Commercial hood cleaning in Canada, NFPA 96 certified.
Vulcair cleans commercial kitchen exhaust systems end-to-end: hoods, ductwork, fans, filters and rooftop units. NFPA 96 certified technicians, photo-documented reports, insurance-accepted compliance certificates.
Your hood is "clean." Your duct and rooftop fan are not.
Most vendors clean the part the restaurant owner sees. The duct and rooftop fan — where grease actually accumulates and fires actually start — get skipped. The sticker says compliant. Your insurance carrier disagrees.
NFPA 96. Full path. Photo-documented.
IKECA-trained technicians, hood-to-fan cleaning per NFPA 96, before-and-after photo reports, insurance-accepted compliance certificates.
See how it works →Eight Kitchen Exhaust Services
From restaurant hoods to cafeteria rooftop fans, Vulcair cleans the entire kitchen exhaust system per NFPA 96 standards — the only compliance standard fire inspectors and insurance carriers actually recognize.
Commercial Hood Cleaning
Full hood, filter and drip-pan cleaning to NFPA 96 standard.
Exhaust Duct Cleaning
Horizontal and vertical duct cleaning with inspection-point photo documentation.
Rooftop Fan Cleaning
Fan disassembly, housing and blade cleaning, reassembly with grease seal check.
Hood Filter Service
Baffle and mesh filter replacement, soak-tank cleaning, rotation scheduling.
Access Panel Installation
Code-compliant access panel installation where duct runs lack inspection points.
NFPA 96 Certification
Full-system inspection and compliance certification for insurance and fire code.
Quarterly Route Service
Scheduled quarterly, semi-annual or annual route service matched to your NFPA category.
Pre-Inspection Emergency
Fast-turn cleaning ahead of fire inspections or insurance renewals.
See Our Operation Across Canadian Kitchens
Six Operational Pillars Behind Every Vulcair Account
IKECA Trained
Every technician is IKECA-certified. The industry credential that insurance carriers actually recognize.
Hood to Fan
We clean the full exhaust path — hood, filters, duct, fan housing, fan blade, rooftop unit. No shortcuts.
Photo Documented
Every inspection point photographed before and after. PDF report attached to the compliance certificate.
Scheduled Routes
NFPA 96 requires quarterly service for high-volume kitchens. We track your cycle so you do not miss one.
After-Hours Standard
Crews work after last service, before first prep. Kitchen never closes for a clean.
Insurance Accepted
Our certificates are recognized by every major Canadian commercial property insurance carrier.
Five Steps. Every Quarter.
Arrival
Crew arrives after last service, protects kitchen floor and appliances with drop cloths.
Dismantle
Hood filters and access panels removed. Ductwork opened at inspection points.
Clean
Hot water, food-safe degreaser, hand-scraped where required. Rooftop fan disassembled and cleaned.
Reassemble
Filters, panels and rooftop fan reassembled. Kitchen returned to operating state.
Certify
Photo report and NFPA 96 compliance certificate generated on-site before crew leaves.
4-Level Escalation Framework
Missed clean, inspection failure, or service complaint — here is exactly what happens, and how fast.
Immediate return visit to resolve the issue
On-site supervision and re-certification if required
Schedule audit, route review, written corrective plan
Direct escalation with written action plan and service credit if warranted
Six Commitments That Protect Your Kitchen
NFPA 96 Certification
Every clean generates an IKECA-signed NFPA 96 compliance certificate — the only document your fire inspector and insurance carrier want.
Full System Clean
Hood, filters, duct, fan housing, fan blade, rooftop unit. Not just the hood.
Photo Documentation
Before-and-after photos of every accessible inspection point, attached to every certificate.
Scheduled Cycle Tracking
We track your NFPA service cycle. You never miss a required clean.
$10M Liability Coverage
Commercial GL plus trade-specific coverage. COIs on file with your property management carrier.
Insurance Accepted
Our certificates are recognized by every major Canadian commercial property insurance carrier.
Real Results for Real Kitchens
Hotel chain with 40 cafeteria-style kitchens was failing 2-3 fire inspections per year due to partial-clean vendors.
Switched to full-system quarterly service on tracked schedule. Zero inspection failures in 18 months.
Regional hospital network had 5 different hood-cleaning vendors across facilities, inconsistent certificates.
Consolidated all facilities onto a single Vulcair contract with standardized certificates accepted by hospital risk management.
Previous vendor required 3-day kitchen shutdown for full clean — lost 72 hours of meal service per quarter.
Overnight shift scheduling between last service and first prep. Zero kitchen downtime on quarterly cleans.
Trusted by Kitchen Operators Across Canada
The photo report is the thing. My insurance broker stopped calling me about recertifications — Vulcair sends the file directly.
First vendor who actually opened the rooftop fan. Ten years of "hood cleanings" and nobody had done that.
Fire marshal accepted the certificate without a single follow-up question. That had never happened to us before.
Three Cities. One Standard.
1140 Boul. de la Carrière, Laval, QC H7N 5J6
120 Adelaide St W, Toronto, ON M5H 1T1
1090 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7
Plus 26 surrounding areas including Laval, Mississauga, Burnaby and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often do I need my exhaust cleaned?+
NFPA 96 sets the schedule by cooking volume. High-volume (solid fuel, wood-fired, charbroiler): every quarter. Moderate-volume (full-service restaurant, cafeteria): every six months. Low-volume (deli, light prep): annually. Your insurance policy and local fire code may be stricter. We track the schedule for you.
What certificate do I get after service?+
An NFPA 96 compliance certificate signed by an IKECA-trained technician, with before-and-after photos of every accessible point in the exhaust system. This is the document your fire inspector and insurance carrier expect. We also post the service sticker inside the hood per code.
Do you clean the whole system, not just the hood?+
Yes. NFPA 96 requires cleaning of the entire exhaust path: hood, filters, ductwork (horizontal and vertical), fan housing, fan blade, and rooftop unit. Vendors who "clean the hood" and leave the rest technically violate the code. Your compliance certificate is only valid if the entire system was cleaned.
How long does a service take?+
A typical restaurant kitchen takes 3-6 hours. Larger cafeterias, hotels and institutional kitchens can take a full overnight shift. We work around your close-open schedule so the kitchen never loses service hours.
What if my fire inspector or insurance broker wants proof?+
We keep every certificate on file and can provide copies on request. Many commercial landlords also want a copy for their files — we can send automatically.
Do you work in food-processing and industrial kitchens?+
Yes. Hospital kitchens, food-processing facilities, prison and institutional kitchens, corporate cafeterias, ghost kitchens — same NFPA 96 standard applies. We handle all of them.
What if you find damage or code issues during cleaning?+
We document it in the photo report and flag it before we leave. If the damage affects compliance (cracked welds, grease-impregnated duct insulation, fan motor failure), we tell you immediately so you can book the repair before your next inspection. We do not do exhaust system repair ourselves — we refer to licensed trades — so there is no conflict of interest in what we flag.
Standards We Operate Under
A Hood Cleaning Company Built Around the Fire Code.
Vulcair was started because most "hood cleaning" vendors clean exactly the hood. The duct and the rooftop fan — where grease fires actually start — get ignored. The certificate says "cleaned" but the fire risk is unchanged.
Vulcair cleans the full exhaust path to NFPA 96. IKECA-trained technicians, photo-documented reports, insurance-accepted certificates.
Learn more about Vulcair →Read our blog →Due for a Hood Cleaning? Let's Get You Compliant.
Tell us about your kitchen. A Vulcair operations lead will inspect your exhaust system, scope the clean, and respond within one business hour. First-time-customer discount on full-system cleans.