Do Canadian customers tip according to tax?

Question

I am not being offensive by any means, I am just wondering because Canadian customers always tend to tip 10% of the check. In the US we usually tip 20%. I am wondering if this has anything to do in the differnce of tax percentages (Canadian taxes being double of what American taxes are) .,..hence the lower tip?

Answer 1

The normal tip in Canada is 15% of the total bill before tax.  If I get exceptional service from a server I will leave up to 20%.

Answer 2

I do not know where you got your figures from, I am Canadian, and tip based on the total bill including tax.

I also tip more than 10% as well

Answer 3

Many Canadians do tip using the total of taxes as their estimating point for how much of a tip to leave. But it is not set it stone. There are many other factors such as service, quality of food, personal budget etc that play rolls in  how much one tips. In Canada simply being a server does not guarantee you a tip. I personally calculate the tip based on taxes if the service was just ho-hum if the service it was amazing, and the server was attentive I go up to 20 -25% and a couple times higher.  In Australia, it is not customary for them to tip at all, so it is different all over the world.

Answer 4

Canadians probably tip less cause the service in the US is not as freindly as back home, sorry to say, nothing personal

Answer 5

I'm Canadian, I tip according to the level of service I get. Usually up to 20% if I get great service, or barely at all for poor service. In Ontario, we pay 14% tax (6% GST, 8% PST), and I'll usually calculate a tip on the total before tax.

Answer 6

It varies for everyone. I usually tip 10% if the service was mediocre. But if the food was good and the service was awesome I shell out 20% as long as I fell like the experience was worth it.

Answer 7

I usually tip between 15 to 20% as an average or more if the the food and service are very exceptional. I usually take the tax rate and even it to the next higher dollar value. If I get really losey service I make sure to leave a few pennies. This tells the server that you didn't forget the tip.. they just weren't worth it.

Answer 8

No, but an easy way for us to figure it out is to combine our taxes - federal and provincial - and tip somewhat above  that - which in most cases is about 13 per cent. We just tipped 10 per cent for so long.... it's hard to get out of the habit.

Didn't realize your tipping is so high -- thought 15 was the norm.

Answer 9

I went to Canada last year on vacation and when we went to a restaurant we asked our server what was appropriate for tipping, because tipping is viewed differently in different places and he told us there was no difference in how they tip in Canada as we do in the U.S.

Tips really depend on who is doing the tipping. In my experience most people who haven't worked in the service industry aren't as aware of how to properly tip. Some people just have no idea and leave 10% no matter what.

Answer 10

Tip is universal, is nearly same as everywhere, did you some country like Singapore you bill is already included tips.. 20% ouch!