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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Judge approves Scotiabank overtime
settlement|IRS warns payroll about
phishing scams|Manitoba proposes
new income tax rate
Ask an expert pg. 5
Employee purchases through
payroll deductions |Taxable
benefi t if no receipt? |
Taxable benefi t for car
with company logo?
Manitoba passes
employment
standards changes
First province in Canada
to include leave for domestic violence
BY SHEILA BRAWN
MANITOBA HAS PASSED groundbreaking changes to its employ-
ment standards law.
Last month, the province's legislature approved amendments to
the Employment Standards Code that will add a leave for domestic
violence to the list of job-protected leaves covered by the legislation.
It is the first jurisdiction in Canada to do this.
"We're proud that Manitoba is the first province to be taking this
Alberta
WCB registration deadline
approaching for farm employers
Farms or ranches with paid workers who are not business owners
or family members of the owners have until April 30 to set up an
account with the province's Workers' Compensation Board (WCB).
Amendments to workers' compensation regulations that took ef-
fect on Jan. 1 require farming and ranching operations in Alberta
that employ paid workers to register for workers' compensation cov-
erage. Coverage for family members and workers who do not receive
wages remains optional.
see EMPLOYERS on page 6
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Share work, save jobs pg. 3
Service Canada's Work-Sharing
Program can help both
employers and employees
in tough economic times
Budgets bring changes for payroll
From tax changes to pension plan announcements,
budgets tabled in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Ontario will aff ect payroll
BY SHEILA BRAWN
PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS may have to
implement tax and legislative changes this
year and next because of recent budgets.
Here is a look at payroll-related announce-
ments from three provinces this year:
British Columbia
The budget, released on Feb. 16, did not
propose changes to personal income tax
rates or brackets. However, Finance Minis-
ter Michael de Jong did propose changes to
the tax reduction credit, which is included
in income tax deduction calculations.
The tax reduction credit is a non-refund-
able credit for individuals whose annual
income is below a certain amount. For in-
dividuals with annual incomes of no more
than $19,171, the tax reduction credit re-
duces income tax payable by up to $436. In-
dividuals with an annual income between
$19,171 and $31,628.14 are eligible for a
see ONTARIO page 2