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One employee record, every province.
HR, payroll, workforce, and talent all read from the same record. A job change in HR flows to payroll automatically: no duplicate entry between provinces or business units.
Canadian HR software. One employee record, every province.
Keep employee details, documents and job changes on the record used by HR and payroll. Walk through a new hire or province transfer with your team.
Workzoom connects employee records across HR and payroll for Canadian employers in every province. For an HR evaluation, follow one hire or province transfer through documents, manager access and the payroll record. County of Renfrew onboarded 32 new hires in three months without adding HR headcount using the same platform.
Our clients
The teams that run their people on Workzoom.
Why is the architecture different?
Compliance gets the headlines. The architecture is why it actually works on every pay run.
Date-effective job changes.
Promotions, province transfers, and salary changes take effect on the exact date they happen. The full employment history is preserved with a complete audit trail.
Provincial entitlements applied automatically.
Alberta handles statutory holidays differently than Ontario. Quebec has distinct parental leave rules. Workzoom applies the correct provincial entitlements automatically.
What does Canada HR compliance require?
Every requirement below is handled by the platform on every pay run, not configured per-customer.
Employment Law
Provincial Employment Standards
Employment standards vary by province. Alberta handles statutory holidays differently than Ontario, and Quebec has distinct parental leave rules. Workzoom applies the correct provincial entitlements automatically.
Employment Law
Statutory Holiday Pay
Statutory holiday pay is the wage an employee receives for a public holiday they do not work, set by provincial employment standards legislation. Most provinces calculate it from average earnings over a defined period before the holiday. Workzoom calculates the averaging window from actual pay history on the employee record.
Multi-Location
Multi-Province Personnel Management
Centralize HR for 50 to 5,000 employees across all 13 provinces and territories. Digital files, position-based org structure, bilingual English and French self-service, and Canadian data residency.
Privacy
PIPEDA Data Protection
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act is Canada's federal private-sector privacy law. Workzoom offers Canadian data residency on AWS in Montreal, with role-based access controls and AES-256 encryption at rest.
Records
Date-Effective Employee Records
Every job and pay change is kept with its real effective date, never overwritten. One employee record drives HR, payroll, scheduling, and talent.
Employment Law
Termination and Offboarding Records
Termination date, last day worked, and years of service are kept on the employee record Workzoom uses to prepare the Record of Employment. Ontario's Employment Standards Act ties statutory notice and severance to years of service; Workzoom's free Canada severance calculator estimates Ontario entitlements from salary and service.
Running in Canada
32
new hires onboarded in three months
County of Renfrew brought on 32 new hires in three months without adding HR headcount, replacing paper forms, email-based recruiting, and spreadsheet time-off tracking across its 900-plus workforce.
We wouldn't be able to hire the people that we do anymore with the same resources we already had. It's allowed us to keep our headcount consistent without needing to increase, saving us time and money.
Greg Belmore, Manager of Human Resources
Case study
The story
In their words
The story
Canadian HR on Workzoom
Canadian HR work has to connect employee records, provincial entitlements, and the information payroll needs. County of Renfrew has run Workzoom since early 2023; Ktunaxa Nation Council since 2023; Silvera for Seniors since 2024. Their published stories give buyers three Canadian examples of that connected model, spanning a municipality, a First Nations government, and a senior care non-profit.
Start with the employee-record journey your team needs to improve: a hire, a province transfer, or a manager approval. Then follow the same record into time and payroll, rather than relying on separate exports between systems.
The story
Why Canadian employers consolidate HR
County of Renfrew captured the consolidation rationale plainly: the hybrid onboarding process brought on 32 new hires in three months without increasing HR headcount, replacing paper forms, email-based recruiting, and spreadsheet time-off tracking across a 900-plus workforce.
Workzoom's unified HR Suite covers personnel, organization, recruiting, onboarding, engagement, compensation, and HR administration on a single employee record. The architectural consolidation is what enables the operational improvement County of Renfrew describes.
The story
Multi-province Canadian HR
Canadian employers with operations across more than one province face HR coordination complexity that a single-province system struggles to absorb: different statutory holiday calendars, different minimum wage rates, and Quebec's distinct parental leave rules. Workzoom centralizes HR for 50 to 5,000 employees across all 13 provinces and territories on a single employee record.
The architecture matters for any Canadian employer with more than one province in scope. Provincial entitlement accuracy is the operational pattern that platform unification enables.
The story
Implementation and ongoing operations
The local stories show relationships that continue beyond go-live: County of Renfrew since early 2023, Ktunaxa Nation Council since 2023, and Silvera for Seniors since 2024. For a new rollout, agree the first workflow, data responsibilities, validation steps and support arrangement before setting a cutover date.
Most implementations take four to twelve weeks, with large or complex rollouts taking twelve to thirty-six weeks. The exact schedule depends on scope, data readiness and how quickly your team can make decisions.
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Statutory rates 2026
Statutory payroll rates for <em>Canada</em>
Current employee and employer contribution rates, ceilings, and thresholds set by the issuing authority. Workzoom configures and maintains these rates in the platform, reviewed quarterly and on every statutory change, so payroll runs use the current values.
| Contribution | Rate | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPP employee contribution rate | 5.95% | CRA | YMP: $74,600 · YAMPE: $85,000 |
| CPP2 second-tier contribution rate | 4% | CRA | YAMPE: $85,000 |
| EI employee premium rate | 1.63% | CRA | MIE: $68,900 |
| EI employee premium rate (Quebec) | 1.30% | CRA | |
| QPP employee contribution rate (Quebec) | 6.30% | Revenu Québec | |
| QPIP employee premium rate (Quebec) | 0.430% | Revenu Québec | MIE: $103,000 |
Verified May 20, 2026 against the issuing authority for each line. Rates change. If you spot a discrepancy, contact us and we will update within one business day.
HR in Canada
How Workzoom hr runs day to day in Canada, with the local statutory specifics teams ask about.
Provincial rules and personnel records
Yes. Alberta handles statutory holidays differently than Ontario, and Quebec has distinct parental leave rules. Workzoom applies the correct provincial entitlements automatically as part of the employee record.
Statutory holiday pay is set by provincial employment standards legislation and is usually calculated from average earnings over a defined period before the holiday, rather than a standard day's pay. Workzoom calculates the averaging window from the actual pay history already on the employee record.
Yes. Workzoom centralizes HR for 50 to 5,000 employees across all 13 provinces and territories, with digital files, a position-based org structure, and bilingual English and French self-service.
Data, privacy and offboarding
Workzoom offers Canadian data residency on AWS in Montreal, with role-based access controls and AES-256 encryption at rest, in line with PIPEDA, Canada's federal private-sector privacy law.
Workzoom keeps termination date, last day worked, and years of service on the employee record used to prepare the Record of Employment. Workzoom's free Canada severance calculator estimates Ontario ESA notice and severance from salary and service; it is a standalone reference tool, not an automated in-platform severance calculation.
Buying, evidence and implementation
County of Renfrew brought on 32 new hires in three months without adding HR headcount. Silvera for Seniors connects HR, payroll, timekeeping, and scheduling for 400 staff across 36 Calgary buildings. Ktunaxa Nation Council unified HR, payroll administration, and recruiting for its 115-employee workforce. These are published customer results, not guaranteed outcomes for every buyer.
Workzoom's HR Suite is $4 CAD per employee per month, with a $400 CAD monthly minimum. All four suites are $16 CAD per employee per month with a $700 CAD monthly minimum. No setup fees, no contracts, no lock-in.
Most implementations take four to twelve weeks; large or complex rollouts can take twelve to thirty-six. County of Renfrew's digital onboarding process was in place in time to bring on 32 hires in three months without adding HR headcount.