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Canada
As reported by the CBC, a "15% gratuity standard among most Canadians, but it depends on the job". 78% of Canadians regularly leave a 15% tip after dining out. However, the tips are regularly lower for other service industry jobs. [25]
Most Canadian provinces have the same minimum wage regardless of occupation,but as of February 2007, Ontario allows employers to pay $1.05 less than standard minimum wages for liquor servers,and as of May 2007, Quebec allows C$0.75 less than standard for workers who would reasonably be expected to be receive tips.
Workers who receive tips are legally required to report the income to the Canada Revenue Agency and pay income tax on it. However, many workers have been known to not report any income from tips at all or, perhaps more commonly, to "lowball" the figure. In response, the CRA has vowed that it will closely check the tax returns of individuals that it would reasonably expect to be receiving tips to ensure that the tips are reported, and that the amount reported on the returns is realistic.[29]
In Quebec, employers are obliged to report the sales made by waiters and bartenders, which is used to calculate the expected tips received based on a standard percentage. Because of this, not tipping is considered a graver insult in Quebec than elsewhere in Canada - the server will actually be taxed on money they have not received |
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