Credit card processing in Yellowknife, NT
Yellowknife is the capital of the Northwest Territories, with diamond-mining offices, government and a winter aurora tourism trade that brings visitors from Asia.
Yellowknife business, from Old Town to Downtown Yellowknife
Downtown and Old Town hold restaurants, hotels and shops, and aurora tour operators run in winter.
Receipts carry GST only, and goods arrive by road, ice road or air.
Business districts: Old Town · Downtown Yellowknife · Frame Lake · Niven · Range Lake · Kam Lake industrial
Commercial corridors: Franklin Avenue · Old Airport Road · Range Lake Road · Ragged Ass Road · 51 Street
Card fees in Yellowknife, legally
Mining suppliers in Yellowknife 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.
Surcharging in Canada, province by province · general information, not legal advice
Which pricing suits Aurora tour operators?
Aurora tour operators need deposits and see foreign cards. Mining suppliers should invoice. Stores need offline backup.
POS for mining suppliers, Old Town restaurants and more
- Aurora tour operators
- Online booking and deposits, set up around how Aurora tour operators in Yellowknife sell.
- Mining suppliers
- Invoicing, set up around how mining suppliers in Yellowknife sell.
- Old Town restaurants
- Tip adjustment, set up around how Old Town restaurants in Yellowknife 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.
Asked by Yellowknife merchants
For Aurora tour operators: Foreign cards carry international fees.
GST only.
For Old Town restaurants: mining suppliers in Yellowknife 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 Old Town restaurants: Interac Debit cannot be surcharged directly.
Use offline mode and backup connectivity.