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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Feds still working to fi x Phoenix payroll
problems|B.C. Tax Commission to
issue report in October|Little change
in average weekly earnings in May
Ask an expert pg. 5
Reporting fake
SINs|Successor employers
and vacation entitlement
|Maintaining benefi ts
while on leave
Alberta
Reminder: Minimum wage rates going up
The general minimum wage rate in Alberta will rise from $11.20 an
hour to $12.20 on Oct. 1.
The rate will now apply to liquor servers since the government is
eliminating a separate minimum wage rate for them on Oct. 1.
Other minimum wage rates are also going up at the beginning of
October. The rate for certain salespersons specified in provincial
regulations will rise from $446.00 per week to $486.00. The rate for
domestic employees who live in their employer's residence will in-
crease from $2,127 per month to $2,316.
Labour Minister Christina Gray says the government will keep an
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New folio pg. 3
The CRA has retired its Employee
Fringe Benefi ts Employer
Interpretation Bulletin and replaced it
with a new Income Tax Folio chapter.
Advocacy leads to changes
Canadian Payroll Association works with government to ensure payroll's voice is heard
BY SHEILA BRAWN
CODES NOW replace footnotes on the T4.
There are now higher thresholds for Can-
ada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu
Québec accelerated remitters. There are
now graduated penalties for late remittanc-
es. The timeframe for issuing electronic
ROEs now better aligns with pay cycles.
These are just some of the changes the
Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) has
successfully advocated for governments to
make in recent years. From source deduc-
tions to year-end reporting to employment
standards and workers' compensation,
CPA president and CEO Patrick Culhane
says the association regularly works with
government officials and civil servants to
make payroll-related laws more efficient
and effective for employers, government,
employees and the general public.
"Advocacy is important to us," says
Culhane. "Our core purpose is payroll
compliance through education and
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Payroll technology
changes don't have
to cause headaches
Research, well-defi ned plan and
stakeholder inclusion help transition
BY KIM GROOME
BECAUSE PAYROLL plays such a critical role, it can be easy to jus-
tify keeping your existing solution even when it means managing
work-arounds, manual processes and maintaining external spread-
sheets.
In spite of this, to provide the best possible experience for em-
ployees and to make a more strategic impact in your organization,
The Canada Revenue Agency in Ottawa has worked with the Canadian Payroll Association through the
years in making changes to payroll-related laws.