Tim Hortons (English: Tim Hortons; nickname: Timboy) is a famous Canadian bakery chain founded by hockey player Tim Horton in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, specializing in fresh Tim's is a Canadian bakery chain founded by hockey player Tim Horton in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, offering fresh coffee and doughnuts, as well as other baked goods and homemade lunches. Currently, Tim's has over 3,000 stores in Canada, and has expanded to the United States and the United Kingdom.