--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog (31) 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. (31)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/31#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/page/31#footer-en) [![Canada's $7.5 Billion Tariff Relief Package: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know — and How to Be Ready ](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.... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/franchisee-appreciation-month-what-canadian-franchise-owners-need-to-know-about-payroll?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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After several years developing customer relationships in Saskatchewan, Jonathon is looking forward to identifying new opportunities for growth and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payworks-sets-sights-on-further-growth-in-western-canada-jonathon-murray-appointed-to-sales-manager?hsLang=en-ca) [![Gift box.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Makegooders%20November%2023.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 23, 2019 ### [Makegooders spreads joy to families in need](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks’ promise to our employees, clients and communities is to Pay it Forward by working together to serve those... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/makegooders-spreads-joy-to-families-in-need?hsLang=en-ca) [![Curling Canada November 20 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Curling%20Canada%20November%2020%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 20, 2019 ### [Helping junior curlers reach for the stars](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) The clock is counting down to Curling Canada’s 2019 Home Hardware Canada Cup, taking place in Leduc, Alberta November 27 -... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/helping-junior-curlers-reach-for-the-stars?hsLang=en-ca) [![Children cheering.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Amanda%20Soloway%20PIF%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 09, 2019 ### [You can't spoil a baby](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) With my second maternity leave rapidly approaching, I was excited to take the opportunity of using my Pay it Forward Day to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/you-cant-spoil-a-baby?hsLang=en-ca) [![GenNext 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/GenNext%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 01, 2019 ### [Watch: What do GenNext & dog adoptions have in common?](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) We're still in awe over the success of our first-ever Pay it Forward booth during the 2019 United Way Winnipeg GenNext... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/gennext?hsLang=en-ca) [![Eric Sparrow.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Eric%20Sparrow%20PIF%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 26, 2019 ### [Leading a troop of Scouts to the Pacific Jamboree](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) Payworks' philosophy is to Pay it Forward. We believe that the richness and health of our community greatly enhances the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/pacific-jamboree?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payroll Facts for Small Business 2](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payroll%20Facts%20for%20Small%20Business%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 18, 2019 ### [Payroll facts Canadian business owners need to know](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) A burning desire to process payroll likely isn’t the reason you’ve gone into business. But it is core to running a successful operation. Small business owners know that ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time is mission critical. In... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/payroll-facts-canadian-business-owners-need-to-know?hsLang=en-ca) [![Josh's Pay it Forward Day. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Josh%20PIF%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/spreading-the-paw-sitivity?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 05, 2019 ### [Spreading the PAW-sitivity](https://blog.payworks.ca/spreading-the-paw-sitivity?hsLang=en-ca) Pets - if you have one, they're basically a family member. That's the opinion of Payworks Sales Consultant, Josh Gault and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/spreading-the-paw-sitivity?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/spreading-the-paw-sitivity?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks staff digging with a shovel. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/NorWest%20Media.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 04, 2019 ### [Watch: Garden clean up with NorWest Community Food Centre](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) It may have been a chilly day in Manitoba on October 2, but volunteering at NorWest Co-op Community Food Centre warmed the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/norwest?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks United Way Workplace Campaign. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/United%20Way%20Campaign%204.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/record-breaking-year?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 04, 2019 ### [Raising more than $300K for United Way](https://blog.payworks.ca/record-breaking-year?hsLang=en-ca) We recently wrapped up our most successful United Way Workplace Campaign yet! This marked the year that Payworks staff from... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/record-breaking-year?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/record-breaking-year?hsLang=en-ca) [![Mandy Campbell.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Mandy%20Campbell%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/smallbusinesstips?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 03, 2019 ### [Top 4 tips for small business clients from Small Biz Whiz, Mandy Campbell](https://blog.payworks.ca/smallbusinesstips?hsLang=en-ca) Amanda Campbell, or ‘Mandy’ as she’s known by colleagues and customers, leads a team of Small Business Client Service Representatives (CSRs) here at Payworks. After 12.5 years in the industry, she has a wealth of experience helping our small... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/smallbusinesstips?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/smallbusinesstips?hsLang=en-ca) [![Janice Gross.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Janice%20Gross%20Meet%20the%20Team%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-work-day-in-the-life-of-janice-gross?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 19, 2019 ### [A (work) day in the life of Janice Gross](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-work-day-in-the-life-of-janice-gross?hsLang=en-ca) Meet Janice Gross, a Payworks Team Lead in the Winnipeg Development Department. One could say Janice is a real-life Payworks... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-work-day-in-the-life-of-janice-gross?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-work-day-in-the-life-of-janice-gross?hsLang=en-ca) [![Home Page September 18 1](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Home%20Page%20September%2018%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 18, 2019 ### [Now available: the new Payworks home page](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) We gave you the heads up that the home page was being updated – and it happened. The new home page was released to all... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/now-available-the-new-payworks-home-page?hsLang=en-ca) [![National Payroll Week photos. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/National%20Payroll%20Week%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/thank-you-for-keeping-canadians-paid?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 17, 2019 ### [Thank you for keeping Canadians paid](https://blog.payworks.ca/thank-you-for-keeping-canadians-paid?hsLang=en-ca) National Payroll Week (NPW) took place from September 9-13, which is a week created by the National Payroll Institute (NPI)... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thank-you-for-keeping-canadians-paid?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thank-you-for-keeping-canadians-paid?hsLang=en-ca) [![Janice.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Thats%20so%20Nice%2c%20Janice%201.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/thats-so-nice-janice?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 11, 2019 ### [That's so nice, Janice](https://blog.payworks.ca/thats-so-nice-janice?hsLang=en-ca) The favourite part of Team Lead, Development Janice Gross' job is the Timbits and doughnuts... Seriously though, shes a... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thats-so-nice-janice?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thats-so-nice-janice?hsLang=en-ca) [![United Way Agency Tour. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/United%20Way%20Agency%20Tours%202.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/visiting-united-way-agencies?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) | Sep 08, 2019 ### [Visiting United Way Agencies](https://blog.payworks.ca/visiting-united-way-agencies?hsLang=en-ca) It's that time of the year, where our United Way Workplace Campaign is right around the corner. As a preamble to all things... 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