Seven clocking methods feed one timesheet. Overtime and statutory holiday pay apply by province automatically. Northern Sunrise County runs multi-format timekeeping across a workforce that swings from 90 to 140 employees.
Workzoom time and attendance software captures hours through seven clocking methods and applies overtime and statutory holiday rules by province before time reaches payroll. Northern Sunrise County, an Alberta municipality whose workforce swings from 90 to 140 seasonal employees, runs multi-format timekeeping across different job types on Workzoom, with hours flowing straight to payroll. Because timekeeping and payroll share one platform, exception-based approval replaces line-by-line timesheet review.
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Timekeeping rules apply in real time as hours accumulate, and actual hours compare to the schedule automatically. Managers see variances and overtime risk as it develops, not after the pay run has already processed the cost.
With 7 built-in methods including biometric, mobile GPS, web, and kiosk, every workforce from field crews to office staff to shop floor workers can clock in accurately. Free mobile options are included so there are no additional costs for remote employees.
Timesheets approved by supervisors flow directly to payroll with overtime and premiums pre-calculated through one pipeline. There are no CSV exports, no middleware, and no manual reconciliation between time and pay data after every pay period.
Workzoom applies overtime, shift premium, and period-based accounting rules automatically to every hour captured. Every timesheet is compared to the scheduled shift in real time so variances are flagged before they reach payroll, not discovered after the pay run closes.
Workzoom supports seven clocking methods: self-service clocking, the mobile app, a web clock, facial recognition and biometric fingerprint terminals, badge clocking at kiosk stations, and manual timesheet entry. Free mobile options are included with every plan so field teams clock in from any device without extra cost.
Workzoom supports multiple timesheet layouts by time type, project, job, or task and populates them automatically from clock punches, staff schedules, or approved leaves. Supervisors review and approve before anything reaches payroll, with geo-fenced mobile clocking confirming location.
Workzoom connects timekeeping and payroll through one shared pipeline. Approved timesheets flow directly to payroll with no CSV export, no integration middleware, and no manual data entry. Time rules including overtime and premiums are applied before the timesheet reaches payroll so pay calculations use clean data.
Workzoom lets you define how clock punches are handled, including rounding intervals, early and late thresholds, minimum time between punches, and what qualifies as clocking in early versus starting a new shift. These rules apply automatically so raw punch data is clean before it reaches the timesheet.
Every requirement below is handled by the platform on every pay run, not configured per-customer.
Overtime in Canada applies once hours cross a threshold set by the applicable employment standards legislation, and the threshold varies by province. In Ontario, overtime pay applies after 44 hours worked in a week under the Employment Standards Act. Workzoom applies the configured rule automatically to every hour captured before it reaches payroll.
Source: Ontario ESA, overtime pay
Statutory holiday pay is calculated as an average of earnings over a defined period before the holiday rather than a flat day's wage, and the recognized holiday list varies by province. Ontario recognizes nine public holidays under the Employment Standards Act, and employees who work the holiday are generally owed premium pay on top of the holiday entitlement.
Source: Ontario ESA, public holidays
Ontario's Employment Standards Act requires employers to record the number of hours each employee worked in every day and every week. Workzoom's timekeeping module builds that record automatically from clock punches, schedules or timesheet entry, whichever capture method a team uses.
Source: Ontario ESA, record-keeping
Seven capture methods, one rules engine, one pay run.
Mobile, web, biometric, facial recognition, kiosk badge, self-service or supervisor entry, all feeding the same timesheet.
Daily, weekly and premium rules apply automatically, including the overtime threshold configured for each employee's province.
A short punch, an unplanned double or a missed clock-out surfaces for review; matched time does not need a look.
No CSV export, no middleware, no manual reconciliation between time and pay data after the period closes.
Proof
A Workzoom customer running timekeeping in Canada today.
Switching to Workzoom has made managing payroll and timekeeping so much easier. The system is straightforward and works really well. We were able to process our first payroll faster than we expected, and now we feel much more confident in how we're handling everything.
The story
The story
Different Canadian workforces capture time differently. Office staff use self-service or web clock. Field crews and seasonal workers use mobile GPS or supervisor entry. Facilities running shift work use biometric or facial-recognition terminals. Workzoom supports all seven methods feeding the same timesheet, so the capture method matches the operation instead of forcing every team onto one device.
Whichever method captures the punch, the same rules engine applies daily, weekly and premium calculations, including the overtime threshold set for the employee's province. Ontario's threshold is 44 hours in a week under the Employment Standards Act; other provinces set their own.
The story
Northern Sunrise County's workforce swings structurally between 90 and 140 employees as summer construction and road maintenance staff up and winter scales the team back down. Different job types used different timesheet formats, a gap the county's prior systems handled inconsistently and that had eroded trust in the numbers.
On Workzoom, the county's Canadian payroll engine, multi-format timekeeping, scheduling, personnel records and leave management run on one platform. The county's first payroll on the new system ran less than three months after the project started, and last-minute corrections that used to take hours now complete in minutes.
The story
Most timesheet review time is spent confirming punches that already match the schedule. Workzoom compares actual hours to the approved schedule in real time and surfaces only the discrepancies, so a manager's daily review is typically about 60 seconds rather than an hour at period-end.
Because timekeeping and payroll share the same platform, approved hours reach payroll with overtime, shift premiums and statutory holiday pay already calculated. There is no CSV export, no integration middleware and no manual reconciliation between separate time and payroll systems.
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How Workzoom timekeeping runs day to day in Canada, with the local statutory specifics teams ask about.
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