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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
News in Brief pg. 4
Canada-China social security
agreement| Feds to build centre to
house public sector payroll services|
Average weekly earnings in January|
Unemployment rate in March
Ask an expert pg. 5
Notice of termination
requirements for part-time
workers|Paying wages in
lieu in instalments in a
termination
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Payroll profession
still in demand pg. 3
Challenges for employers in fi nding,
keeping payroll professionals
see QUEBEC on page 2
Provincial budgets
bring changes for payroll
Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Yukon to see biggest alterations
BY SHEILA BRAWN
IT IS BUDGET season and provinces and
territories across Canada are tabling annual
financial plans. In some jurisdictions, the
budgets include proposals that will mean
changes for payroll departments to imple-
ment this year or in coming years. Here is a
look at some recent budget announcements:
Alberta:
Shortly before the Alberta government
announced a May 5 provincial election,
Finance Minister Robin Campbell tabled
the province's 2015-16 budget. The Mar. 26
budget included a plan to introduce a new
health-care contribution levy that Camp-
bell said would be paid through the income
tax system and administered by the Canada
Revenue Agency (CRA) through source
deductions. If the government wins the
Wide-ranging changes
recommended
in Quebec tax review report
If implemented, recommendations
would mean big changes for payroll
BY SHEILA BRAWN
A GOVERNMENT-APPOINTED committee studying tax reform
in Quebec recommends the provincial government make wide-
ranging changes to the province's tax system, including a number of
payroll-related taxes.
The Quebec government set up the committee last June to find
ways to improve the province's tax system. After months of study,
the Québec Taxation Review Committee recently released its final
report, Focusing on Québec's Future. The six-volume report makes
see TAX on page 6
Federal
Reminder: Victoria Day is statutory
holiday in most jurisdictions
May 18 is a statutory holiday under labour standards laws in most
Canadian jurisdictions, including Alberta, British Columbia,
Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Sas-
katchewan, Yukon and under the Canada Labour Code for federally
regulated employers and employees. In New Brunswick, the day
is a holiday under the Days of Rest Act. In most jurisdictions, the
holiday is called Victoria Day. In Quebec, it is called National Pa-
triots' Day.
