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Culture | Mar 13, 2025

Proud to be the largest 100% Canadian owned and operated workforce management solutions provider

With over 600 employees all across this great country, we understand what it takes to build and grow a business and find, onboard and pay employees right here at home. From the Rocky Mountains to the Bay of Fundy, Payworks supports companies and...

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Media | Mar 11, 2025

Big feels from our team celebrating 5 years as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers!

Today’s word of the day: quinquennium! Beyond being fun to say out loud (seriously, try it), it refers to a five-year period...

Legislative roundup: employee eligibility for stat holiday pay.

Resources | Mar 10, 2025

When is an employee eligible for stat holiday pay? Asked and answered!

A “statutory holiday” can go by many names in the payroll world! And whether it’s referred to in your jurisdiction as a stat...

Product Updates. Discover the latest product enhancements that’ll set you up for success.

Innovation | Jan 31, 2025

In case you missed it: Product enhancements that’ll help streamline your 2025

Before 2024 fades in our rearview mirrors, we wanted to bring you up to speed on some of the product enhancements we’ve made...

Culture | Jan 28, 2025

From coast to coast, here’s where to find us this year!

In these early weeks of 2025, we’ve been excitedly planning our participation in some of the industry’s best tradeshows and...

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Resources | Jan 06, 2025

Nova Scotia businesses: here’s your payroll legislation round-up!

If you’re a Nova Scotia-based business or an organization with employees in Nova Scotia, you’d likely appreciate centralized...

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”.

Innovation | Jan 02, 2025

Corporate social responsibility: why it matters and how we can help

All across the country, Canadians are working hard to “be the change” – whether it’s through donations or volunteering to support community organizations, helping a neighbour in need, opting for eco-friendly practices in their day-to-day life, or...

A calendar with text that reads, “your “save the date” for the 2025 stat holiday schedule”.

Resources | Dec 19, 2024

Save the dates: here’s the 2025 statutory holiday schedule

As a handy resource for Canadian businesses, we’ve put together a list of the statutory holidays in 2025, accompanied by the...

Two women looking at a laptop accompanied by text that reads, “How to process a bonus run: a method you can bank on!”.

Innovation | Dec 12, 2024

A little “something extra”: how to process bonus payments

Earlier this month, we shared an introductory overview of off-cycle payments (sometimes known as an “extra run” or “bonus...

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”.

Resources | Dec 09, 2024

Heads up: new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec (RQ) have introduced new T4 and RL-1 boxes for 2024 year-end reporting...

A laptop showing an extra run being processed through Payworks accompanied by text that reads, “your guide to processing an off-cycle payment.

Innovation | Dec 04, 2024

A little “something extra”: when to process an off-cycle payment

There’s a spike in businesses processing off-cycle payroll runs at this time of the year – for plenty of reasons. It could be the discovery of necessary year-to-date (YTD) adjustments through year-end processing tasks (requiring an extra payroll run...