Features

Everything you need to run Canadian payroll

One plan, one login — payroll, year-end slips, remittance tracking, and shareholder dividends, all built specifically for how Canadian small businesses run payroll.

Core Modules

Payroll, slips, and compliance tracking — in one place

Designed around how Canadian employers actually run payroll, from the first pay run to year-end filing prep.

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Payroll Calculations

CPP, QPP, EI, QPIP, federal and provincial income tax — calculated automatically from CRA payroll deduction tables for hourly, salaried, and contractor pay.

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Pay Schedules

Set up weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly schedules once. Pay period dates and due dates calculate themselves from there.

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Employee Management

Track pay rate, pay type, province, TD1 claim amounts, and direct deposit details for every employee and contractor.

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Paystubs

Generate a detailed, downloadable paystub for every employee on every pay run — gross pay, each deduction, and net pay broken out.

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T4 & T4A Slips

Year-end T4 slips for employees and T4A slips for contractors, generated from actual pay run data — no manual re-entry.

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Shareholder Dividends & T5

Record shareholder dividend payments and generate T5 slips alongside your regular payroll.

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T5008 Slips

Record securities transactions and generate T5008 slips for shareholders where applicable.

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Record of Employment (ROE)

Calculate insurable hours and earnings for a departing employee and produce the numbers you need to complete ROE Web yourself.

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CRA Remittance Tracking

See exactly how much your business owes CRA for each remittance period, with due dates tracked automatically.

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Payroll Reports

Gross-to-net summaries and year-to-date totals your accountant can work from directly.

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Role-Based Access & 2FA

Invite your accountant or HR team with role-based permissions, and secure every login with optional two-factor authentication.

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All 13 Provinces & Territories

Full support for Ontario, BC, Alberta, Quebec (QPP + QPIP), and every other province and territory.

Security & Privacy

Your payroll data stays yours

Payroll is sensitive. PayPrairie is built with that in mind.

Isolated per-company database

Every business gets its own dedicated database — your payroll data is never mixed with another company's.

Encrypted connections

All traffic between you and PayPrairie is encrypted in transit.

Two-factor authentication

Add an optional TOTP-based second factor to every login, plus recovery codes if you lose your device.

Role-based permissions

Decide exactly what each team member (Admin, Accountant, HR) can see and do.

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