--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Pay It Forward description: "Pay It Forward | 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/tag/pay-it-forward#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward#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.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/thanksgiving-statutory-holiday-rules-for-canadian-businesses?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! [![Visit us on Facebook.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.facebook.com/Payworks/) [![Visit us on LinkedIn.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/payworks-payroll-services-canada/) [![Visit us on Instagram.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://www.instagram.com/payworksinc/) [![Visit us on Twitter.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/social-ig-li-fb-tw.png)](https://twitter.com/payworks) # pay it forward ![Blog\_Pillar Image\_PIF\_Mar23\_2023\_FIN](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog_Pillar%20Image_PIF_Mar23_2023_FIN.jpg) We’re honoured to pay our successes forward by participating in meaningful ways in the communities where our employees live and work. We proudly support more than 200 organizations across Canada through local sponsorship, volunteering, investment and employee-initiated giving. We’ve created a workplace where employees are encouraged to give back, donating their valuable time and talent to organizations about which they’re passionate through our Pay it Forward Day program. [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Buckets%26Borders_Aug28.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-winnipeg-to-montr%C3%A9al-and-maybe-your-city-next-our-buckets-borders-story?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Sep 01, 2026 ### [From Winnipeg to Montréal (and maybe your city next): our Buckets & Borders story](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-winnipeg-to-montr%C3%A9al-and-maybe-your-city-next-our-buckets-borders-story?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways Payworks recently partnered with Buckets & Borders, Ball Her Way, the Maizon Dort Foundation, and Basketball Québec to transform two outdoor basketball courts at Parc Martin Luther King in Montréal, to ensure that the local community... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-winnipeg-to-montr%C3%A9al-and-maybe-your-city-next-our-buckets-borders-story?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/from-winnipeg-to-montr%C3%A9al-and-maybe-your-city-next-our-buckets-borders-story?hsLang=en-ca) [![Driving change - one vehicle at a time. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_UCN-Vehicle_Aug7.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/driving-change-how-payworks-and-our-partners-are-helping-university-college-of-the-north-students-reach-campus?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Aug 07, 2026 ### [Driving change: how Payworks and our partners are helping University College of the North students reach campus](https://blog.payworks.ca/driving-change-how-payworks-and-our-partners-are-helping-university-college-of-the-north-students-reach-campus?hsLang=en-ca) Key takeaways Payworks, Johnston Group, and Birchwood Auto were honoured to donate a vehicle to the University College of... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/driving-change-how-payworks-and-our-partners-are-helping-university-college-of-the-north-students-reach-campus?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/driving-change-how-payworks-and-our-partners-are-helping-university-college-of-the-north-students-reach-campus?hsLang=en-ca) [![Pay it Forward. Payworks. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogHeader_April%202026%20PIF%20Roundup_April%2021.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/reals-pif-day-celebrating-francophone-culture-in-the-prairies?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Apr 21, 2026 ### [Real’s PIF Day: celebrating Francophone culture in the prairies](https://blog.payworks.ca/reals-pif-day-celebrating-francophone-culture-in-the-prairies?hsLang=en-ca) Prairie pride can mean a lot of different things, depending on who you ask… but one of the most common elements is a fierce... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/reals-pif-day-celebrating-francophone-culture-in-the-prairies?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/reals-pif-day-celebrating-francophone-culture-in-the-prairies?hsLang=en-ca) [![ ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/PIF_2026%20Infographic_BlogBanner_EN_x2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/another-record-breaking-year-of-paying-it-forward-together?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Apr 07, 2026 ### [Another record-breaking year of Paying it Forward together](https://blog.payworks.ca/another-record-breaking-year-of-paying-it-forward-together?hsLang=en-ca) It’s been over 10 years since Payworks first conceptualized the Pay it Forward (PIF) program – which entitles all employees... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/another-record-breaking-year-of-paying-it-forward-together?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/another-record-breaking-year-of-paying-it-forward-together?hsLang=en-ca) [![Pay it Forward. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogHeader_March%202006%20PIF%20Roundup.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-celebrated-the-holidays-by-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Mar 20, 2026 ### [How we celebrated the holidays by paying it forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-celebrated-the-holidays-by-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) While you’re likely dreaming of a beautiful Canadian summer ahead, let’s face it: depending on where you are in Canada, the... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-celebrated-the-holidays-by-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-celebrated-the-holidays-by-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [![Six people wearing orange Payworks shirts sit on boulders at the beach and hold bags of litter. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NationalPIFWeek_Feb20-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/coast-to-coast-collaboration-for-our-first-ever-national-pif-week?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Feb 20, 2026 ### [Coast-to-coast collaboration for our first-ever National PIF Week](https://blog.payworks.ca/coast-to-coast-collaboration-for-our-first-ever-national-pif-week?hsLang=en-ca) 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... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/coast-to-coast-collaboration-for-our-first-ever-national-pif-week?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/coast-to-coast-collaboration-for-our-first-ever-national-pif-week?hsLang=en-ca) [!["We need everyone's ideas represented": how (and why!) WST supports girls in tech. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_WhileSheIsTrue_Feb10.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/supporting-girls-in-tech-through-while-she-is-true?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Feb 10, 2026 ### [Supporting girls in tech through While She is True](https://blog.payworks.ca/supporting-girls-in-tech-through-while-she-is-true?hsLang=en-ca) It’s a rainy afternoon in Calgary, and a group of seven pre-teen girls is huddled around laptops and tablets in one of the local library’s public meeting spaces. They’re animated and engaged; their screens are filled with brightly-coloured graphics.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/supporting-girls-in-tech-through-while-she-is-true?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/supporting-girls-in-tech-through-while-she-is-true?hsLang=en-ca) [![Two Payworks staff wearing orange “Pay it Forward” t-shirts installing siding on a Habitat for Humanity house. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_PIF-Roundup_January-2026-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/habitat-for-humanity-hammers-hard-hats-and-heart?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Jan 20, 2026 ### [Habitat for Humanity: hammers, hard hats and heart](https://blog.payworks.ca/habitat-for-humanity-hammers-hard-hats-and-heart?hsLang=en-ca) When new folks join the Payworks team, they’re delighted to learn they’re entitled to two paid days off per year to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/habitat-for-humanity-hammers-hard-hats-and-heart?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/habitat-for-humanity-hammers-hard-hats-and-heart?hsLang=en-ca) [![Pay it forward. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_International-Volunteer-Day-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/so-fresh-and-so-clean-how-weve-been-brightening-up-our-communities?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Dec 05, 2025 ### [So fresh and so clean: how we’ve been brightening up our communities](https://blog.payworks.ca/so-fresh-and-so-clean-how-weve-been-brightening-up-our-communities?hsLang=en-ca) Cheers to International Volunteer Day: a “global celebration of volunteers… that shines a light on the impact of volunteer... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/so-fresh-and-so-clean-how-weve-been-brightening-up-our-communities?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/so-fresh-and-so-clean-how-weve-been-brightening-up-our-communities?hsLang=en-ca) [![Four individuals holding a presentation cheque totaling $606,166 for the United Way. The caption reads “Check out our biggest cheque yet for the United Way!” ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_UnitedWay_WrapUp_Oct17_2025_EN-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-another-best-ever-united-way-workplace-campaign?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Oct 17, 2025 ### [Wrapping up another (best-ever!) United Way workplace campaign](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-another-best-ever-united-way-workplace-campaign?hsLang=en-ca) Although activities started rolling out all the way back in April, our 2025 United Way Workplace Campaign officially kicked... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-another-best-ever-united-way-workplace-campaign?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wrapping-up-another-best-ever-united-way-workplace-campaign?hsLang=en-ca) [![From Days of Caring to donations, we're here for United Way! ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_UW-Winnipeg-JP_Sep4-1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-how-we-support-the-social-soul-of-our-community?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Sep 20, 2025 ### [United Way: How we support the “social soul of our community”](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-how-we-support-the-social-soul-of-our-community?hsLang=en-ca) For many Canadians, September is back to school season: time to put away the bathing suits and beach towels and start indulging in pumpkin spice-flavoured treats. At Payworks, September not only brings about the change of the season; it also heralds... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-how-we-support-the-social-soul-of-our-community?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/united-way-how-we-support-the-social-soul-of-our-community?hsLang=en-ca) [![Pay it Forward. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_June14-3.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-staff-saved-almost-200-lives-in-one-year-heres-how-you-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Jun 14, 2025 ### [Our staff saved almost 200 lives in one year – here’s how you can help](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-staff-saved-almost-200-lives-in-one-year-heres-how-you-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) Did you know that a single blood donation can save up to three lives?! Yep, it’s true – and what better reason to roll up... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-staff-saved-almost-200-lives-in-one-year-heres-how-you-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-staff-saved-almost-200-lives-in-one-year-heres-how-you-can-help?hsLang=en-ca) [![Pay it Forward. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_McHappyDay_June5.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/mchappy-day-more-than-a-meal-its-a-day-to-make-a-difference?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Jun 05, 2025 ### [McHappy Day: More than a meal… it’s a day to make a difference!](https://blog.payworks.ca/mchappy-day-more-than-a-meal-its-a-day-to-make-a-difference?hsLang=en-ca) Every year, McHappy Day brings together communities across Canada with one shared goal in mind: to support families with... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/mchappy-day-more-than-a-meal-its-a-day-to-make-a-difference?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/mchappy-day-more-than-a-meal-its-a-day-to-make-a-difference?hsLang=en-ca) [![Two Payworks staff in matching orange t-shirts packing food into clear plastic bags accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_VolunteerWeek_April29.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/filling-our-cups-by-feeding-the-community?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Apr 29, 2025 ### [Filling our cups by feeding the community](https://blog.payworks.ca/filling-our-cups-by-feeding-the-community?hsLang=en-ca) Every year, Payworks employees receive two paid days off to volunteer with a community organization that’s meaningful to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/filling-our-cups-by-feeding-the-community?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/filling-our-cups-by-feeding-the-community?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks celebrates 10 years of Pay it Forward and 6600 hours. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/PIF_2025%20Infographic_BlogBanner_FIN_EN.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-global-pay-it-forward-day-with-6600-volunteer-hours?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Apr 28, 2025 ### [Celebrating Global Pay it Forward Day with 6,600+ volunteer hours!](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-global-pay-it-forward-day-with-6600-volunteer-hours?hsLang=en-ca) What’s the culture at Payworks all about? Simply put, we’re team players. In neighbourhoods all across Canada, we’re here to... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-global-pay-it-forward-day-with-6600-volunteer-hours?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/celebrating-global-pay-it-forward-day-with-6600-volunteer-hours?hsLang=en-ca) [![Four Payworks staff accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_December5-2.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/just-a-few-of-the-ways-weve-been-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Dec 05, 2024 ### [Just a few of the ways we’ve been paying it forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/just-a-few-of-the-ways-weve-been-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) Happy International Volunteer Day! Today is “a global celebration of volunteers” – and a perfect reason to spotlight just a... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/just-a-few-of-the-ways-weve-been-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/just-a-few-of-the-ways-weve-been-paying-it-forward?hsLang=en-ca) [![Payworks staff helping to paint a basketball court accompanied by text that reads, “Pay it Forward”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Mayfair_August24.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) [Pay It Forward](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward) | Aug 24, 2024 ### [Rebounding stronger: Renovating for a brighter future in Winnipeg](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) Basketball courts are more than just a place to play a game. They’re community hubs where memories are made, friendships are formed and dreams come true. But over time, these well-loved courts start getting worn down. The concrete cracks, the hoops... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/rebounding-stronger-renovating-for-a-brighter-future-in-winnipeg?hsLang=en-ca) 1 [2](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/2?hsLang=en-ca) [Next](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/pay-it-forward/page/2?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)? Book a pressure-free, get-to-know you demo today. [REQUEST A DEMO](https://www.payworks.ca/landing-pages/campaigns/book-a-demo)