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Resources | Mar 24, 2026

How to attract and retain the best employees in 2026

When your day-to-day is especially hectic, time can disappear in a snap… and it’s easy to get inadvertently stuck in the past. But building and nurturing a strong team means keeping pace with how employee expectations are changing – because I...

Pay It Forward | Mar 20, 2026

How we celebrated the holidays by paying it forward

While you’re likely dreaming of a beautiful Canadian summer ahead, let’s face it: depending on where you are in Canada, the...

Resources | Mar 17, 2026

Payroll in Canada: How do I select a payroll system for my Canadian business?

Starting a new business in Canada? Payworks’ five-part “Payroll in Canada” series is here to guide you through each step of...

Simplify payroll: QuickBooks Online integration made easy!

Resources | Mar 13, 2026

Why your hospitality biz needs our no-cost QBO payroll integration now

Between managing seasonal staff, juggling peak times and handling multiple locations, it’s true what they say about working...

Received a PIER Report or a Discrepancy Notice (PD4R)? Don’t worry – our experts take you step-by-step through the process.

Resources | Mar 10, 2026

I received a PIER Report and a Discrepancy Notice (PD4R) – what should I do?

Ahhhh, March. The year-end period is over, T4s and RL-1s are filed, and you can finally relax. You’re all ready to pour...

Accountants & bookkeepers: busy season blues? We can help.

Innovation | Mar 05, 2026

Three ways we help accountants and bookkeepers beat the busy season blues

Late nights, skipped lunches… we get it: this time of year isn’t called “busy season” for nothing. But did you know you...

Simple, affordable HR for even the smallest teams.

Innovation | Mar 03, 2026

Three ways Canadian small businesses can get “HR organized”

Your team is small but mighty! So it should be easy enough to manage them, right? Unfortunately, when you’re a small business owner Doing All the Things, HR processes that are critical for a team of any size can fall by the wayside. Paperwork gets...

Absence Management + Self Service: the dynamic duo for managing time off.

Resources | Feb 27, 2026

Asked and answered: how to manage employee time off requests with ease

‘Tis the ski-son for winter vacation requests… which we know can cause a lot of winterruptions to your team’s day-to-day...

Ready to hand off payroll admin, management or both? We’ve got you covered.

Resources | Feb 24, 2026

Two affordable ways to hand off payroll admin, management… or both

Another year-end is officially in the books. Have you caught your breath yet? If not, we get it: from collecting EI and CPP...

Six people wearing orange Payworks shirts sit on boulders at the beach and hold bags of litter.

Pay It Forward | Feb 20, 2026

Coast-to-coast collaboration for our first-ever National PIF Week

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in 25 years of doing business from coast to coast, it’s that we’re better together! So...

Resources | Feb 18, 2026

Payroll in Canada: How do I register my Canadian business to run payroll?

Starting a new business in Canada? Payworks’ five-part “Payroll in Canada” series is here to guide you through each step of the payroll process – from registering your business to generating T4s and beyond. Whether your new business vision is just...