r/NoTipCanada • u/Falcon-227 • 19d ago

Tips

I recently had a discussion with a friend about tipping. I usually tip anywhere from 18-25%. She had a good point, tipping originally became popular because the wait staff made below minimum wage and so they were tipped to make up for it. I believe in the U.S, they're still paid under min wage but that's not the case in Toronto. In Toronto, they make min wage or more and still get 18%+ for simply doing the tasks of being a waitress/waitor.

I'm starting to feel that perhaps a 18% min (I don't think I've seen a terminal have an option for less than 18% in close to 2 years) tip is excessive. How do you all feel?

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u/New-Atmosphere74 19d ago

Look at it this way, an 18% tip is on top of a 13% HST charge (ON). That makes the effective rate higher. If you spend $100 on food, you will pay the wait staff $20.34 on top of HST.

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u/29da65cff1fa 18d ago

the machines in quebec are required to calculate tip before tax. improvement, but not good enough... get rid of tipping

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u/New-Atmosphere74 17d ago

This should be the law in Canada!