PAYROLL SOFTWARE FOR CANADA
Manage payroll for Canada. Embrace an AI-powered experience.
Step into the future of payroll for Canada to boost engagement, productivity and automation—embedded in the leading AI platform for HR and finance. Deliver efficient payroll experiences from St. John's to Vancouver.
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Streamline. Automate. Flex.
Our industry-leading solution helps drive efficiency and accuracy in your Canadian payroll processes, while providing the agility you need to respond to shifting Canadian regulations and organisational priorities.
Payroll management.
Reduce manual effort and simplify processes with an agile, automated, and continuous calculation engine built to improve payroll accuracy and compliance.
Global payroll integration.
Manage your global payroll from one place with real-time integrations for 180+ countries through our network of trusted partners.
Reporting and analytics.
Become a data-driven, strategic business partner through access to complete, real-time insights about workforce costs.
Employee self-service.
Engage your employees with an AI-driven user experience that makes it easy to understand pay details and manage HR data.
Payroll performance that pays off.
Don’t just run your business—run it flawlessly. When your HCM and payroll from federal to provinces in Canada are in one place, you can leverage automation to pay people accurately, on time, and compliantly so every pay period is right on the money.
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Synced HR transactions and payroll
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Continuous payroll processing
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Canada compliance-related updates
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Anytime audit with AI anomaly detection
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Built-in reporting and analytics
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Mobile-first employee experience
Tap into the power of AI.
Drive operational excellence and transform your payroll processes with Workday Illuminate™ freeing up human potential by augmenting skills and automating routine payroll tasks, allowing your people to focus on higher-impact, meaningful work and achieve more with less.
Stay ahead of compliance.
Monitor Canadian regulatory changes with our compliance dashboard, gain insights from our customer community, and get recommended tools from our dedicated team of experts who constantly track regulatory changes so you always have what you need to succeed.
Payroll for Canada FAQs
What is payroll software Canada?
Payroll software Canada is a solution built to automate and streamline critical payroll processes—such as wage calculations, employee payments, and Canadian tax compliance—improving business efficiency and reducing errors.
What are the benefits of cloud-based payroll software Canada?
Cloud-based payroll software Canada provides anytime, anywhere access to payroll data—simplifying global management, enabling automated updates, and supporting seamless integrations with other systems.
Why do businesses use payroll software Canada?
Businesses use payroll software Canada to simplify and streamline payroll management processes, reduce administrative burden, and boost accuracy and compliance.
How does payroll software Canada help with compliance, taxes, and regulations?
Payroll software Canada helps you comply with federal, provincial and territorial laws by automating tax calculations, deductions, and filings and providing reporting and record-keeping for audits.
What are the features of efficient payroll software Canada?
Features of efficient payroll software Canada include automated payroll processing, employee self-service capabilities, and built-in reporting and analytics.
What do I need to run payroll software Canada?
To run Canada payroll software, you need essential company details (like your BN), employee information (TD1, TD1X, bank details, pay rates), and time records. From there, a modern, cloud-based payroll solution requires an internet connection, a web browser, and some configuration—but no traditional coding or customization.
Can I run payroll software internationally?
Yes, you can run payroll software internationally. For best results, use a solution that is specifically designed to handle payroll for employees in multiple countries.
How does payroll software integrate with your human resource information systems?
Typically, payroll software integrates with your HRIS platform via an API or prebuilt connector, providing a secure pathway for automated data exchange between the systems. With Workday, no integration is required—your data flows automatically between HR solutions and payroll.
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