Canadian Payroll Reporter

June 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 June 2016 see MINIMUM page 7 PM #40065782 Legislative Roundup Changes in payroll laws and regulations from across Canada News in Brief pg. 4 PSAC complains of federal payroll problems|Ontario recovers wages owed to interns|Schedule job interviews for mid-morning: Survey Ask an expert pg. 5 Failing to work before or after holiday|Paying employees in continuous operations who work on a holiday Federal Government tables budget legislation The federal government has tabled legislation that would imple- ment payroll-related measures proposed in this year's budget. In late April, Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented Bill C-15, Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1, for first reading. The bill proposes changes to the federal Income Tax Act that would elimi- nate education and textbook tax credits that employees may claim on a TD1, Personal Tax Credits Return, beginning next year. It would also amend the act to increase the maximum amounts in- dividuals can claim if they live in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon or another prescribed northern zone for more than six months. see EMPLOYMENT on page 6 Credit: riekephotos (Shutterstock) Ontario bill provides new details on ORRP pg. 3 Legislation sets out requirements for contributions, calculation of benefi ts, penalties for non-compliance Provincial budgets bring mid-year tax changes for payroll Employers in fi ve provinces prepare for July 1 changes BY SHEILA BRAWN AS BUDGET season winds down across Canada, some payroll departments will be busy implementing tax changes. Earlier this year, governments in British Columbia, New Brunswick and Quebec tabled budgets with July 1 changes for pay- roll. Recently, Newfoundland and Labra- dor and Prince Edward Island also released budgets with payroll-related changes. Newfoundland and Labrador In Newfoundland and Labrador, Finance Minister Cathy Bennett tabled a budget on April 14 that proposes to increase personal income tax rates in the province on July 1 and again next year. Bennett also announced that on July 1 see HST page 2 Young at work Employers need to pay attention to diff erences in source deduction and employment standards rules that may apply BY SHEILA BRAWN THIS SUMMER, many teenagers will be starting their first paid job. They may be excited about earning their "own" money or nervous about embarking on this new phase of life. Whether employers are hiring summer students or part-time workers throughout the year, they need to follow source deduction and employment standards rules that apply to young workers. Not only is this good human resources practice, it may also save penalties and fines that may result from a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit or employment standards inspection. In Ontario, for example, the labour ministry is currently conduct-

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