Dual Tax Reporting, Labor Laws Mark Canadian Complexity

Much of the complexity of Canadian payroll comes from the 13 jurisdictions’ differing labor laws as well as tax reporting to multiple agencies, a member of Canada’s payroll association said May 10.

While most tax reporting is only done at the federal level through the Canada Revenue Agency, Quebec has a separate tax system administered by Revenu Quebec, Steven Van Alstine, vice president of education at the National Payroll Institute, said. The NPI changed its name from the Canadian Payroll Association in March.

The Canada Revenue Agency collects federal income tax, provincial income tax for all jurisdictions except Quebec, and ...