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A little context for Americans: Canada implemented chip and pin debit cards across the country in the 90s. Pretty much overnight, paying by check(cheque) disap
by wvenable 2y ago
A little context for Americans: Canada implemented chip and pin debit cards across the country in the 90s. Pretty much overnight, paying by check(cheque) disappeared and nearly all businesses took debit cards. So Canadians have been used to paying by card for decades now.
COVID put the nail in the coffin of any remaining cash-only businesses.
- basisword 2y agoThis is the case in a lot of countries too. I don't think I've used cash at all in 4-5 years and rarely in the last 10 years.
- localfirst 2y agocoincidentally during this time Canadian government has announced draconian ordinance to freeze bank accounts of citizens it deems unruly, destroy their credit history, call in loan payments. Not only that new ordinances to stifle online speech it deems hateful retroactively meaning if you wrote nasty things about say Defense minister Sajjan that instructed special forces to rescue Afghan Sikhs during fall of Kabul leaving Canadians stranded, you could very well find yourself homeless in Canada. Very scary and a big reason why Canadians young and old are creating US bank accounts and earning US dollars.
- purpleidea 2y agoCanadian here, lots of business only take cash. We care about our privacy, although it's rare to find say a grocery store or gas station that doesn't accept cards too.
- wvenable 2y agoI haven't shopped at a cash-only business in years now. The last time was the little snack stands at parks but post-COVID even those take cards now.