Usually 10-15%. My parents usually just paid whatever the sales tax was (until recently, 15%) plus or minus whatever change made an even number. I personally don't like it when restaurants tack on the tip at the bottom of the receipt as if to show the customer that its part of the bill to be paid. I can calculate 15% in my head, I don't need the restaurant to remind me of custom. Besides, you can usually expect a tip. The fact that open discussions can be had based around how much to give someone that provides a service lends credit to the notion that tipping is widespread.
Besides, I'm not quite sure, but maybe Canadian restaurant servers are paid a higher minimum wage so to make an equivalent take home pay, the tip does not have to be as significant? So, these habits go across the border with the traveler. From what I just googled, anyone that serves alcohol in Ontario makes a minimum wage of $6.95 per hour.
That being said, I can't imagine working at a job where your take home pay is so dependent on a customer's arbitrary evaluation of your service tacked to a scale that is in no way predictable.
On a side note, I find your accusations inflammatory because you immediately put Canadian travelers on the defensive regarding their tipping habits. Don't paint a picture with such a wide brush.
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