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June 2019
Alberta, Ontario focus on payroll
Provinces pledge to reduce red tape, undo employment standards amendments
BY SHEILA BRAWN
PAYROLL ISSUES are on the minds of
government policymakers in at least two
provinces.
In Alberta, a newly elected government
has pledged to undo a number of the previ-
ous government's payroll-related employ-
ment standards amendments.
In Ontario, the government is proposing
to work with the Canadian Payroll Asso-
ciation (CPA) and other employer groups to
find ways to reduce payroll-related red tape
for businesses.
The proposals in both jurisdictions sig-
nal that changes may be ahead for payroll
professionals.
During the recent Alberta election cam-
paign, the United Conservative Party (UCP)
said it would cut red tape by one-third over its
mandate. It also committed to implementing
a "one-in/one-out" rule, requiring ministries
to identify at least one offsetting regulation
for every new regulation they create.
The UCP also said one of its first actions
in government would be to table legislation
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
see TROUBLE page 6
Credit:
Candace
Elliott
(Reuters)
see MINIMUM page 2
News in Brief pg. 4
Proposed class action focuses
on vacation and public holiday pay |
B.C. launches review of workers' comp |
CRA consulting on service improvements
Stepping back
in time pg. 3
Ontario's Employment
Standards Act
turns 50 years old
Ask an Expert pg. 5
Including overtime pay
when calculating vacation
pay | When vacation
entitlement begins
Tackling payroll's
problem areas
CRA list highlights tricky benefi ts, payments
BY SHEILA BRAWN
PAYROLL professionals are rule followers. At least, they should be.
A critical element of payroll's job is to comply with legislation and
regulations governing employee pay and deductions, remittances,
as well as reporting income and deductions.
Sometimes employee income is not taxed or reported as taxable
income. This can lead to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) penalties.
Federal
Feds table salary overpayment legislation
The federal government has tabled legislation to implement new
rules for certain salary overpayments.
The amendments are included in Bill C-97, the Budget Imple-
mentation Act, 2019, No. 1, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau
tabled in the House of Commons on April 8. The bill would amend
the Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance Act, and Income
United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney meets with the media in front of the Alberta legislature
in Edmonton after being voted in as premier of the province on April 16.
