--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog description: "Payworks The Works Blog: Let us show you how we’re different. With the latest news and updates on Canadian payroll, HR, and workforce management, including informative articles, legislative updates, news, videos, and Payworks community initiatives." --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca#footer-en) # The Works Blog   ![Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-18%20(6)-1.png) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) ## Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) ![The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NFP_Compensation.png) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) ## The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid. [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) ![Canada's Work-Sharing Program: What It Requires from Your Payroll Setup ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/blogHeader_Tariff_WorkSharingWRRP_2026_555122498.jpeg) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) ## Canada's Work-Sharing Program: What It Requires from Your Payroll Setup [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) ![Time's Up on the Clock Change: Your Province-by-Province DST Guide for 2026 ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-17-1.png) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) ## Time's Up on the Clock Change: Your Province-by-Province DST Guide for 2026 [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/times-up-on-the-clock-change-your-province-by-province-dst-guide-for-2026?hsLang=en-ca) [![Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-18%20(6)-2.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 03, 2026 ### [Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Payworks integrates directly with the accounting, HR, and POS platforms your team already relies on — with no... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NFP_Compensation.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 02, 2026 ### [The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid.](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Nonprofit compensation is shaped by structural pressures outside your control, but payroll accuracy,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) ![Payworks gradient circle logo.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/inTheLoop-ring-150px.png) Since 2001, Payworks has been proudly Canadian. Committed to developing world-class products and a workplace culture focused on Doing Right by People. Welcome to our blog - let us show you how we're different! 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Under the proposed Workforce Retention and Retraining Program (WRRP)... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-17-2.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/times-up-on-the-clock-change-your-province-by-province-dst-guide-for-2026?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 28, 2026 ### [Time's Up on the Clock Change: Your Province-by-Province DST Guide for 2026](https://blog.payworks.ca/times-up-on-the-clock-change-your-province-by-province-dst-guide-for-2026?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Canada's approach to daylight saving time has shifted significantly in 2026. British Columbia, Alberta,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/times-up-on-the-clock-change-your-province-by-province-dst-guide-for-2026?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/times-up-on-the-clock-change-your-province-by-province-dst-guide-for-2026?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NFP_AM.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/more-than-time-off-what-better-absence-management-means-for-canadian-nonprofits?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 27, 2026 ### [More than time off: what better absence management means for Canadian nonprofits](https://blog.payworks.ca/more-than-time-off-what-better-absence-management-means-for-canadian-nonprofits?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Tracking schedules and time off manually creates real payroll risk, and in lean nonprofit environments where... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/more-than-time-off-what-better-absence-management-means-for-canadian-nonprofits?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/more-than-time-off-what-better-absence-management-means-for-canadian-nonprofits?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogHeader_Tariff-ROE-Coding_2026_555431096_EN.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-changed-with-roe-coding-under-the-new-tariff-support-ei-measures?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 26, 2026 ### [What Changed With ROE Coding Under the New Tariff Support EI Measures?](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-changed-with-roe-coding-under-the-new-tariff-support-ei-measures?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways The federal tariff support package includes four EI measures, all of which depend on a correctly coded Record... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-changed-with-roe-coding-under-the-new-tariff-support-ei-measures?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-changed-with-roe-coding-under-the-new-tariff-support-ei-measures?hsLang=en-ca) [![Daycare worker on her laptop ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog_Banner_Daycare%20Scheduling%2c%20sick%20time%2c%20and%20absence%20management%20why%20they%20need%20to%20live%20in%20the%20same%20system.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 20, 2026 ### [Daycare Scheduling, sick time, and absence management why they need to live in the same system](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: For daycares, scheduling around sick time, vacations and leaves of absences is complex. And when... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/daycare-scheduling-sick-time-and-absence-management-why-they-need-to-live-in-the-same-system?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Labour_Tracking.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 15, 2026 ### [How Labour tracking gives your timesheets project-level visibility without a second system](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Your employees already track their hours in Payworks. Labour Tracking adds one question to that process: what... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-labour-tracking-gives-your-timesheets-project-level-visibility-without-a-second-system?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-11.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 09, 2026 ### [2026 brought 24+ compliance changes. Is your payroll keeping up?](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Canadian employers are navigating more than two dozen compliance changes across provinces and territories in 2026 alone, and many of those obligations cross the line between HR and payroll. When those systems aren't connected, the risk... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/2026-brought-24-compliance-changes.-is-your-payroll-keeping-up?hsLang=en-ca) [![Six gourds sitting on a white countertop with various fall flowers and fruit surrounding them accompanied by text that reads, “what a spread: Thanksgiving stat holiday info by province & territory”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Thanksgiving_September16.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 07, 2026 ### [Thanksgiving Statutory Holiday Rules for Canadian Businesses](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of October each year and is a federally-regulated statutory holiday.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “How to deliver excellent customer service”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_October-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-deliver-excellent-customer-service-five-expert-tips?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 05, 2026 ### [How to deliver excellent customer service: five expert tips](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-deliver-excellent-customer-service-five-expert-tips?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Excellent customer service is relationship management, not just answering questions. At Payworks, that means... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-deliver-excellent-customer-service-five-expert-tips?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-to-deliver-excellent-customer-service-five-expert-tips?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks Payroll Hub for Accountant and Bookkeepers ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog-Banner-Payroll-Hub-EN.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 01, 2026 ### [The payroll hub: one screen for every client’s payroll](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways: We’ve purpose-built our workforce management platform for accountants, bookkeepers, and payroll... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-payroll-hub-one-screen-for-every-clients-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman holds a smartphone displaying the Payworks Analytics dashboard, showing horizontal bar charts with workforce data including headcount and absences per employee, while seated with an open notebook in her lap. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/What%20can%20a%20payroll%20platform%20actually%20tell%20you%20about%20your%20business.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 28, 2026 ### [What can a payroll platform tell you about your business?](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Payworks Workforce Analytics is built right into your existing platform, no separate system, no manual exports, no technical expertise required. Every client on HR, Time Management, or Absence Management gets Analytics included at no... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/what-can-a-payroll-platform-tell-you-about-your-business?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20header_Tariff_Comprehensive_Sept%202026.jpeg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 23, 2026 ### [Canada's $7.5 Billion Tariff Relief Package: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know — and How to Be Ready](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways The Government of Canada has built and is launching new programming in response to upcoming tariff increases.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-7.5-billion-tariff-relief-package-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-be-ready?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-8.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/franchisee-appreciation-month-what-canadian-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 15, 2026 ### [Franchisee Appreciation Month: what Canadian franchise owners need to know about payroll](https://blog.payworks.ca/franchisee-appreciation-month-what-canadian-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways Canada's franchise sector contributes to the national economy and employs roughly two million people, the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/franchisee-appreciation-month-what-canadian-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/franchisee-appreciation-month-what-canadian-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-payroll?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/ProductStock_Payroll_Admin_Desktop_PayrollTable_Sept2026_EN.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/reliable-payroll-starts-with-the-right-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 14, 2026 ### [Reliable payroll starts with the right partner](https://blog.payworks.ca/reliable-payroll-starts-with-the-right-partner?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways: Payroll reliability includes consistent service, accurate year-end filing, no forced payroll migrations, and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/reliable-payroll-starts-with-the-right-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/reliable-payroll-starts-with-the-right-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [![An individual pushing another on a chair down a hallway accompanied by text that reads, “our top reasons to thank your own payroll start this week!”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NPW_September20.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-reasons-why-were-celebrating-canadian-payroll-pros-this-national-payroll-week?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 11, 2026 ### [Five reasons to thank your payroll professional this national payroll week](https://blog.payworks.ca/five-reasons-why-were-celebrating-canadian-payroll-pros-this-national-payroll-week?hsLang=en-ca) Canadian payroll professionals do far more than process pay, they answer employee questions, maintain legislative... 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