As many as 40 per cent of Canadians want tipping abolished and restaurants such as Earls are beginning to experiment with new “no tipping” policies. Below, some hard truths about the state of tipping in modern Canada. The University of Guelph’s Bruce McAdams is a restaurant industry veteran who has studied the effects of tipping on Canadian restaurants. Server wages are particularly high in Canada because tips are often piled on top of high minimum wages. For a 15 per cent tip on a bill of $100, for instance, tipping on tax sneaks in another $1.95 to the tip.

Source: National Post November 29, 2018 17:03 UTC