Our Story

Payroll software built for Canadian small businesses

Not a general-purpose HR suite adapted for Canada — built from the ground up around CRA payroll rules, all 13 provinces and territories, and the way small businesses actually run payroll.

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Provinces & territories supported

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Payroll deduction types automated (CPP/QPP, EI/QPIP, tax, remittances)

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Day free trial, no card required

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Isolated database per company

Why we built this

Payroll rules in Canada are genuinely complicated

Every Canadian province has its own income tax rates and brackets on top of federal tax. Quebec runs its own parallel system entirely — QPP instead of CPP, plus QPIP, an extra premium that doesn't exist anywhere else in the country. Getting a single pay run right means keeping all of that current, every year, for every province you have employees in.

Small businesses either pay for expensive enterprise payroll platforms built for HR departments they don't have, or do it by hand in a spreadsheet and hope the numbers are right. PayPrairie exists to close that gap: real CRA-based calculations, without the enterprise price tag or the learning curve.

The Problem

13 different provincial tax regimes, Quebec's separate system, and CRA rules that change every year.

The Approach

One platform that calculates CPP/QPP, EI/QPIP, and income tax automatically from CRA's payroll deduction tables — for every province, out of the box.

The Result

Run payroll in minutes, generate the year-end slips you need, and always know what you owe CRA.

What we believe in

Our principles

Accuracy first

Payroll math has to be right every single time — deduction tables and provincial rates are kept current, not "close enough."

Simple by default

A small business owner shouldn't need payroll training to run their own payroll. If it takes a manual, we've failed.

Your data stays yours

Every company gets a fully isolated database. We never mix your payroll data with anyone else's, and you can export it any time.

Honest about what we do

We tell you plainly what PayPrairie automates (calculations, slips, remittance amounts) and what still requires you or your accountant (actually filing with CRA).

Fair, transparent pricing

Plans priced per company, not per employee — no surprise fees as your team grows within your plan's limits.

Built for real small businesses

Not an enterprise HR suite with payroll bolted on — a focused tool for owners who just need payroll done right.

Ready to simplify your payroll?

Start your 14-day free trial today — no credit card required.