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May 2018
Federal
Budget tabled for implementation
The federal government tabled legislation in late March to imple-
ment measures proposed in this year's budget.
Among the provisions in Bill C-74, the Budget Implementation
Act, 2018, No. 1, are amendments to the Employment Insurance
Act that would make the current Employment Insurance (EI) Work-
ing While on Claim Pilot Project rules permanent, and extend them
Provincial budgets propose tax changes
Payroll staff in some provinces
may be busier than others
BY SHEILA BRAWN
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. That phrase,
usually tied to real estate, also works for payroll pro-
fessionals trying to determine if they will have to
implement provincial budget measures this year.
Depending on the jurisdiction in which an em-
ployer has employees, payroll professionals may
have a lot of changes to make, or little to none. To
date, Ontario has proposed the most extensive
payroll-related changes, although with a provincial
election next month, it is impossible to know wheth-
er the proposals will be enacted.
Here is a look at payroll-related measures an-
nounced so far in provincial budgets:
Manitoba
The Manitoba budget, which Finance Minister
Cameron Friesen tabled on March 12, included an
announcement that the government would increase
the basic personal amount that employees claim on a
Manitoba Personal Tax Credits Return (TD1MB) by
$2,020 over two years, beginning next year.
On Jan. 1, 2019, the basic personal amount would
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Legislative Roundup
Changes in payroll laws and regulations
from across Canada
see FIRST page 6
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Ontario tackles
pay transparency
Proposed legislation will require employers
to report on gender pay, other diff erences
BY SHEILA BRAWN
SOME EMPLOYERS in Ontario may soon have to track and report
on wage gaps between their male and female employees, as well as
pay differences rooted in other employee characteristics.
In March, the Ontario government tabled legislation that it said
would bring more transparency to employee compensation.
see TAX page 2
Newfoundland and Labrador is proposing changes in the legislature that would affect the
amount employers pay for the province's Health and Post-secondary Education Tax.
News in Brief pg. 4
Phoenix problems not software-related:
IBM| Administrative duties shifting to
payroll: Survey | New Brunswick
invests in pay equity support
Ideal job
candidates pg. 3
Payroll professionals
hot commodity:
Salary guides
Ask an Expert pg. 5
Reporting overtime on ROEs |
Overtime pay deadlines |
Source deductions on DPSP
contributions