Originally Posted by
Sjoerd
I did a search for "Tipping in Canada" but only found US tipping threads.
We will be in Canada (Calgary / Rocky Mountains) soon and I am wondering if the tipping "rules" are the same as in the US.
How much in a restaurant, bar, how much for the hotel room cleaner?
Thanks in advance.
Basically the same though maybe not so extravagant as major US cities where the "expected" tip seems to be creeping upwards every year. 15% for food service, at the bar, or any other personalized service. In some provinces the sales tax works out to about 15% so tipping whatever the tax was is convenient. Not sure about BC.
Not sure about hotel room cleaners, I'm sure a lot of people don't tip at all and I'm sure other people do too.