Digging with Tim Horton's.

Ever wonder just how many Tim Hortons are in Brampton?

Probably not, I know. But, I want to know. So I did a little Bill Lidstone inspired digging.

According to TimHortons.com Brampton currently has 30 Tim Horton's inhabiting the city. That's right -- 30! Don't believe me? Well, check out the Tim's store locator.

Fascinated with the store locator option, I kept locating --Mississauga, Hamilton and London -- and found something weird. Missassuaga has exactly 30 Tim Hortons. Hamilton has exactly 30 Tim Hortons. And London, you guessed it, has exactly 30 Tim Hortons.

Hmmmm -- odd, right? Right!

It's just not Ontario either. Calgary, 30 Tim's; Winnipeg, 30 Tim's; even Fair Trade loving Vancouver, 30 Tim's.

So what gives? It appears that the maximum number of Tim Horton's in any one major Canadian market (read: town, city, region) is 30. Looks like your dreams of opening a successful Tim's are over. Or are they?

Here's the deal according to the Tim Horton's Canadian franchise application form: "Please be advised that at the present time, we are not actively recruiting for new franchisees in any province
other than Quebec." Okay, cool. So it IS possible then. Now all you're going to need is the $500,000 for the franchise license and a English/French dictionary. Sweet.