Originally Posted by
The Lev
I'm generally 15% before taxes - more if service is great less if service was mediocre with a minimum of $1.00.
Your tipping in Canada? That's still in the same
general ball park as US tipping customs. It just isn't as nuanced as in
some other countries unless you want to make it so. Simply put, for American visitors at least to western Canada*, you won't go far wrong by following your own tipping habits. Yes, you'll probably do fine being a little more conservative in your tipping habits in Canada, and staff in the YYJ-area family-style restaurant my late father habituated continued to treat him kindly in return for his 10% tips.
*A
caveat: My own dining experiences are largely confined to one of those places far remote from YYZ or YUL. The inhabitants of YVR-land mostly understand even when American tourists ask for "the check" instead of "the bill."