Many firms are hesitant to consider expanding into Canada due to the jurisdictional differences in the employee management and payroll practices. One of the biggest hurdles is employing Canadian staff which, without a Canadian payroll partner, requires the international firm to:

• Establish a Canadian administrative presence
• Register and maintain accounts with all the necessary Canadian government authorities
• Regularly make filings and remittances to these authorities
• Put in place and support the necessary Canadian banking, financial and insurance infrastructure
• Ensure on-going understanding and compliance with all Federal and Provincial employment and Occupational Health and Safety regulations

These issues can be very difficult to manage from abroad, even when Canadian-based advisors are retained. As one of the largest Canadian Professional Employer Organizations, we offer a comprehensive approach to helping you manage your business’s human resources responsibilities. We allow you to transfer the majority of your business’s cumbersome and time-consuming HR tasks to a dedicated team of HR specialists who are available to provide immediate guidance and recommendations for your specific needs. We offer a comprehensive suite of HR services to our global clients –- everything from recruiting services to benefits administration.

Unlike other HR outsourcing firms, The Payroll Edge acts as the “Employer of Record” (EOR) for the Canadian workers. Canadian workers are seen as employees of The Payroll Edge, with all Canadian government remittances and thoroughly documented paper trails ensuring compliance as part of the comprehensive Payroll Edge service offering. With packages that include employee benefits and employer sponsored retirement plans, a foreign firm’s Canadian workforce can enjoy all the benefits of their global counterparts with mitigated risk.

The Payroll Edge fulfills the great need of global firms challenged by not having access to a reliable source of accurate, up-to-date, knowledgeable advice about Canadian employment regulations and protocols. Without this knowledge, global firms can easily make potentially very costly mistakes managing and paying their Canadian employees by inappropriately relying on erroneous practices and misinformation.

For instance, one common source of confusion is U.S. firms mistaking their greatest vulnerability as being 3rd-party litigation, rather than the true greater threat being the Canadian government. The Payroll Edge can also clarify the right way to pay Canadian staff by avoiding an all-too-frequently used method that is definitely the wrong way.

As one of the largest Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) in Canada, The Payroll Edge offers global firms seamless expansion into the Canadian market without the daunting task of understanding and undertaking foreign employment compliance.