This is the 2022 Canadian Payroll Calendar. If you're looking for the US Calendar, click here.
Keeping up with payroll dates, as well as federal and provincial holidays can be a challenge, which is why we put together the Wagepoint 2022 Canadian Small Business Payroll Calendar.
It gives you a year-long overview of key small business payroll deadlines and holiday closures — so you can focus on running your business without worrying about missing important dates.
Keep track of payroll deadlines and holiday closures.
Download a PDF copy of the calendar that you can keep at your desk
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[List format] 2022 payroll calendar dates.
📌 Get off to the right start — make sure that you’re aware of any minimum wage, overtime and other changes that may affect your payroll.
January
Jan. 1 — New Year’s Day
Jan. 1 — Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC) updated
Jan. 3 — New Year’s Day Observed — All banks closed
- Note: For holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
​Jan. 4 — Day After New Year’s Day QC — Some banks closed
Jan. 10 — Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Jan. 17 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
- Quarterly remitter payments due
Jan. 25 — Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
February
Feb. 2 — Groundhog Day
Feb. 10 — Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day
Feb. 15 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
Feb. 21 — Family Day AB, BC, NB, ON, SK | Heritage Day NS | Islander Day PE | Louis Riel Day MB — Some banks closed
Feb. 25 — Yukon Heritage Day YT — Some banks closed
- Note: As Yukon Heritage Day is not a national or federal holiday, the Threshold 1 remitter payments are due on Feb. 25.
Feb. 25 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
Feb. 28 — T4, T4A and RL-1 information returns due
Everything you need to know about T4s, T4As and RL-1s as a small business employer.
March
Mar. 10 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Mar. 14 — St. Patrick’s Day NL — Some banks closed
Mar. 15 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
Mar. 17 — St. Patrick’s Day (All except NL)
Mar. 25 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
April
Apr. 11 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Apr. 15 — Good Friday (all except QC) — All banks closed
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Note: For national holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Apr. 17 — Easter Sunday
Apr. 18 — Easter Monday QC — Some banks closed
Apr. 18 — Payment deadline:
- Quarterly tax payments due
- Regular remitter payments due
- Quarterly remitter payments Due
Apr. 25 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
May
May 2 — Filing deadline:
- Personal income tax
- Sole proprietors and partnerships
May 8 — Mother's Day
May 10 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
May 16 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
May 23 — Victoria Day AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NU, ON, SK, YK | National Patriots' Day QC — All banks closed
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Note: For holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
May 25 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
June
Jun. 10 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Jun. 15 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
- Quarterly tax payments due
Jun. 15 — Filing deadline:
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Self-employed income taxes
Jun. 19 — Father's Day
Jun. 21 — National Indigenous Peoples Day NT, YT — Some banks closed
Jun. 24 — Fête nationale du Québec (St. Jean Baptiste Day) QC — Some banks closed
Jun. 27 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
July
Jul. 1 — Canada Day — All banks closed
- Note: For holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Jul. 1 — Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC) updated
Jul. 9 — Nunavut Day NU — Some banks closed
Jul. 11 — Orangeman's Day NL — Some banks closed
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Note: As Orangeman's Day is not a national or federal holiday, the Threshold 1 remitter payments are due on July 11.
Jul. 11 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Jul. 15 — Payment deadline:
- Regular remitter payments due
- Quarterly remitter payments due
Jul. 25 — Payment deadline:
- Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
August
Aug. 1 — Civic/Provincial Holiday PE, NT, NU | Terry Fox Day MB | New Brunswick Day NB | British Columbia Day BC | Saskatchewan Day SK | Heritage Day AB | Natal Day NS — Some banks closed
Aug. 10 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Aug. 15 — Discovery Day YT — Some banks closed
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Note: As Discovery Day is not a national or federal holiday, the Regular remitter payments are due on August 15.
Aug. 15 — Payment deadline:
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Regular remitter payments due
Aug. 25 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
September
Sep. 5 — Labour Day — All banks closed
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Note: For national holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Sep. 12 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Sep. 15 — Payment deadline:
-
Regular remitter payments due
Sep. 26 — Payment readline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
Sep. 30 — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — All banks closed
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Note: For national holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
October
Oct. 10 — Thanksgiving Day — All banks closed
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Note: For holidays and bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Oct. 11 — Payment deadline:
-
Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Oct. 17 — Payment deadline:
- Regular Remitter Payments Due
- Quarterly Remitter Payments Due
- Quarterly Tax Payments Due
Oct. 25 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
Oct. 31 — Halloween
November
Nov. 10 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Nov. 11 — Remembrance Day (All except ON, QC) — Some banks closed
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Note: For holidays and bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Nov. 15 — Payment deadline:
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Regular remitter payments due
Nov. 25 — Payment deadline:
-
Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
December
Dec. 12 — Payment deadline:
-
Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or after the 16th day of the previous month.)
Dec. 15 — Payment deadline:
-
Regular remitter payments due
Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 — Christmas Day
Dec. 26 — Boxing Day
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Note: Boxing Day is a federal holiday and is listed in the Canadian Labour Code as a holiday. However, it is not uniformly observed in all provinces and territories. It is not an official holiday in Québec, nor is it a statutory holiday in Alberta and British Columbia.
Dec. 26 — Christmas Day Observed — All banks closed
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Note: For national holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Dec. 27 — Boxing Day Observed (All except AB, BC, QC) — All banks closed
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Note: Boxing Day is a statutory holiday in Ontario only, however banks will be closed in all provinces. Wagepoint will also be closed on this day. For national holidays with bank closures, allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
Dec. 28 — Payment deadline:
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Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls processed on or before the 15th day of the month.)
Dec. 31 — New Year’s Eve
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The advice we share on our blog is intended to be informational. It does not replace the expertise of accredited business professionals. Wagepoint assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document.
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