Credit card processing in Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg merchants charge GST and Manitoba's provincial sales tax, deal with long winters that push customers online, and serve a city with strong neighbourhood loyalty.
Winnipeg business, from Exchange District to The Forks
The Exchange District and The Forks hold restaurants, markets and shops, and Osborne Village and Corydon have bars and cafes.
Rail, trucking and aerospace firms sell to other businesses, and winter festivals draw crowds.
Business districts: Exchange District · The Forks · Osborne Village · Corydon Avenue · St. Boniface · Polo Park
Commercial corridors: Portage Avenue · Main Street · Corydon Avenue · Osborne Street · Academy Road · Pembina Highway · Regent Avenue West · Henderson Highway · St. Mary's Road · Provencher Boulevard · Sargent Avenue · McPhillips Street
Surcharging in Winnipeg: what applies
Under FCAC's national guidance, The Forks market vendors in Winnipeg can pass on credit card costs up to 2.4% or cost, whichever is lower, once the processor has written notice and customers are told before paying; never on debit or prepaid.
The Canadian surcharge guide · general information, not legal advice
Which pricing suits Exchange District restaurants?
Restaurants with winter delivery see more card-not-present costs. Freight firms should use pre-authorized debit. Market vendors need simple terminals.
POS for The Forks market vendors, rail and trucking firms and more
- Exchange District restaurants
- Tip adjustment and online ordering, set up around how Exchange District restaurants in Winnipeg sell.
- The Forks market vendors
- Compact terminals, set up around how The Forks market vendors in Winnipeg sell.
- Rail and trucking firms
- Invoicing and pre-authorized debit, set up around how rail and trucking firms in Winnipeg 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.
Card processing in Winnipeg: questions
As separate lines; confirm PST treatment of any surcharge with your accountant.
For The Forks market vendors: online orders are card-not-present and cost more.
No.
Bilingual receipts.