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Tips, insights, and real small business experiences to help you run payroll with confidence (and maybe even enjoy it).
Perfect payroll is invisible. The people behind it shouldn’t be.
Payroll is only noticed when it goes wrong. It’s National Payroll Week — a good reason to look at the work behind the silence, and the people doing it.
Beyond the spreadsheet: The cloud-native blueprint to scaling an automated micro-SME payroll platform
Wagepoint CEO Ben Richmond joins the Startup Growth Podcast to talk payroll automation, compliance, and reducing payroll stress for Canadian small businesses.
Takeaways for Canadian accountants from Xerocon 2026
A conference floor can tell you what’s for sale, but the real value of Xerocon 2026 was in the conversations. Here’s what Canadian accountants and bookkeepers should take from it, from AI in payroll to why technology partnerships matter more than ever.
AI is a powerful tool, not a trusted adviser
AI can make a client feel advised before they’ve actually been advised. Here’s how accounting and bookkeeping firms become the human filter clients trust.
Direct deposit in Canada: An employer guide for payroll
What do employers need for direct deposit in Canada? Find out how it works and what info to gather for your business and from employees.
What is a Record of Employment (ROE)?
New to Records of Employment? This guide walks through when to issue one and what employers need to know.
How payroll deductions work in Canada: What employers need to know
What are payroll deductions and which ones should you know about as a small business employer in Canada? Read this blog.
Payroll made easy: a deep dive into Wagepoint for accounting firms
A deep-dive walkthrough of Wagepoint, specifically for Canadian accountants and bookkeepers who are looking for an easier way to deliver payroll services.
How MC Bookkeeping saves up to an hour per pay run with Wagepoint
See how Hamilton bookkeeper Meghan Cooper cuts payroll time by up to an hour per run after switching from enterprise platforms to Wagepoint.
What stays human in payroll, and what should AI manage?
We asked 200+ Canadian payroll pros to vote on where AI belongs in the payroll workflow, task by task. Here’s what they said, and where to watch the full session.
AI Payroll Summary: approve payroll with confidence, not crossed fingers
Review payroll faster with AI-powered insights that highlight unusual changes before you click Approve.
Proof over promise: What payroll has to earn before you’ll recommend it
When you recommend payroll software to a client, your name goes on it too — so the real test isn’t the pitch, it’s whether the software holds up month after month. Here’s what proof actually looks like.
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