Credit card processing in Northwest Territories
Businesses in the Northwest Territories charge only GST, operate across vast distances with limited road access, and serve mining workers, government staff and aurora-viewing visitors, many from Asia.
The Canada Revenue Agency lists 5% GST for the Northwest Territories.
From Yellowknife restaurants to Yellowknife hotels and aurora tours: Northwest Territories's business mix
Yellowknife holds territorial government, diamond-mining offices and most of the territory's restaurants, hotels and retail. Winter aurora tourism brings visitors from overseas.
Smaller communities such as Hay River, Inuvik and Fort Smith rely on local stores, fuel suppliers and outfitters, with goods brought in by road, barge or air.
Can you add a card fee in Northwest Territories?
For community stores in Northwest Territories, a credit card surcharge is allowed under FCAC's guidance if it stays within 2.4% and your cost, the processor has written notice and the fee is disclosed before the sale; debit cannot carry one.
Surcharging in Canada, province by province · information, not legal advice
Which pricing suits Yellowknife hotels and aurora tours?
Aurora tour operators and hotels with many international cards should see those fees clearly. Community stores need offline-capable hardware and reliable backup connectivity above all. Suppliers to mines and government can use pre-authorized debit and commercial card data.
POS for community stores, mining suppliers and more
- Yellowknife hotels and aurora tours
- Online booking, deposits and clear receipts for international guests.
- Community stores
- Offline mode and satellite backup, set up around how community stores in Northwest Territories sell.
- Mining suppliers
- Invoicing with commercial card data, set up around how mining suppliers in Northwest Territories sell.
- Yellowknife restaurants
- Tip adjustment and fast contactless, set up around how Yellowknife restaurants in Northwest Territories sell.
Local detail, city by city
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.
Towns on our Northwest Territories list
Yellowknife · Hay River · Inuvik · Fort Smith · Behchokǫ̀ · Norman Wells · Fort Simpson · Tuktoyaktuk · Fort McPherson · Aklavik · Tulita · Fort Good Hope · Déline · Fort Providence · Fort Resolution · Fort Liard · Whatì · Gamètì · Wekweètì · Enterprise · Sachs Harbour · Ulukhaktok · Paulatuk · Colville Lake · Jean Marie River · Nahanni Butte · Trout Lake · Wrigley · Kakisa · Dettah · Ndilǫ
Commercial corridors
Yellowknife
Franklin Avenue · Old Airport Road · Range Lake Road · Ragged Ass Road · 51 Street
Hay River
Mackenzie Highway · Woodland Drive · Riverview Drive
Inuvik
Mackenzie Road · Distributor Street · Franklin Road
You asked, Northwest Territories edition
For community stores in Northwest Territories, a credit card surcharge is allowed under FCAC's guidance if it stays within 2.4% and your cost, the processor has written notice and the fee is disclosed before the sale; debit cannot carry one.
The Canada Revenue Agency lists 5% GST for the Northwest Territories.
Yes, with offline transactions and a satellite or cellular backup.
All of it, from Fort Smith to Tuktoyaktuk. For Yellowknife restaurants: Yellowknife has its own page here. For Yellowknife restaurants: Everything is handled by phone, email and video, and terminals arrive programmed and ready to plug in.