Canadian HR and payroll, simplified.
One platform for HRIS, payroll, workforce, and talent. T4s, ROEs, and CRA compliance handled automatically. English and French. Canadian AWS servers.
Four suites. One connected system.
Stop managing employee data across disconnected spreadsheets
Every document, every employee change, every compliance requirement tracked in one place. Canadian HR software that keeps you audit-ready.
- Complete employee records with document storage
- ROE reason codes tracked for Service Canada
- Provincial employment standards by location
- Custom fields for union agreements
Multi-province compliance
Employees in Ontario, Alberta, and BC? Each province has different employment standards. Workzoom tracks them all.
See who's on shift across every location, right now
Build schedules in Toronto. Track attendance in Vancouver. Manage leave requests from Calgary. One system, every province.
- Multi-location scheduling with coverage tracking
- Time clocking via web, mobile, or biometric
- Overtime flagged before it hits payroll
- Statutory holidays by province
Catch overtime early
See who's approaching overtime thresholds before the week ends. Adjust schedules proactively.
CPP calculated. EI deducted. T4s generated. ROEs filed.
Hours flow in from timekeeping. CPP and EI calculate at current rates. Provincial tax applies automatically.
- CPP, EI, and federal/provincial tax calculated
- T4s and T4As generated for year-end
- ROEs submitted electronically
- Complete audit trail for CRA
Every calculation documented
CRA audit? Every deduction, every remittance has a complete audit trail.
Build the team that builds your business
Track certifications, run performance reviews, and plan succession. Develop talent and retain your best people.
- Training records tied to each profile
- Certification tracking with expiry alerts
- Performance reviews with goal alignment
- Succession planning with 9-box grids
Safety certifications tracked
WHMIS, first aid, forklift. Get alerts before certifications expire.
Not workarounds. Native support for how Canadian businesses operate.
Other HR systems make you build custom fields and manual processes. Workzoom has Canadian requirements built in from 25 years of serving Canadian employers.
CRA compliance and remittances
CPP, EI, and income tax calculated and remitted on schedule. T4s and T4As generated automatically at year-end.
- Current CPP/EI rates always applied
- T4s with all boxes populated
- Remittance schedules tracked
Provincial employment standards
Overtime thresholds, statutory holidays, and vacation entitlements vary by province. Workzoom applies the right rules automatically.
- Overtime thresholds by province
- Statutory holidays per jurisdiction
- Vacation accrual per ESA
ROE filing to Service Canada
ROEs generate with the correct reason code and insurable hours. Submit electronically to Service Canada directly from Workzoom.
- All ROE reason codes supported
- Insurable hours calculated
- Electronic submission to ROCWEB
Multi-province payroll
Employees in multiple provinces get the right provincial tax, statutory holidays, and employment standards.
- Provincial tax by work location
- QC-specific deductions (QPIP, QPP)
- Relevé 1 for Quebec employees
Direct deposit and banking
Generate direct deposit files compatible with Canadian financial institutions. Split deposits and multiple accounts supported.
- CPA 005 standard format
- Split deposits to multiple accounts
- Works with all Canadian banks
Termination and severance
Final pay calculates per provincial standards: outstanding wages, accrued vacation, notice in lieu, and severance.
- Notice periods by province and tenure
- Severance calculations where required
- Accrued vacation payout included
See exactly how it works for your team
We'll walk through your specific workflows. T4 processing, multi-province payroll, scheduling across locations. Whatever matters most to you.
Book your demo Or view pricing firstBuild your plan
Start with what you need. Add more as you grow. No long-term contracts.
The foundation for everything. Manage your org structure, compensation, employee records, and reporting all in one place.
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- Personnel
- Organization
- Engagement
- Performance
- Learning
- Career Planning
- Succession
- Scheduling
- Timekeeping
- Time Off
- CRA Compliance
- Provincial Payroll
- T4 / ROE Filing
- Benefits
Canadian HR Software Comparison
An honest look at how different platforms serve Canadian businesses. Click any competitor to see a quick summary, or expand for the full breakdown.
Workzoom vs Ceridian Dayforce
What Dayforce Does Well
- Enterprise-grade HCM with deep functionality
- Canadian-founded, strong local compliance
- Continuous payroll calculation engine
- Advanced workforce management and analytics
- Comprehensive benefits administration
Things to Consider
- Implementation typically 6-12 months
- Significant implementation fees ($50K-$200K+)
- Best suited for 500+ employee organizations
- Steep learning curve, heavy admin overhead
- Multi-year contracts (typically 3-5 years)
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Canadian Payroll |
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Pay Processing |
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Scheduling |
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Time Clocks |
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Time Off Management |
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Performance Reviews |
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Learning Management |
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Succession Planning |
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Monthly Cost |
$4-$16 CAD/ee/mo
$4 per suite, $16 max for all 4
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$20-$40+ CAD/ee/mo
Plus $50K-$200K+ implementation
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Workzoom vs ADP Canada
What ADP Does Well
- Market leader with decades of Canadian experience
- Trusted brand, especially with accountants
- Deep payroll expertise and compliance
- Extensive third-party integrations
- Multiple product tiers for different sizes
Things to Consider
- Multiple products can be confusing (Run, WFN, Vantage)
- Add-on fees for many features
- Legacy interfaces in some products
- Support quality varies by tier
- US-headquartered company
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Learning Management |
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Monthly Cost |
$4-$16 CAD/ee/mo
All features included, no add-ons
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$15-$35+ CAD/ee/mo
Base + add-ons for extra features
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Workzoom vs Payworks
What Payworks Does Well
- 100% Canadian-owned (Winnipeg-based)
- Strong mid-market payroll focus
- Excellent customer service reputation
- Solid time and attendance integration
- 20+ years of Canadian payroll experience
Things to Consider
- Limited talent management features
- No built-in learning management (LMS)
- No performance review system
- Scheduling not a core strength
- Less robust recruiting tools
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Time Clocks |
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Scheduling |
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Performance Reviews |
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Learning Management |
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Succession Planning |
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Employee Engagement |
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Monthly Cost |
$4-$16 CAD/ee/mo
Complete platform, all features
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$6-$12+ CAD/ee/mo
Payroll-focused pricing
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Workzoom vs Humi
What Humi Does Well
- Modern, startup-friendly interface
- Canadian company (Toronto-based)
- Strong benefits administration
- Good for tech startups and office SMBs
- Clean, intuitive user experience
Things to Consider
- No workforce scheduling
- Basic time clock options only
- Less suited for shift-based industries
- Limited for complex payroll scenarios
- Best for smaller organizations (under 200)
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Monthly Cost |
$4-$16 CAD/ee/mo
$4 per suite, $16 max for all 4
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$5-$15+ CAD/ee/mo
Varies by plan tier
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Workzoom vs BambooHR
What BambooHR Does Well
- Award-winning HR platform, excellent UX
- Strong employee experience and culture tools
- Great onboarding and offboarding workflows
- 33,000+ companies globally
- Strong applicant tracking system
Things to Consider
- No Canadian payroll (US and UK only)
- No workforce scheduling
- Requires separate payroll provider for Canada
- US-based company, US data centers
- Two systems to manage = more complexity
Why Canadian Payroll Integration Matters
With Workzoom (All-in-One)
- One system for HR, payroll, time, talent
- CRA compliance built in (T4, ROE, etc.)
- Provincial rules automatically handled
- Single vendor, single contract
- Data flows seamlessly between modules
With BambooHR + Separate Payroll
- Two separate systems to manage
- Manual data sync or integration fees
- Two vendor relationships and contracts
- Higher total cost ($20-40 CAD combined)
- Potential for data discrepancies
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Total Canada Cost |
$4-$16 CAD/ee/mo
Complete platform, payroll included
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$20-$40+ CAD/ee/mo
BambooHR + separate payroll provider
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Your data is protected by Canadian-hosted, enterprise-grade security infrastructure
Canadian AWS Hosting
Data resides in Canada, compliant with federal privacy laws
SOC 2, ISO 27001
Independently audited security controls
256-bit Encryption
Data encrypted at rest and in transit
Multi-Factor Auth
Role-based access with MFA enforcement
Automated Backups
Daily backups with point-in-time recovery
24/7 Monitoring
Real-time threat detection and response
See how it actually works.
Pick a time. We'll walk through your setup, show you the parts that matter for your team, and you'll know if it fits.
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Common questions from Canadian employers
Everything you need to know about running HR and payroll in Canada with Workzoom.
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Transparent pricing with no hidden fees. Workzoom costs $4 CAD per employee per month for each suite. Choose the suites you need:
- HR Suite: $4/employee/month — Personnel, recruiting, onboarding, organization, engagement
- Workforce Suite: $4/employee/month — Scheduling, timekeeping, time off
- Payroll Suite: $4/employee/month — Pay processing, benefits, expenses
- Talent Suite: $4/employee/month — Performance, learning, career planning, succession
Subscribe to all four suites for the complete platform at $16 per employee per month.
Minimum monthly fees:
- 1 suite: $400/month
- 2 suites: $500/month
- 3 suites: $600/month
- 4 suites (full platform): $700/month
What is included at no extra cost: implementation, data migration, training, ongoing support, and all future software updates. No setup fees, no hidden charges, no long-term contracts. Pay annually and save an additional 5%.
Why Canadian organizations choose Workzoom: As a Toronto-based company, we price in Canadian dollars with no currency conversion surprises. Your data stays in Canada, support comes from people who understand CRA requirements firsthand, and compliance updates are built into the platform—not adapted from US software. Calculate your exact pricing.
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Workzoom automates federal payroll compliance so you don't need to track CRA changes manually. The system calculates CPP contributions, EI premiums, and federal income tax withholdings based on current Canada Revenue Agency rates and thresholds.
Year-end and ongoing filings:
- T4 and T4A slips: Generated automatically with all required boxes populated. Submit electronically to CRA or print for employees.
- T4 Summary: Prepared alongside individual slips for your annual filing.
- Record of Employment (ROE): Generate ROEs directly in Workzoom when employees leave, with all insurable earnings and hours calculated. Submit via ROE Web or print for Service Canada.
- PD7A remittances: Workzoom calculates your source deduction amounts and provides remittance summaries by pay period.
When CRA updates rates or introduces changes like CPP2, Workzoom updates automatically. You focus on approving payroll, not researching tax tables. Learn more about payroll processing.
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Yes. Workzoom calculates provincial and territorial income tax for all 13 jurisdictions. It also handles province-specific payroll taxes that don't exist everywhere:
- Quebec: QPP (instead of CPP), QPIP, provincial income tax, and RL-1 slips for year-end
- Ontario: Employer Health Tax (EHT) calculated based on your Ontario payroll
- British Columbia: Employer Health Tax
- Manitoba: Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Levy
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax
- Northwest Territories: Payroll Tax
Employees can work in different provinces. Workzoom applies the correct tax treatment based on each employee's province of employment. Multi-province reporting splits out provincial totals for your remittances and year-end filings. See how tax filings work.
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Yes. Quebec has its own pension plan (QPP), parental insurance (QPIP), and provincial tax administration through Revenu Québec. Workzoom handles all of it:
- QPP contributions: Calculated at the correct rate for both employees and employers, including QPP2 enhancements
- QPIP premiums: Quebec Parental Insurance Plan deductions applied automatically
- Provincial income tax: Withheld according to Quebec's TP-1015.3-V tables
- RL-1 slips: Generated for year-end instead of T4s for Quebec employees
- RL-1 Summary: Prepared for your Revenu Québec filing
If you have employees in Quebec and other provinces, Workzoom applies the correct rules to each employee based on their work location. A single payroll run handles everyone. See how pay processing works.
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Yes. Workzoom is built for organizations with employees in multiple provinces. One employee database, one payroll run, with correct tax treatment for each province automatically.
Multi-province capabilities:
- Assign employees to specific provinces for tax purposes
- Handle employees who relocate between provinces mid-year
- Apply province-specific employment standards (vacation minimums, statutory holidays, overtime rules)
- Generate year-end slips by province (T4s for most provinces, RL-1s for Quebec)
- Report by location, province, or cost centre for internal analysis
Each location can have its own schedules, managers, and time clocking setup while rolling up to unified reporting. Learn about organization structure.
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Workzoom generates CPA Standard 005 (EFT) files compatible with all Canadian financial institutions. This includes:
- TD Canada Trust
- RBC Royal Bank
- Scotiabank
- BMO Bank of Montreal
- CIBC
- National Bank of Canada
- Credit unions and caisse populaires across Canada
Upload the generated file to your bank's business portal. Employees can split their pay across multiple accounts, such as directing a fixed amount to savings or RRSP contributions. See how pay processing works.
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Implementation is included at no extra cost. You control the pace while our Toronto-based team provides guidance, data migration, and configuration support.
The process follows these steps:
- Self-guided orientation: Explore the system before making configuration decisions
- Data migration: Provide employee data in a spreadsheet; we map and import it (typically completed within days)
- Configuration: Work with your Workzoom Liaison to fit the system to your policies
- Validation: Test in your sandbox environment to confirm everything works
- Parallel payroll: For payroll conversions, run 1-2 parallel pay runs to verify accuracy
- Go-live: Roll out on your schedule with ongoing support
Most Canadian organizations are fully running on Workzoom within 4 to 8 weeks. Teams under 250 employees often go faster. Contact us to plan your rollout.
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Workzoom includes three time clocking methods at no additional cost:
- Mobile app with GPS geofencing (iOS and Android)
- Kiosk mode on a shared iPad, laptop, or desktop
- Manual timesheet entry with manager approval
For higher security environments, optional biometric terminals are available:
- Fingerprint terminal: $1,195 CAD (one-time purchase)
- Facial recognition terminal: $1,495 CAD (one-time purchase)
Many organizations use mobile clocking for remote or field staff, kiosk mode at retail locations, and biometrics at manufacturing or warehouse sites. You can mix methods across departments and locations. Compare all clocking methods.
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Yes. Employment standards vary by province, and Workzoom is configurable to match each jurisdiction's requirements:
- Vacation entitlements: Track accruals based on provincial minimums (2 weeks in most provinces, 3 weeks in Saskatchewan, increasing with tenure)
- Statutory holidays: Configure which holidays apply by province, including provincial holidays like Family Day (varies by province) and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec)
- Overtime rules: Apply daily, weekly, or averaging period calculations based on provincial law
- Leave tracking: Manage sick leave, bereavement, personal emergency days, and other statutory entitlements
- Termination calculations: Compute notice periods and severance based on provincial formulas
For federally regulated employers (banking, telecommunications, interprovincial transportation), Workzoom supports Canada Labour Code requirements. Learn about time off management.
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Workzoom is a Canadian company with Canadian data centres. Your data is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Canada, with primary infrastructure in the Montreal region and disaster recovery in Toronto.
Security certifications include: SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS Level 1, PIPEDA compliant, and HITRUST CSF.
Data protection measures:
- Data at rest encrypted with AES-256
- Data in transit encrypted with TLS 1.2
- Real-time replication across availability zones
- Daily encrypted backups stored off-site within Canada
- 24/7 monitoring with intrusion detection
- Role-based access controls down to field level
- Multi-factor authentication for administrators
- SAML integration with Azure AD, OneLogin, and Okta
All Workzoom staff sign non-disclosure agreements and undergo background checks. Access to client data is restricted to authorized support personnel only. Learn about our technology platform.
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Yes. Many Canadian organizations have moved from Excel-based payroll or disconnected systems to Workzoom. Our implementation team handles data migration, including:
- Employee demographic records
- Pay rates, salary history, and job information
- Year-to-date earnings, deductions, and tax withholdings
- Vacation and sick leave balances
- Benefits enrolment data
- Historical payroll data for reporting continuity
You provide your data in a well-structured spreadsheet. We map and import it into your sandbox environment within days. You validate and make corrections directly in Workzoom before going live.
Once migrated, hours flow in from timekeeping, deductions apply automatically, and CRA calculations happen without manual formulas. You review and approve instead of building spreadsheets from scratch. Book a demo to see the payroll workflow.
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Ongoing support is included with your subscription. You get access to a responsive, Canada-based support team who can help with questions, troubleshooting, and guidance.
After go-live, you receive:
- Continued access to your Workzoom Liaison and Coach for escalations
- Early access to upcoming releases in a sandbox environment
- Clear release notes highlighting changes relevant to your configuration
- Step-by-step guides, instructional videos, and in-app help
- All software updates included at no extra cost
- CRA and provincial tax table updates applied automatically
Workzoom rarely requires more than a few minutes of downtime for maintenance. Weekly server restarts take approximately five minutes. New releases deploy in the background. Get in touch with our team.
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Yes. Workzoom is built, supported, and hosted in Canada. Our headquarters and development team are based in Toronto. Support is provided by Canadian staff who understand Canadian payroll, employment standards, and CRA requirements.
Unlike US-based platforms that adapt their software for Canada as an afterthought, Workzoom was designed from the ground up for Canadian compliance. T4s, ROEs, provincial variations, Quebec-specific requirements, and Canadian banking standards are native to the platform, not bolted on.
When you call support, you reach people in Toronto who process Canadian payroll every day. When CRA announces changes, our team implements them before they take effect. Book a demo with our team.
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Start with a demo. We will show you how Workzoom handles the specific workflows you care about, whether that is payroll, scheduling, time tracking, performance reviews, or all of it.
If it looks like a fit, we will map out an implementation plan, provide questionnaires to capture your policies, and begin data migration. You get a sandbox environment to explore, configure, and validate before going live.
No long-term commitment required. You can start with just HR and add payroll or workforce later. Book your demo now.
