In response to the phasing out of the penny as of February 4, 2013, the Provincial Government will follow guidelines for cash transactions as set out by the Federal Government.
The Provincial Government will follow these guidelines for cash transactions for government services, such as taxes charged on vehicles from private sales, some hunting license fees, some commercial electrical permits, and others. Electronic payments (credit card, debit card, direct deposits, etc.) will continue to use exact amounts.
If pennies are not available, Provincial Government offices will round up or down as follows:
Final amounts ending in .01 or .02 will be rounded down to .00
Final amounts ending in .03 or .04 will be rounded up to .05
Final amounts ending in .06 or .07 will be rounded down to .05
Final amounts ending in .08 or .09 will be rounded up to .10
You're right about that one, Gord. Maybe if you'd stop complaining about "kids these days" and stop refusing to aknowledge how much more difficult life really is for young people these days than it was for your generation, maybe then "kids these days" would respect you more. Baby boomers downplay any help they received from the government and from their society when it comes to their success. They act like they worked hard and earned everything themselves, and like "kids these days" are just looking for hand-outs and that today's youth just don't have the same work ethic, all of which is a pile of lies.