--- 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   ![You're not a payroll expert but you still have to file like one: ROEs and compliance made simpler. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-18%20(7)-1.png) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) ## You're not a payroll expert but you still have to file like one: ROEs and compliance made simpler. [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/youre-not-a-payroll-expert-but-you-still-have-to-file-like-one-roes-and-compliance-made-simpler?hsLang=en-ca) ![CNESST audits: what Québec employers should expect and how your payroll data plays a starring role ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogHeader_2026_CNESST_Audits_263570943.jpeg) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) ## CNESST audits: what Québec employers should expect and how your payroll data plays a starring role [Read More](https://blog.payworks.ca/cnesst-audits-what-qu%C3%A9bec-employers-should-expect-and-how-your-payroll-data-plays-a-starring-role?hsLang=en-ca) ![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) [![You're not a payroll expert but you still have to file like one: ROEs and compliance made simpler. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-18%20(7)-2.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/youre-not-a-payroll-expert-but-you-still-have-to-file-like-one-roes-and-compliance-made-simpler?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 10, 2026 ### [You're not a payroll expert but you still have to file like one: ROEs and compliance made simpler.](https://blog.payworks.ca/youre-not-a-payroll-expert-but-you-still-have-to-file-like-one-roes-and-compliance-made-simpler?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Canadian nonprofits face the same payroll compliance obligations as any employer: ROEs, CRA remittances, tax... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/youre-not-a-payroll-expert-but-you-still-have-to-file-like-one-roes-and-compliance-made-simpler?hsLang=en-ca) [![CNESST audits: what Québec employers should expect and how your payroll data plays a starring role ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogHeader_2026_CNESST_Audits_263570943.jpeg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/cnesst-audits-what-qu%C3%A9bec-employers-should-expect-and-how-your-payroll-data-plays-a-starring-role?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 09, 2026 ### [CNESST audits: what Québec employers should expect and how your payroll data plays a starring role](https://blog.payworks.ca/cnesst-audits-what-qu%C3%A9bec-employers-should-expect-and-how-your-payroll-data-plays-a-starring-role?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Any Québec employer with at least one employee must be registered with the CNESST. Audits can be triggered by... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/cnesst-audits-what-qu%C3%A9bec-employers-should-expect-and-how-your-payroll-data-plays-a-starring-role?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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Pre-built connectors let data flow automatically between your systems, eliminating manual re-entry and the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![People working around a table collaborating ](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) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) [![Woman standing at desk in a stockroom, smiling at computer ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/blogHeader_Tariff_WorkSharingWRRP_2026_555122498.jpeg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 29, 2026 ### [Canada's Work-Sharing Program: What It Requires from Your Payroll Setup](https://blog.payworks.ca/canadas-work-sharing-program-what-it-requires-from-your-payroll-setup?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways EI Work-Sharing allows Canadian employers to reduce employee hours instead of laying people off, with... [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 time-tracking, scheduling and payroll are separate tools, the gaps create manual reconciliation work, compliance risk, and errors that... [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... [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 answering every call in under 60 seconds, maintaining a 98% client retention rate, and building long-term relationships... [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... [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... 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