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Module 2 Online Exercise

Payroll & Benefits

ACCT-1076
Purpose:

The purpose of this online exercise is to develop research skills and resourcefulness
relating to payroll administration in Canada.

Objectives:

1. Identify appropriate online resources for payroll information.

2. Research online sources for employment standards.

Instructions:

Part 1

1. Visit the official Government of Canada website: https://www.canada.ca/home.html

and click on “English”.

In this course, we will use two main sections on the Government of Canada website:

 Jobs  Workplace Standards

o Click on the dropdown menu and select “Jobs” then “Workplace Standards”.
o We will use the “Workplace Standards” section to research the Canada
Labour Code for federally regulated employees and to find the official website
for each Canadian jurisdiction.

 Taxes  Payroll
o Click on the dropdown menu and select “Taxes” then “Payroll”.
o We will use the “Payroll” section to research payroll rules, rates and
regulations required by the Government of Canada.
2. Navigate to the Manitoba Employment Standards website from the Government of
Canada website. Once you are on the official website for Manitoba, you will
research several employment standards.

(Note: Yes, we could also find the Manitoba website by doing a google search, but by
navigating there from www.canada.ca, we know it will be the official website.)

Online steps:

1. Go to https://www.canada.ca/home.html and click on “English”.

2. Click on the menu and select “Jobs” then “Workplace Standards”.
3. Click on “Federally regulated industries and workplaces”
4. There will be a list of jurisdictions with contact information and websites.
5. Click on the Manitoba website for Manitoba Employment Standards.

Using this website, research the following questions for Manitoba:

1. What is minimum wage?

2. What are the standard hours of work?
3. What are the general holidays? (List the name of each general holiday)
4. Is Remembrance Day a general holiday?
5. Can an employer deduct the cost of broken equipment from an employee’s
wages?
6. Can an employer decide when an employee can take vacation?

3. Research the questions 1 to 5 (above) in the following jurisdictions:

1. Federal Labour Standards (Canada Labour Code)
2. Ontario Employment Standards

Part 2

Summarize your findings in the following table and submit your answers to the
Dropbox in Learn by the due date:

Manitoba Federal Labour Ontario Employment

Employment Standards Standards
Standards
Minimum Wages 11.95 $/hour 15.00 $/hour $15.00 per hour

Hours of Work 8 hours per day 8 hours per day 8 hours per day
40 hours per week 40 hours per week 48 hours per week
 (maximum)

General Holidays There are eight  New Year's 1. New Year's

Day Day
general holidays  Good Friday 2. Family Day
throughout the year:  Victoria Day 3. Good Friday
 New Year's  Canada Day 4. Victoria Day
 Labour Day 5. Canada Day
Day  National Day 6. Labour Day
 Louis Riel Day for Truth and 7. Thanksgiving
(3rd Monday Reconciliation Day
 Thanksgiving 8. Christmas Day
in February) Day 9. Boxing Day
 Good Friday  Remembrance (December
 Victoria Day Day 26)
 Christmas Day
 July 1  Boxing Day
 Labour Day
 Thanksgiving
Day
 Christmas Day

Remembrance 11 November 11 November 11 November

Day (Not a statutory (Not a statutory
holiday) holiday)

Deductions from No deduction. If your

employees wages No deduction employer feels that No deduction
(i.e. cost of broken you are responsible
equipment) for the property
damage, an
alternative is civil
court. In this case, an
impartial third party
will judge the matter.

Save this completed word document as “Your Name – Module 2 Online Exercise”
and submit to the Dropbox by the due date.