Credit card processing in Charlottetown, PE
Charlottetown is PEI's capital and a summer destination, with cruise ships, festivals and a busy downtown of restaurants and shops.
Charlottetown business, from Victoria Row to Peake's Wharf
Victoria Row and the waterfront hold restaurants and shops, and cruise ships call through the summer and autumn.
HST is 15%, and winter is quiet.
Business districts: Victoria Row · Peake's Wharf · Downtown Charlottetown · University Avenue · Stratford · Charlottetown Mall area
Commercial corridors: Queen Street · Great George Street · Victoria Row · University Avenue · Water Street · Kent Street
Card fees and the law in Charlottetown
Under FCAC's national guidance, festival vendors in Charlottetown 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 · not legal advice
Which pricing suits waterfront restaurants?
Seasonal businesses need no winter minimums. Waterfront restaurants should see foreign card fees. Festival vendors need mobile terminals.
POS for festival vendors, gift shops and more
- Waterfront restaurants
- Tip adjustment, set up around how waterfront restaurants in Charlottetown sell.
- Festival vendors
- Mobile terminals, set up around how festival vendors in Charlottetown sell.
- Gift shops
- Fast contactless, set up around how gift shops in Charlottetown 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: Charlottetown answers
For waterfront restaurants: No monthly minimums.
15%.
Under FCAC's national guidance, festival vendors in Charlottetown 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.
For waterfront restaurants: Yes, international fees apply.