No.
I came across this before with a plumbing store that did not accept any cash period.
So I thought they were wrong and looked up the acts and statues to prove they were.
I found the opposite.
This is from the Bank of Canada web site:
"What Is “Legal Tender?”
The Bank is often asked why bank notes are called “legal tender” if merchants can refuse them. A “tender” is an offer of payment of a debt, including all the usual purchases consumers make every day. Payment may take many forms, such as cheques, credit and debit cards, coins and bank notes. “Legal tender” refers to the money approved for paying debts. If bank notes are being offered as payment, they must have been issued by the Bank of Canada because no other bank notes are "legal tender" in Canada.
This does not force anyone to accept cash because both parties must agree on the payment method. The fact that bank notes are legal tender does not mean that there is a legal obligation to accept them."
http://www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes...s/past-series/
This brings up another great point.
"both parties must agree on the payment method"
In court they want legal tender for fine/debt payment.
Well both parties have to agree on the payment method.
I have seen lawyers refuse Promissory Notes in court and they expressed to the judge that the "judge would refuse this payment to is he saw what was tendered."
So we the people should refuse using legal tender as a payment method for their fines/debts as a payment method.
After all, both parties have to agree on the payment method.