Instructional video explains
pay statements to new workers
Production teaches
the basics of being
employed in Canada
BY SHEILA BRAWN
A NEW VIDEO by the Canadian Payroll Associa-
tion (CPA) teaches young people and those new to
the workf orce about the basics of being employed
and being paid in Canada.
"This 12-minute video addresses everything
from social insurance numbers—how to obtain
them, how to maintain them—to tax forms,
minimum wage, statutory holidays, vacation
pay, statutory deductions and content on saving
at least 10 per cent of their pay each paycheque,"
says Janice MacLellan, vice-president of opera-
tions at the CPA.
The CPA created the video, called Financial
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
B.C. cancelling four per cent MSP rate
hike|ESDC releases report on fl ex
work|CRA consulting on service
improvements
Ask an expert pg. 5
Clarifying workplace injury
obligations|Pay
requirements for employees
awaiting WCB benefi ts
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Credit:
payroll.ca/cpa/media/understanding/
Protecting your pay pg. 3
New York state is set to implement
comprehensive payroll card
protections, the strongest of their
kind in the United States.
N.B. reviewing
employment
standards rules
Changes could aff ect minimum wage
BY SHEILA BRAWN
CHANGES COULD be coming to
three areas of employment stan-
dards in New Brunswick. The
province's Department of Post-
Secondary Education, Training
and Labour is reviewing mini-
mum wage, youth employment
and coverage under the Employ-
ment Standards Act.
In early September, the depart-
ment released three discussion
papers on the topics and asked
for feedback by Oct. 7. While the
date for commenting has passed,
the proposals put forward in the
papers provide insight into possi-
Government tables CPP amendments
The federal government is moving ahead with amendments to the
Canada Pension Plan to implement proposals that finance ministers
agreed to earlier this year.
On Oct. 6, the government tabled Bill C-26, An Act to amend the
Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and
the Income Tax Act.
The bill would give effect to an agreement in principle that national
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the finance ministers of nine prov-
inces signed over the summer to gradually increase CPP contribution
rates, implement a separate, additional rate for high-income earners
and raise the plan's income replacement level.
Quebec was the only province not to agree to the proposals. Chang-
es to the CPP require the approval of seven of 10 provinces represent-
A recently released CPA video explains payroll basics for new employees.
see TOOL page 2