Search the guides
15 guides for Canada, newest first.
Employee Records in Ontario: Collect a New Hire's Documents on Site When They Never Send Them
Ontario employers keep a written record for each person they hire. When new staff never send their papers, a manager can photograph them on site, on one phone.
Canada · 6 min read
Staff Certificates That Expire: How an Ontario Restaurant Tracks Food Handler and First Aid Dates
Record each certificate's expiry date once, from the card, and let a reminder reach the staff member and you 30 and 7 days before it runs out.
Canada · 7 min read
Do Vacation Days Carry Over in Ontario? See Who Carries Forward and Who Loses Days Before the Year Closes
Ontario's guide says earned vacation is taken within 10 months after the year ends. See each person's carry forward and lapse before your leave year closes.
Canada · 8 min read
Vacation Entitlement in Ontario After 5 Years: Give Long-Serving Staff Three Weeks Without a Second Spreadsheet
In Ontario, staff get two weeks of vacation a year until five years of employment, then three. A leave plan keeps both numbers on one leave year.
Canada · 7 min read
Segregation of Duties in a Small Business: Who Enters Staff Bank Details and Who Approves Them
Let staff type their own direct deposit details, and have a second person approve any account a manager enters before payday. Two people, one simple rule.
Canada · 7 min read
New Employee Forms in Canada: Get the SIN, TD1 and Bank Details Before the First Shift
New employee forms in Canada: the SIN, federal and provincial TD1 and direct deposit details, asked of every new hire automatically and checked before day one.
Canada · Updated · 9 min read
Tracking Employee Mileage When Staff Drive Their Own Car Between Clients
Track employee mileage from the shift itself: every client stop named, the km between them on a timeline, so mileage pay rests on a record, not a form.
Canada · 7 min read
Employee Forgot to Clock Out? How to Fix the Timesheet Before Payroll in Canada
Find every shift that closed without a clock-out, fix the ones with hours nobody worked or hours missing, and mark the rest checked before you run payroll.
Canada · 7 min read
Shift Supervisor Duties: What App Access to Give, and How to See Who Changed It
Give a new shift supervisor the floor: fix missed punches, mark people in, approve time off, hand out tasks. Keep pay and roles, and check the change log.
Canada · 7 min read
Fake GPS Clock-Ins: What You See When a Staff Phone Fakes Its Location
When a staff phone shows a fake GPS location during a shift, Shiftelio puts a Simulated location row on your dashboard with a Call button, and alerts you.
Canada · 6 min read
Pay Advance From Your Employer: How Canadian Restaurant Staff Ask, and How You Say Yes or No Fairly
Have staff ask in writing with an amount and a reason, decide against a limit you set in advance, and take it back once from the next pay. An Ontario example.
Canada · 7 min read
Employee Expense Reimbursement for Canadian Trades: Receipts, US-Dollar Bills and Who Signs Off
Have the tech photograph the receipt on the job, confirm the currency, and let someone other than the spender approve it, then repay it on payday.
Canada · 7 min read
Is Remembrance Day a Stat Holiday? For Federally Regulated Employers, Yes: Set Up All 10 General Holidays in One Go
Remembrance Day is one of 10 paid general holidays for federally regulated employees in Canada, not in every province. Add all 10 to your schedule in one go.
Canada · 8 min read
Ontario Statutory Holidays 2026 and 2027: Adding All Nine to Your Staff Schedule in One Go
Ontario has nine public holidays under the ESA. Boxing Day 2026 is a Saturday, so plan substitute days, and add all nine to your staff app in one step.
Canada · 7 min read
Vacation Tracker for Employees: How a Small Canadian Business Keeps Every Balance Straight
A vacation tracker for employees records each person's days earned, taken and left, who approved each request, and why any balance was changed.
Canada · Updated · 8 min read