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Canadian payroll is its own world: CPP and EI deductions, CRA remittances, T4 slips, and Records of Employment. These guides compare the tools built for it.

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How to choose

Canadian payroll software should calculate CPP (QPP in Quebec) and EI, remit to the CRA, and produce T4 slips and Records of Employment. We compare tools on what they file for you, whether they support Quebec, and what they cost at 5 and 10 employees at list price.

Wagepoint is our pick for most small employers: CAD $20/month plus $4 per employee on Solo (one pay run a month), with T4s and ROEs included and Quebec support announced on September 22, 2026. If your books are already in QuickBooks Online, its payroll add-on (Core at CAD $30/month plus $5 per employee) keeps everything in one place, though you upload RL-1 slips to Revenu Québec yourself. Knit and Wave Payroll do not support Quebec. If you own a corporation, decide how you will pay yourself before you set up payroll.

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Our top picks

Prices checked September 2026

  1. 1

    Most small Canadian employers

    Wagepoint

    4.5/5From CAD $20/mo + $4 per employee

  2. 2

    Businesses already on QuickBooks

    QuickBooks Payroll

    4.0/5From CAD $30/mo + $5 per employee

  3. 3

    Quebec employers and growing teams

    Payworks

    4.0/5Quote-based

  4. 4

    Small teams outside Quebec

    Knit

    3.5/5From CAD $40/mo + $6 per employee

  5. 5

    Wave accounting users outside Quebec

    Wave Payroll

    3.5/5CAD $25/mo + $6 per employee

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