Payroll software · Canada
Payworks
Winnipeg-based Canadian payroll, HR and time software, quote-based pricing
Market position
Payworks is a Canadian payroll and workforce management provider headquartered in Winnipeg, offering payroll, HR, employee self service, and time and absence tools. Payworks says it has served businesses across Canada for more than 25 years and onboards more than 4,000 customers each year. UK private equity firm Hg invested in the company in September 2025.
Canada-specific note
Payworks says it submits ROEs to Service Canada and handles tax remittances and WCB premiums for clients, with support from a Canadian National Service Centre. It also runs a French-language website.
Pros
- + Canadian payroll provider with more than 25 years in business (per Payworks)
- + Payroll, HR, self service and time and absence in one suite
- + ROE submission, tax remittances and WCB premiums handled
- + Serves employers from one employee to thousands (per Payworks)
Cons
- − No published price list; pricing comes from a quote
- − Canada-only product
- − Website does not describe Quebec-specific payroll features
Typical Canada pricing
Quote-based; no public prices (Payworks offers an instant online quote tool)
Why this matters for Canada trades
Provinces and territories are responsible for apprenticeship training and trade certification; a Red Seal endorsement on a provincial or territorial certificate shows the holder passed the Red Seal exam but does not by itself certify anyone to carry on a trade. In Ontario, working in one of the 23 compulsory trades needs a valid Certificate of Qualification from Skilled Trades Ontario (or a provisional certificate or registered training agreement), only ESA-licensed contractors may do electrical work for hire, TSSA registers fuels contractors and certifies gas technicians, and WSIB says people who own or run a construction business must, with some exceptions, have WSIB coverage and register. The Canadian payroll tools listed here say they handle CRA remittances and Records of Employment; Quebec payroll adds Revenu Québec remittances, QPP, QPIP and RL-1 reporting, which not every tool covers.
Canadian trades vendor selection is shaped by provincial and territorial trade certification (with the interprovincial Red Seal endorsement), provincial safety regulators and workplace insurance boards such as Ontario’s ESA, TSSA and WSIB, CRA payroll remittances, GST, HST and PST (some provinces charge GST and PST separately), and separate Quebec payroll rules (Revenu Québec, QPP, QPIP). Several software vendors listed here publish prices in US dollars.
Frequently asked
Is Payworks a good fit for Canada trades?
Payworks is a Canadian payroll and workforce management provider headquartered in Winnipeg, offering payroll, HR, employee self service, and time and absence tools. Payworks says it has served businesses across Canada for more than 25 years and onboards more than 4,000 customers each year. UK private equity firm Hg invested in the company in September 2025. Payworks says it submits ROEs to Service Canada and handles tax remittances and WCB premiums for clients, with support from a Canadian National Service Centre. It also runs a French-language website.
What does Payworks cost in Canada?
Quote-based; no public prices (Payworks offers an instant online quote tool). Pricing and availability can change by region; confirm current Canada pricing on the vendor's site before committing.