendations work