Set up and manage employee payroll information

Get the employee's social insurance number, determine the province of employment, get the completed TD1 forms before you pay an employee, determine how to increase or reduce income tax deducted at source.

Sections

Get the social insurance number (SIN) from the individual: Payroll: Learn about your responsibilities related to the employee SIN, including the employee's responsibilities
Determine the province of employment (POE): Payroll: Information on what is considered the establishment of the employer or payer, the purpose of determining the province of employment
Get the completed TD1 forms from the individual: Payroll: Information on the federal and provincial or territorial TD1 forms, including the TD1-X for employees paid by commissions, TD1-IN for employees who are Indians and TD3F for self-employed fishers
After you set up your employee: Payroll: What to do once you have set up your employee
Increase or reduce income tax deducted at source: Payroll: Information on how to make changes when the individual wants to increase/reduce income tax deductions or the individual's life situation changes (for example, the individual is turning 18 or the contract for employment is ending)

If you are a new employer

You have to register for a payroll account before the first remittance due date.

Learn more: Open or manage a payroll account.

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2026-01-02

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