Canadian Payroll Reporter

April 2016

Focuses on issues of importance to payroll professionals across Canada. It contains news, case studies, profiles and tracks payroll-related legislation to help employers comply with all the rules and regulations governing their organizations.

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Payroll Reporter Can R Can R adian adian a www.payroll-reporter.com April 2016 see MANITOBA page 7 PM #40065782 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 Credit: Shutterstock 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

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