The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association has expressed concerns. They are the fourth-largest private sector employer in Canada, with more than one million jobs. They're saying that this will have a significant negative impact on their business. Their argument is that although to many it may seem easy to round transactions up or down, there are some challenges for the restaurant industry, which handles 18 million transactions a day, many of them in cash. Garth Whyte, the president of the organization, said, “There may be some short-term penny pain for long-term gain, but we must get the transition right.” They're not saying not to do this—only that we have to get the transition right.
Has the department been engaged with the restaurant association to try to ameliorate negative impacts during transition?