• Employee Management
  • Payroll Processing
  • Payroll compliance
  • Benefits management
  • Payroll administration
  • Payroll Reports
  • Integrations
  • Customisations
  • Employee Portal

Feature-rich payroll software built for businesses in Canada

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Employee Management

Ensure a smooth employee journey from day one

From onboarding to gratuity, manage every step of payroll with ease for your entire workforce.
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Accelerate new hire onboarding

Finish payroll setup in a few quick steps and focus on making the initial days engaging by building strong team connections.

Give employees on-the-go payroll access

Provide employees instant access to downloadable pay stubs and other important payroll details such as salary, benefits, and more from a user-friendly portal.

Import prior payroll records

Bring your historic payroll data into the existing payroll system safely, keeping all records accurate and organized without any loss of information.

Centralize all your payroll documents

Upload, organize, and securely access essential employee and organizational files in one place.

Payroll Processing

Process payroll with every essential feature

Automate payroll processes from calculation to salary disbursement, ensuring accuracy, on-time payments, and less administrative hassles.
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Get a complete payroll overview

Get payroll-ready with a dashboard that instantly displays upcoming cycles, tasks, and everything that needs your attention.

Set pay schedules your way

Create pay schedules that fit your business requirements, whether weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.

Process salaried and hourly payments

Handle payroll for all employees, whether on a fixed salary or hourly rate, while keeping processes smooth, accurate, and on schedule.

Automate accurate payroll calculations

Process every payroll cycle automatically with precise calculations of net pay, taxes, deductions, and contributions, ensuring error-free and timely salary disbursements.

Make reliable payments with Forte

Pay employees securely by transferring salaries directly to their bank accounts using Forte, ensuring accurate, and hassle-free payroll disbursements.

Recognize efforts with bonus payments

Process bonuses separately from regular payroll to recognize employee achievements, milestones, and contributions, and motivate continued high performance.

Process off-cycle pay runs anytime

Handle payments for new hires, salary changes, or missed wages seamlessly without waiting for the regular pay schedule.

Payroll compliance

Stay compliant with every Canadian payroll laws

Effortlessly manage Canadian payroll compliance from taxes to deductions while avoiding penalties and staying up to date with every changing payroll law.
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Automate federal and provincial tax handling

Easily calculate and withhold federal and provincial taxes along with CPP or QPP contributions while reflecting each region’s unique differences.

Generate essential year-end forms

Quickly generate and deliver key year-end forms such as T4 and RL-1, keeping them organized for you to view details anytime.

Access up-to-date compliance reports

Keep all deductions, benefits, and statutory reports organized in one place, ensuring accurate compliance and effortless audits.

Provide a smooth offboarding process

Automatically issue ROEs (Record of Employment) while tracking departures, ensuring accurate exit records for employees.

Manage EI and QPIP premiums

Automatically calculate and deduct Employment Insurance (EI) or Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) premiums according to federal and provincial rules, keeping your payroll compliant across Canada.

Deliver accurate non-wage payments

Calculate and withhold taxes on bonuses, commissions, and other one-time payments to stay compliant while ensuring employees receive accurate compensations.

Meet holiday & vacation pay standards

Automatically calculate and provide statutory holiday and vacation pay accurately, based on eligibility to fulfill provincial requirements.

Benefits management

Go beyond salaries with meaningful employee benefits

Bring value to your employees beyond pay with benefits that help employees feel supported and appreciated.
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Support long-term financial security

Help employees build a secure future with RPP contributions and RRSP payroll deductions for long-term financial stability.

Ensure uninterrupted health benefits

Help employees count on uninterrupted health and dental benefits as your payroll system manages contributions accurately.

Manage union dues with ease

Record and process union dues to ensure correct taxable wages, while maintaining employees’ coverage and compliance.

Multiple benefits for multiple needs

Handle one-time or recurring perks for employees including travel allowances, parking allowances, or relocation allowances without worrying about manual calculations.

Reward employees with accurate holiday pay

Ensure employees feel valued by paying them correctly for statutory holidays, whether they work or not, including extra pay for hours worked.

Make employee exits smooth

Settle one-time payouts like notice pay and severance for departing employees, giving them a proper send-off and showing appreciation for their contributions.

Payroll administration

Simple payroll that's easy to manage

Digitize and automate routine payroll tasks so you spend less time on administrative tasks and more time expanding your business with a robust payroll software.
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Keep your team informed

Send timely email and in-app alerts for important payroll tasks and deadlines, keeping your team informed, aligned, and proactive.

Run payroll all across Canada

Easily manage employees in multiple offices across Canada while ensuring payroll remains accurate, compliant, and hassle-free.

Enable secure team collaboration

Create unique roles for your team to enable seamless collaboration while granting each user access only to the sections they need.

Skip salary for non-eligible staff

Exclude employees who aren’t eligible for a pay period, like those on long leave, while ensuring subsequent pay runs remain accurate and uninterrupted.

Record every payroll move

Monitor all team actions and maintain detailed records of every payroll change for transparency and accountability.

Payroll Reports

Make smart payroll decisions with strong insights

Generate essential payroll reports with an intuitive payroll software to stay compliant, track contributions, and provide employees with required documentation.
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Categorize employee details with reporting tags

Assign labels to employees to filter data and reports easily, helping you categorize and monitor activities for precise payroll and workforce insights.

Get reports in multiple formats

Export reports in PDF, XLS, or CSV formats for any date range, giving you full flexibility to analyze payroll.

Protect sensitive payroll data

Enable password protection on reports so sensitive payroll information stays secure, accessible only to authorized personnel.

Drive smarter compensation decisions

Use detailed payroll and workforce reports to analyze trends and make informed decisions that improve employee compensation and satisfaction.

Gain payroll cost insights

Get detailed visibility into payroll spending to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize resource allocation, and improve overall financial efficiency.

Get reliable payroll tax reports

Track and summarise federal and provincial tax withholdings, CPP/QPP, and EI contributions to simplify filings and ensure full compliance without penalties.

Maintain accurate Records of Employment

Generate and store ROEs instantly to guarantee precise reporting and quick EI access for departing employees.

Prepare year-end tax forms

Access accurate T4 and RL-1 forms to guide you while filling them in the CRA system, making year-end filings simple.

Integrations

Connect payroll with other core business systems

Bring payroll, accounting and expense operations together to ensure smooth, coordinated business processes within one ecosystem.
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Streamline accounting automatically

Connect your payroll and accounting operations by integrating Zoho Payroll with Zoho Books for seamless financial management.

Unify salaries and reimbursements together

Handle employee payments, including salaries and expense reimbursements, in one smooth process to streamline operations and reduce administrative complexity

Customisations

Build payroll around your business needs

Leverage flexible features to create a payroll workflow tailored to your business processes, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.
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Create flexible salary structures

Design pay structures for all employees, from interns to executives, with custom earnings and deductions that ensure fair, transparent, and efficient payroll.

Add additional employee information

Capture extended employee-specific details such as emergency contacts, skill sets, certifications, and department codes by adding customizable fields to their profiles.

Customize personalized emails for employees

Modify email templates to personalize messages, ensuring employees receive relevant and consistent communication.

Tailor user access to your needs

Define as many roles as you need and assign specific permissions to each, so every team member has the right access for their responsibilities.

Employee PortalGive your team a user-friendly employee self-service portal

Access all personal and pay information in one convenient self-service space.

Get instant notifications when salaries are credited.

View and download your password-protected payslips with ease for secure access anytime, anywhere.

Track employee time off quickly.

Reach out directly to payroll staff whenever needed.

Get the latest company updates directly in the portal.

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