Credit card processing in Quebec City, QC
Quebec City is the provincial capital and a year-round tourist destination, from the walled Old Quebec to the Winter Carnival, and card fees are banned here as everywhere in Quebec.
Quebec City business, from Old Quebec to Petit-Champlain
Old Quebec and Petit-Champlain hold hotels, restaurants and shops, and Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Roch have local restaurants and bars.
Provincial government is the largest employer, and cruise ships call in summer and autumn.
Business districts: Old Quebec · Petit-Champlain · Saint-Roch · Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Grande Allée · Sainte-Foy
Commercial corridors: Rue Saint-Jean · Grande Allée Est · Rue Saint-Joseph Est · Rue Cartier · Boulevard Laurier · Rue du Petit-Champlain · Avenue Maguire · 3e Avenue · Rue Saint-Vallier Ouest
Before you add a card fee in Quebec City
In Quebec City no fee may be added for paying by debit or credit card: the OPC says a sign or verbal warning does not change that, and the advertised price must be the total the consumer pays apart from taxes.
The Canadian surcharge guide · general guidance only
Which pricing suits Old Quebec hotels?
Tourist businesses should see foreign card fees under interchange-plus. Hotels need pre-authorizations and folio posting. Local restaurants need Interac priced per transaction.
POS for Petit-Champlain shops, Carnival vendors and more
- Old Quebec hotels
- Folio posting and pre-authorizations, set up around how Old Quebec hotels in Quebec City sell.
- Petit-Champlain shops
- Fast contactless and French receipts, set up around how Petit-Champlain shops in Quebec City sell.
- Carnival vendors
- Mobile terminals with offline mode, set up around how Carnival vendors in Quebec City 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.
What Quebec City owners ask us
No. Quebec prohibits fees for paying by card.
For Petit-Champlain shops: Foreign cards carry international fees.
Rugged mobile terminals and offline mode.
For Old Quebec hotels: Invoicing and pre-authorized debit.