--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Finance (2) description: "Finance | 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. (2)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/2#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/2#footer-en) [![2026 brought 24+ compliance changes. Is your payroll keeping up? ](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) [![Thanksgiving Statutory Holiday Rules for Canadian Businesses ](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.... 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Mike joined Payworks in 2016 as Vice President of Finance, subsequently... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/leadership-lessons-the-path-from-vp-of-finance-to-president?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/leadership-lessons-the-path-from-vp-of-finance-to-president?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman sitting at a laptop computer accompanied by text that reads, “This National Bookkeeping Week, uncover the “ROI” of DEIB”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_January22-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 22, 2025 ### [Bookkeepers, here’s the ROI – that’s “Return on Intangibles” – of DEIB](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) As a term that’s spent increasing time in the spotlight over the past few years, “DEIB” (short for “Diversity, Equity,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) [![A crowded desk, full of papers, a mug and technology accompanied by text that reads, “4 ways we’re building strong partnerships with bookkeepers like you”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Bookkeeper_January20.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 20, 2025 ### [The power of partnership: calling all bookkeepers!](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) Know of a thriving business? There’s a good chance a bookkeeper like you is working behind the scenes and playing a vital... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [![A Payworks staff wearing a t-shirt that says Pay it Forward accompanied by text that reads, “How our solutions can help you make a difference in your community”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_January2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/corporate-social-responsibility-why-it-matters-and-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 02, 2025 ### [Corporate social responsibility: why it matters and how we can help](https://blog.payworks.ca/corporate-social-responsibility-why-it-matters-and-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) All across the country, Canadians are working hard to “be the change” – whether it’s through donations or volunteering to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/corporate-social-responsibility-why-it-matters-and-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/corporate-social-responsibility-why-it-matters-and-how-we-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [![A man looking at a computer with papers in his hand accompanied by text that reads, “Heads up: New T4/T4A & RL-1 boxes for 2024”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December9.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 09, 2024 ### [Heads up: new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) have introduced new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024 year-end reporting... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-new-t4-and-rl-1-boxes-for-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [![A laptop showing an extra run being processed through Payworks accompanied by text that reads, “your guide to processing an off-cycle payment. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December4-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 04, 2024 ### [A little “something extra”: when to process an off-cycle payment](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) There’s a spike in businesses processing off-cycle payroll runs at this time of the year – for plenty of reasons. It could... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/a-little-something-extra-when-to-process-an-off-cycle-payment?hsLang=en-ca) [![A laptop keyboard and a calendar with pins on dates accompanied by text that reads, “Ensure your staff is paid on time with the payroll processing & delivery dates for December 2024 & January 2025”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December13-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Dec 02, 2024 ### [Ensure your staff is paid on time with the payroll processing & delivery dates for December 2024 & January 2025](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) We get it: December is a busy time of the year for payroll professionals and business owners! You’re staying on top of year-end payroll tasks, new legislation, and payroll preparation in addition to managing the holiday season and your own personal... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/ensure-your-staff-is-paid-on-time-with-the-payroll-processing-delivery-dates-for-december-2024-january-2025?hsLang=en-ca) [![A comic-style mouth and ear accompanied by text that reads, “wait… you heard what?! Busting five common myths about Payworks. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November7-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 07, 2024 ### [Wait… you heard what about us?! Busting five common myths about Payworks](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) Updated on December 18, 2025. Remember playing “Telephone” as a kid – passing a message from one person to the next, and... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![Five Payworks staff in a photobooth accompanied by text that reads, “attn: Head Office now open! Check out our new space”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_October25-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 25, 2024 ### [Welcome home: Payworks opens new Winnipeg Head Office](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) Five years + 8.3 million kilograms of concrete + 75 kilometres of data cables + one basketball hoop + over 350 very excited... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/welcome-home-payworks-opens-new-winnipeg-head-office?hsLang=en-ca) [![A colleague helping another, pointing at their desktop computer. Accompanied by text that reads, Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_CustomerServiceWeek_October7.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 07, 2024 ### [Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) Yep, it’s true: it’s been almost a quarter of a century since Payworks first opened our doors. Throughout that time, we’ve... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [![Checking in with our company President for his Book Lovers Day recos. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_BookLover_Aug9.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/book-lovers-day-recos-from-mike-our-payworks-president?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Aug 09, 2024 ### [Book Lovers Day: Recos from Mike, Payworks' President](https://blog.payworks.ca/book-lovers-day-recos-from-mike-our-payworks-president?hsLang=en-ca) Looking to give your summer reading list a boost? As always, we’re here to mark National Book Lovers Day (that’s today!) with some recos hand-picked for you by a member of our very own crew! This year, we’re checking in with Payworks' President... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/partner-story-why-enkel-aligned-with-us-to-support-their-growth-vision?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/partner-story-why-enkel-aligned-with-us-to-support-their-growth-vision?hsLang=en-ca) [![A fist bump with a pen, a calculator, and a checklist nearby accompanied by text that reads, "Accountant & bookkeepers: help your biz & clients with Analytics". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_May1-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/four-ways-accountants-and-bookkeepers-can-turn-client-payroll-and-hr-data-into-true-business-intelligence?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 01, 2024 ### [Four ways accountants and bookkeepers can turn client payroll and HR data into true business intelligence](https://blog.payworks.ca/four-ways-accountants-and-bookkeepers-can-turn-client-payroll-and-hr-data-into-true-business-intelligence?hsLang=en-ca) For Canadian accountants like you, learning is continuous, and this season provides a great opportunity to refocus and level... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/four-ways-accountants-and-bookkeepers-can-turn-client-payroll-and-hr-data-into-true-business-intelligence?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/four-ways-accountants-and-bookkeepers-can-turn-client-payroll-and-hr-data-into-true-business-intelligence?hsLang=en-ca) [![A group of four people high fiving accompanied by text that reads, “Payroll & accounting besties: that’s us & Intuit QuickBooks Online”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_February29.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/faq-do-we-have-an-integration-with-intuit-quickbooks-online-yes?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 29, 2024 ### [FAQ: Do we have an integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online? Yes!](https://blog.payworks.ca/faq-do-we-have-an-integration-with-intuit-quickbooks-online-yes?hsLang=en-ca) When we’re chatting with Canadian businesses across the country, one question we’re often asked is about the availability of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/faq-do-we-have-an-integration-with-intuit-quickbooks-online-yes?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/faq-do-we-have-an-integration-with-intuit-quickbooks-online-yes?hsLang=en-ca) [![A mobile phone looking at analytics accompanied by text that reads, “data that’s ready to five into – plus, a speed snapshot of headcount, turnover, & employee demographics”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/ProductStock_Analytics_HRScreens_Mobile_blog_banner_Nov_2023_EN.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/answer-those-catch-all-ask-hr-questions-easily-get-strategic-with-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Feb 06, 2024 ### [Answer those catch-all “Ask HR” questions easily & get strategic with Analytics](https://blog.payworks.ca/answer-those-catch-all-ask-hr-questions-easily-get-strategic-with-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) Today’s Human Resources professionals are tasked with keeping a pulse on the health and wellness of their organization,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/answer-those-catch-all-ask-hr-questions-easily-get-strategic-with-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/answer-those-catch-all-ask-hr-questions-easily-get-strategic-with-analytics?hsLang=en-ca) [![“New E-Book! Security Best Practices: curated insights from our in-house experts”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_January19.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/hot-off-the-presses-download-our-free-security-best-practices-e-book?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 19, 2024 ### [Hot off the presses: download our FREE Security Best Practices E-Book](https://blog.payworks.ca/hot-off-the-presses-download-our-free-security-best-practices-e-book?hsLang=en-ca) Today’s reality is that all companies – regardless of size or industry – should be aware of how social engineering,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hot-off-the-presses-download-our-free-security-best-practices-e-book?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/hot-off-the-presses-download-our-free-security-best-practices-e-book?hsLang=en-ca) [![Text reads, “Second earnings ceiling for CPP & QPP contributions effective January 2024”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November24-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-important-cpp-qpp-legislation-changes-effective-january-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 24, 2023 ### [Heads up: important CPP & QPP legislation changes effective January 2024](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-important-cpp-qpp-legislation-changes-effective-january-2024?hsLang=en-ca) Have you heard the news? A second contribution and earnings ceiling for Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) enhancement and Québec Pension Plan (QPP) will open for Canadian businesses and their employees as of January 1, 2024 (that’s not very far away!).... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-important-cpp-qpp-legislation-changes-effective-january-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/heads-up-important-cpp-qpp-legislation-changes-effective-january-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Previous](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/1?hsLang=en-ca) [1](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/1?hsLang=en-ca) 2 [3](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) [Next](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/finance/page/3?hsLang=en-ca) ![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20Stock%20Photography/Cavan%20-%20Arlee.png) ## Seeing is believing! Curious what better Canadian workforce management looks like in action (and how much time you could reclaim in your day-to-day)? 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