In the largest undercover investigation of its kind, Marketplace spot checks 100 businesses, from fast food to retail, mechanics and selfserve kiosks. We count up who’s asking for a tip, why, and where all that extra money is really going. It’s illegal for companies and owners to pocket tips in some provinces but we discover it's happening anyway. In other provinces, there are no laws and thus no guarantee your tip is actually going to the person you think you're giving it to.

What do you think about presentday tipping culture? Let us know in the comments or email [email protected].

00:00 Undercover at 100 businesses

07:40 Testing shoppers at a fake holiday market

14:32 Who keeps the tip?

#Investigation #Tipping #HiddenCameras

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TIPPED OFF

producer/director
JENNY COWLEY

associate producer
BOBBY HRISTOVA

reporter
CHRISTINE BIRAK

editor
SIMON PARUBCHAK

additional research
SNEHA AGRAWAL

camera
JOHN LESAVAGE
DAVID MACINTOSH
MEHRDAD NAZARAHARI

audio
IGAL PETEL

intern
TOMI RAJI

cjf black journalism fellow
AAJAH SAUTER

media management
ASTORIA LUZZI

social media producers
CAROLINE GDYCZYNSKI
BRITT PURDY

colour correction
KYLE J. SMITH

resource coordinators
MARC CORMIER
DRAGAN MARICIC

news rollout associate producer
DEXTER McMILLAN

promo producer
GREG SADLER

senior producer
TIFFANY FOXCROFT

FIRST BROADCAST November 29, 2024