Ontario announces wage-freezing Canadian payroll legislation
Ontario’s approximately 1.2 million public servants are gearing up for controversial Canadian payroll legislation that would freeze their wages, the Toronto Star reports. “If Ontario does not take...
View ArticleAnalysis of Canadian payroll legislation, other laws determines effect on...
Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute recently broke down how much tax Canadians really pay in addition to income taxes. In a Troy Media article, Fraser Institute economists Charles Lammam and...
View ArticlePotential Canadian payroll legislation changes would alter union dues collection
The government of Saskatchewan is considering a change in Canadian payroll compliance that would permit union members to opt out of paying dues in particular circumstances – for example, if they are...
View ArticleOntario MPP introduces Canadian payroll compliance change
An Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) recently introduced a private member’s bill to alter Canadian payroll legislation in the province. Specifically, the Canadian payroll compliance change...
View ArticleBreaking down the basics of Canadian payroll legislation
There are two main pieces of federal Canadian payroll legislation—the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Act and the Employment Insurance (EI) Act. EI and the CPP in a nutshell EI provides temporary financial...
View ArticleExamining the Canadian Payroll Association’s payroll compliance guidance
In 2008, the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) developed a set of payroll compliance guidelines intended to be used as standards of practice for payroll practitioners and their employers. These were...
View ArticleStudy offers insight into Canadian payroll services, workers’ saving habits
Companies in Canada are used to regarding payroll from a corporate viewpoint, but they should also take the time to look at it from the perspective of their employees. The Canadian Payroll Association...
View ArticleCouncil factors Canadian payroll legislation into provincial salary increase...
The Quebec Employers Council (QEC) released the latest iteration of its annual salary forecasts publication earlier this month, which predicted that employees in the province will enjoy an average...
View ArticleCanadian payroll compliance changes in this year’s budget
Last month, the Canadian federal government tabled legislation to implement the remaining components of this year’s budget, including income tax allowances pertaining to new pooled pension plans,...
View ArticleCFIB president discusses Canadian payroll legislation, PRPP
Dan Kelly, the new president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), recently spoke to the Leader-Post about Canadian payroll legislation and the Pooled Retirement Pension...
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