Payroll Courses with the Canadian Payroll Association Certificate

Payroll Courses – Level 1 – Payroll Compliance Legislation

The first of the Canadian payroll courses, Payroll Compliance Legislation, introduces you to payroll compliance responsibilities that affect organizations. This foundational course lays the groundwork for understanding the complexities of payroll management. As part of your journey towards payroll certification, this course is designed to provide you with the theory and knowledge required to:

• Describe payroll’s objectives and stakeholders
• Identify an employer/employee relationship
• Communicate the payroll compliance requirements to various stakeholders
• Apply federal and provincial legislation to payroll including:
  • the Canada Pension Plan
  • the Employment Insurance Act
  • employment standards legislation
  • Québec-specific legislation

• Lesson 1: Payroll and Its Compliance Environment
• Lesson 2: Federal Legislation
• Lesson 3: Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance
• Lesson 4: Income Tax
• Lesson 5: Labour Standards – Employment Standards
• Lesson 6: Labour Standards – Collective Agreements
• Lesson 7: Provincial and Territorial Legislation Outside Québec
• Lesson 8: Québec Legislation Lesson
• Lesson 9: Workers’ Compensation

Payroll Courses – Level 2 – Payroll Fundamentals 1

In the Payroll Fundamentals 2 course, an advanced segment of the payroll compliance practitioner course, you will learn how to calculate and report government and third-party remittances, year-end requirements, and accounting for payroll at the compliance level for the organization. You will be able to effectively communicate these organizational processes and requirements to internal and external stakeholders. This course, an essential requirement for PCP certification, is designed to provide the payroll student with the theory and knowledge required to:

• Calculate organizational remittances to federal, provincial, and third-party stakeholders
• Prepare accounting documentation for payroll, drawing on skills developed in accounting and payroll courses
• Complete year-end documentation, an essential skill for anyone aiming to become a payroll CPA
• Communicate all aspects of organizational remittances, accounting, and year-end requirements to various stakeholders according to guidelines stipulated by the payroll association

• Lesson 1: Federal Remittances
• Lesson 2: Provincial Remittances
• Lesson 3: Non-Statutory Deduction Remittances
• Lesson 4: Workers’ Compensation
• Lesson 5: Payroll Accounting
• Lesson 6: Year-End – Federal
• Lesson 7: Year-End – Québec
• Lesson 8: Year-End – Workers’ Compensation and Provincial Agencies

How to Become a Certified Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)

To earn your payroll certificate and become certified as a payroll expert through the Canadian Payroll Association, there are several requirements:

• Payroll Compliance Legislation: Get introduced to all legislation influencing payroll compliance requirements. course sheet
• Payroll Fundamentals 1: Apply legislation to calculate and document all types of individual payments. Open Level 2 information sheet
• Payroll Fundamentals 2: Learn about third-party remittances, including accounting, technical, and year-end requirements. PDF of Level 3
• Bookkeeping Training: Transfer your credit from a course covering basic accounting practices and principles. Bookkeeping Level 1 and/or 2 is eligible
• Work Experience: Full certification requires one year of weighted payroll job experience