Credit card processing in Victoria, BC
Victoria is BC's capital, with a harbour full of tourists and cruise passengers, a naval base and a population with many retirees.
Victoria business, from Inner Harbour to Chinatown
The Inner Harbour, Chinatown and Fort Street hold restaurants, cafes and shops, and whale-watching and tour operators work from the harbour.
Provincial government is a large employer, and cruise ships call through the summer.
Business districts: Inner Harbour · Chinatown · Fort Street · Oak Bay · Fernwood · James Bay
Commercial corridors: Government Street · Douglas Street · Fort Street · Yates Street · Oak Bay Avenue · Cook Street · Johnson Street · Fairfield Road
Card fees and the law in Victoria
Inner Harbour restaurants in Victoria may add a credit-only surcharge under the national rules FCAC describes: 2.4% at most, no more than cost, advance written notice and posted disclosure. Interac Debit cannot be surcharged directly.
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Which pricing suits whale-watching operators?
Tour operators need deposits and clear cancellation terms. Restaurants serving cruise passengers should see foreign card fees. Government vendors should invoice.
POS for Inner Harbour restaurants, government vendors and more
- Whale-watching operators
- Online booking and deposits, set up around how whale-watching operators in Victoria sell.
- Inner Harbour restaurants
- Tip adjustment, set up around how Inner Harbour restaurants in Victoria sell.
- Government vendors
- Invoicing, set up around how government vendors in Victoria sell.
Send one statement. Every fee named, back, usually within 4 hours.
It is free, there is nothing to sign and nothing to cancel. We read your current merchant statement line by line, name every fee on it — including the ones buried in the fee schedule — work out your true effective rate, and send the written analysis back, usually within 4 hours. Do not want to wait? Call 1-888-705-7896 and we will read your statement with you on the call in about 5 minutes.
Before you call: Victoria answers
Clear terms accepted at booking.
For Inner Harbour restaurants: Foreign cards carry international fees.
Inner Harbour restaurants in Victoria may add a credit-only surcharge under the national rules FCAC describes: 2.4% at most, no more than cost, advance written notice and posted disclosure. For government vendors: Interac Debit cannot be surcharged directly.
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