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A 2026 federal evaluation identifies rising labour standards complaints, persistent recovery gaps and disproportionately few proactive inspections of road transportation employers.
Yukon's workers compensation assessment rates are falling across all nine industry groups for 2027, but individual employer notices and the higher earnings ceiling still matter.
The 2027 EI rate is set at $1.64 per $100 of earnings outside Quebec. Employers reviewing payroll costs should also check whether a qualifying disability plan earns a premium reduction.
Minimum wage, authorized deductions and unpaid wage complaints require more than a payroll software setting. They demand auditable classifications and corrections.
A salary doesn't always eliminate overtime, and vacation pay isn't vacation time. Canadian employers need to check classification, eligibility and the rules where each employee works.
Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have different notice thresholds, final pay deadlines and benefit rules. HR needs three workflows even when the employer has one national policy.
Separation pay, EI, benefits, vacation and banked overtime all operate under different rules. The employer's final payroll checklist should keep them separate.
An Ontario tribunal rejected an employer's appeal after a delayed $60 benefits payment triggered about $37,000 in experience rating costs.
Service Canada guidance dated October 6, 2026 extends the waived EI waiting period and the exclusion of separation pay to October 9, 2027. Tariff related flexibilities in the federal reduced hours program run to March 31, 2028.
The Employment Standards Board is reviewing future minimum wage rates, past the $17.30 rate now in effect and the $17.60 rate already set for April 1, 2027.
A regulation effective October 1 makes Manitoba’s new sick note division apply to specified workers who remain outside much of Part 2, including certain household workers and regulated professionals.
Canada had 501,000 job vacancies in July and the national vacancy rate barely moved. Underneath that stability, Alberta and Manitoba were gaining vacancies while Ontario and Quebec were losing them.
Ontario reports that 1000523220 Ontario Inc. and director Du Duc Do were convicted on August 20, 2026 after no records were produced by the November 24, 2023 deadline set by an Employment Standards Officer.
A proposed federal program would give employers another option when work drops: keep people attached to the business, use reduced hours for training, and plan the payroll mechanics before layoffs become the default.
New federal equal treatment rules change how some wage differences tied to employment status can be justified. Payroll and HR need a shared process before October 20.
New Brunswick's 2026 wage review runs from August 11 to October 9 and asks about more than the usual rate increase. It also raises the question of whether the minimum overtime formula should change.
REV Automotive delivered its wage assessment appeal on time, but 2 unsuccessful cheques meant the required $500 deposit arrived after the deadline. The Board couldn't extend a mandatory statutory condition of appeal.
Broad employment-standards change touching pay, scheduling, leave administration and employee relations.
Current federal source for immigration-related hiring, worker classification, recruitment and payroll obligations.
Important prospective change for overtime, pay administration and employment-standards planning.
Current compensation and payroll baseline for the Northwest Territories.
Current compensation and payroll baseline for Nunavut.
Current compensation and payroll baseline for Yukon.
Current compensation and payroll baseline for Newfoundland and Labrador.
Direct authoritative source for gig/platform work, pay administration and worker classification issues.
Authoritative source for timekeeping and hours-of-work administration.
Authoritative payroll and benefits source for HCSAs, medical and drug-plan administration.
Authoritative source for layoffs, restructuring and termination/offboarding administration.
Authoritative payroll source for remote-work administration.
Authoritative payroll source for expense reimbursement administration.
Authoritative source for group RRSP administration and payroll treatment.
Authoritative employer source for multiple benefits categories that were empty in the corpus.
Foundational source for contractor classification and payroll treatment.
The 2026 CPP ceilings create a second contribution band. Classification of benefits and annual thresholds both shape payroll costs.
The federal $18.15 wage floor and penalty changes make repeat payroll errors costly. Document correction as well as payment.
Ontario’s first-day written job information rule makes onboarding a documented handoff. Check the threshold and delivery record.
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