Payroll Management

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)and Certified Payroll Manager (CPM)

Since 1985, The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) has registered more than 25,000 students in their certification program. Professional certification at one or more levels is a prerequisite for employment and career advancement in payroll by an increasing number of employers. This program helps payroll professionals avoid substantial penalties for non-compliance with government rules and regulations and other costly administrative errors. The CPA updates payroll course materials annually.

For more details about the program please visit the CPA web site: www.payroll.ca or contact the CPA by phone: 1-800-387-4693 ext. 317 (toll free) or email: victoriaS@payroll.ca  

Please Note:
To enroll in a Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) payroll course, you must register first with Douglas College (604-527-5472) to guarantee a seat in the class. You must also register, before the course start date , with the Canadian Payroll Association CPA (information from http://www.payroll.ca/; toll free: 1-800-387-4693 Ext. 317).

Separate fees are payable to the CPA:
Members - $300 plus applicable taxes;
Non/New-members - $465 plus applicable taxes.
A CPA registration form may be downloaded from the CPA Web site .  

CPA Contact Information :
Victoria (Unsworth) Sarudi, Certification Coordinator
The Canadian Payroll Association
250 Bloor Street East, Suite 1600
Toronto, ON M4W 1E6
Web: http://www.payroll.ca/
Email: mailto:victoriaS@payroll.caor mailto:cpm@payroll.ca
Tel: (416) 487-3380 or (800) 387-4693 ext. 317
Fax: (416) 487-3384

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certification  

Requirements:

• Payroll Compliance Legislation
• Payroll Fundamentals 1
• Introduction to Accounting - see ACCT 1110 or Course schedule
• Payroll Fundamentals 2 *

* Please Note: Introduction to Accounting is a prerequisite for Payroll Fundamentals 2

Payroll Compliance Legislation

Prerequisite: None, although a thorough understanding of mathematical principles and a proficiency in English, will increase the probability of success in this course.

This course is the first core payroll course and is the point of entry for the PCP Certification.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• describe payroll's objectives and stakeholders
• identify an employer/employee relationship
• apply federal and provincial legislation to payroll including:
  • the Canada Pension Plan
  • the Employment Insurance Act
  • the Income Tax Act
  • Employment Standards legislation
  • Workers' Compensation Acts
  • Québec-specific legislation
• communicate the payroll compliance requirements to various stakeholders   

Payroll Fundamentals 1

Prerequisite: Payroll Compliance Legislation

Upon completion you should be able to:

• Calculate regular individual net pay
• Calculate non-regular individual pay
• Calculate termination payments
• Complete a Record of Employment (ROE)
• Communicate all aspects of individual pay requirements to various stakeholders

Payroll Fundamentals 2

This course is the fourth requirement in the CPA's PCP Certification.

Pre-requisite: Payroll Fundamentals 1, and Introduction to Accounting - see ACCT 1110 or Course schedule

Upon completion of Payroll Fundamentals 2, you will be able to:

• Calculate organizational remittances to federal, provincial and third party stakeholders.
• Prepare accounting documentation for payroll.
• Complete year end documentation.
• Communicate all aspects of organizational remittances, accounting and year end requirements to internal, external and government stakeholders.  

Certified Payroll Management (CPM) Certification

Requirements:

• Payroll Management Processes**
• Organizational Behaviour
• Compensation & Benefits Management
• Managerial Accounting
• Payroll Management Practices

Payroll Management Processes

Pre-requisite: Payroll Fundamentals 2

This course is the first core payroll course requirement for the Certified Payroll Manager Certification.  Upon completion of Payroll Management Processes, you should be able to:

Make decisions; supervise and manage; and contribute a payroll perspective to organizational policy and strategy discussions regarding:

• Project management process, disaster recovery planning and implementation
• The CPA way of legislative monitoring, risk analysis, measurement and management
• Payroll and HRIS systems planning and implementation
• Expatriate/inpatriate payroll implications 

Payroll Management Practices

Pre-requisite: Payroll Management Processes, Organizational Behaviour Management, Managerial Accounting, and Compensation & Benefits Management

This course is the second core payroll course requirement for the Certified Payroll Manager Certification.  Upon completion of Payroll Management Practices, you should be able to:

Make decisions; supervise and manage; and contribute a payroll perspective to organizational policy and strategy discussions regarding:

• Payroll best practices
• Benchmarking measurements for an organization
• Payroll's roll within an organization's structure
• Identify and apply project management processes
• Communicating and presenting payroll strategic changes, business cases and recommendations