PayHr.

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Alberta payroll, pay as you go. Free to start.

No monthly fee. Run unlimited manual payroll free — pay $6 per person only when you automate a pay run.

  • Free manual payroll with unlimited employees and pay runs
  • No monthly fee. $6 per person only for automated pay runs
  • Daily hours and weekly totals stay together for overtime review

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PAY AS YOU GO

No monthly fee. Pay only when payroll runs itself.

Manual payroll

$0

Unlimited employees, contractors and pay runs. You make the payments and remittances yourself.

Automated pay runs

$6 / person / pay run

PayHr pays employees, contractors and remittances for you. You pay only for the runs you automate.

Optional extras

  • Automatic T4 or T4A issue$15
  • Automatic ROE issue$5
  • Signed document$1

Per document. Manual T4, T4A and ROE slips are included free.

Alberta example: 6 staff × $6 = $36 per automated pay run (paid twice a month), or $0 when you pay them yourself. Prices in CAD; wages, taxes and remittances are separate. See full pricing

HOW IT WORKS

From sign-up to first pay run

  1. Step 1

    Create your free account

    Fill in the form above and confirm your email with a six-digit code.

  2. Step 2

    Add your business and team

    Set up your Alberta workspace, pay schedule and employees.

  3. Step 3

    Run payroll your way

    Run it manually for free, or automate a pay run for $6 per person.

ALBERTA RULES

Alberta payroll rules to get right

For employers across Alberta, including Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Lethbridge and St. Albert.

Alberta’s basic overtime rule compares two numbers: overtime hours above eight in a day, and overtime hours above 44 in a week. Use the greater total, not the sum of both. Industry exceptions, exemptions and qualifying agreements can change the result, and Alberta’s overtime guidance explains them.

That is why a weekly hours total is not enough. When a pay period ends partway through a work week, overtime still follows the work week, so keep the daily entries and the defined week for the next reviewer.

Official sources

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

Example: five nine-hour days

Take an eligible employee who works five nine-hour days. That is five daily overtime hours (one over eight, five times) and one weekly overtime hour (45 hours against 44). The basic comparison gives five overtime hours, not six.

This assumes no exception, averaging arrangement or overtime agreement, so settle the applicable rules before using it for a real employee. It is an illustration, not advice for a particular worker.

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE

Built for small-business payroll

Employee app

Your team sees pay statements, tax information and employment details on iOS, Android or the web.

T4, T4A and ROE

Year-end slips and Records of Employment come from the payroll you approved. Manual slips are included; automatic issue is $15 per T4 or T4A and $5 per ROE.

Timesheets

Record hours on timesheets and bring approved time into the pay run.

Direct deposit

Automated pay runs send employee pay by direct deposit for $6 per person per pay run.

E-signatures

Send TD1s and other documents for e-signature for $1 per signed document.

QUESTIONS

Alberta payroll FAQ

Is a weekly hours total enough for Alberta payroll?

For employees under the basic 8/44 overtime rule, keep daily hours as well as the work-week total. Confirm exceptions and agreements before deciding how overtime applies.

Is manual payroll free in Alberta?

Yes. Manual payroll has no PayHr service fee and includes unlimited pay runs, so a weekly schedule costs nothing in PayHr fees. You arrange the payments and remittances yourself.

What does PayHr cost for an Alberta business?

There is no monthly fee. Manual payroll is free and includes unlimited employees, contractors and pay runs; you arrange the payments and remittances yourself. Automated payments cost $6 per person per automated pay run. Six people on one automated run come to $36, and four such runs come to $144, before taxes and wages. Optional ROE filing is $5 per document and T4 or T4A filing is $15 per document. Prices are in CAD, and wages, taxes and remittances are separate.

Does PayHr support Quebec?

No. PayHr supports payroll in every Canadian province except Quebec, so this page is for Alberta employers and for businesses whose employees work in the other supported provinces.

Can I switch to PayHr in the middle of the year?

Yes. Bring over each employee’s start date, rate and year-to-date figures from your current system, and compare the first run with your previous reports. Where a pay period splits a work week, keep the daily hours so overtime continues to follow the week.

Start Alberta payroll free today.

No monthly fee. Manual payroll stays free; automate a pay run only when you want to.

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