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Living in Toronto, Ontario and working in the service industry it’s certainly apparent that Canadians are in fact cheap. Why don’t they adhere to American tipping averages when they visit? Probably because they don’t know better. There is also a certain disdain towards the service professions among Canadians that has been exemplified in this thread. On top of this, Canada has always been painted as a cultural mosaic rather than the American melting pot. Many cultures don’t tip and no one is there to correct them on their behavior.
My solution has been simple: I seek out customers who tip more than twenty percent and make sure to give them the best service possible in order to boost the percent of my tip even higher. You really get what you pay for when you come to my bar. I find this to be a fair position because it allows me to offer genuine value rather than expecting a flat rate on my service. This is the only way a bartender in Toronto can break the 40k/year mark (after taxes).
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