Certificate in Payroll Administration

Overview

The Certificate in Payroll Administration program provides individuals with the academic knowledge that they require to perform payroll administration tasks that are in accordance with Canadian legislative and government requirements. While taking this certificate program students will learn about payroll procedures and policies as well as participate in a learning environment that fosters the development of higher levels of critical thinking and reasoning through learning activities such as lectures, group activities, and presentations.
 
The Certificate in Payroll Administration (CPA) program is a twelve week full-time program that is suitable for individual(s) who want to become Payroll Administration professionals. Upon successful completion of this program students will receive their Payroll Compliance Practitioner Certification from the Canadian Payroll Association. Upon receiving these certifications individuals can expect to become employed as payroll clerks, payroll officer, pay clerks and benefits clerks.

The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) has been representing employers’ payroll interests since 1978. Professional payroll administration is critical because of the magnitude of the remuneration by employers and the scope of the legislative compliance requirements.

Canada's 1.5 million employers count on payroll professionals to annually pay $810 billion in wages, $250 billion in federal and provincial statutory remittances, and $90 billion in health and retirement benefits, as well as produce 25 million T4s, 9 million T4As, and 7 million RL-1s - all while complying with over 191 federal and provincial regulatory requirements.

As the authoritative source of Canadian payroll knowledge, the CPA influences the operational, compliance and technology policies and processes of payroll service bureaus, software providers, hundreds of thousands of small, medium and large employers, as well as federal and provincial tax authorities.
The CPA advocates on behalf of employers to federal and provincial governments, proactively influencing payroll-related legislation to enable all stakeholders to administer them in an efficient and effective manner.

As the source of payroll education and advocacy, the CPA delivers certification, professional development programs, and products and services that enable payroll practitioners to enhance operations, meet new legislative requirements and utilize emerging technologies.