People tipped way more in Toronto after the pandemic hit new data shows With no extravagant evenings out at restaurants, tipping in Toronto could have gone two ways. People could have decided that since they weren't getting any fancy friendly service, they wouldn't leave any fancy-friendly-level tips. Or they could choose to see an industry and its people in crisis, and decide to do something about it. New data shows they chose the latter route. Toronto residents seem to have been feeling more generous during the pandemic and opted to tip more for takeout meals. Data gathered from Toronto restaurants using Square, a financial services and technology company, indicates customers started increasing their tips early in the pandemic, Square economist Felipe Chacon tells blogTO.