Business Payrolls Survey - Public Sector

A. All Employees (Including Board Members) - Question identifier:1.

What was the gross monthly payroll for all employees and working owners of incorporated businesses? Report the total remuneration PAID during the survey reference month, before deductions. It includes any amount subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips (regular pay, overtime pay, taxable benefits, special payments, etc.).

A. All Employees (Including Board Members) - Question identifier:2.

What were the start and end dates of the gross monthly payroll reported in question 1? Report the first day of the first regular pay period and the last day of the last regular pay period PAID OUT within the reference month.

Report the start date of the first regular pay period and the end date of the last regular pay period paid out during the reference month.

Example:
In October, a business paid its employees (for a bi-weekly pay) on October 10th, and on October 24th. This business pays its employees with a 5 day lag time. The start and end dates for the first regular pay period paid out in October, on the 10th, are September 22nd and October 5th respectively. The start and end dates for the second regular pay period paid out in October, on the 24th, are October 6th and October 19th respectively. The dates to be reported in question 2 are September 22nd (start date of the first regular pay period paid out in October) and October 19th (end date of the last regular pay period paid out in October).

A. All Employees (Including Board Members) - Question identifier:3a.

What was the total number of employees in the last pay period PAID OUT within the reference month? Include employees and board members who received pay for full-time or part-time work or for an employer paid absence.

A. All Employees (Including Board Members) - Question identifier:3b.

What was the number of part-time employees (those working less than 30 hours a week) included in question 3a? (if none, enter 0)

This is a separate count of the employees working less than 30 hours a week. They must be included in Question 3a, "Total Number of Employees".

Report the total number of part-time employees receiving pay for work performed or employer paid absence for the last pay period of the month.

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:4.

How many employees paid by the hour received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence?

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:5.

What were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the reference month?

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:6a.

For that last pay period, what was their regular gross pay payable, including overtime pay?

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:6b.

What was their overtime pay payable included in question 6a? (if none, enter 0)

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:7a.

For the last pay period, what was their total number of hours payable, including overtime hours?

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:7b.

What was their total number of overtime hours worked included in question 7a? (if none, enter 0)

B. Employees Paid by the Hour during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month - Question identifier:8.

What special payments were PAID to hourly employees at any time during the reference month? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips - for example accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:9.

How many salaried employees received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence?

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:10.

What were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the reference month?

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:11a.

For that last pay period, what was their regular gross pay payable, including overtime pay?

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:11b.

What was their overtime pay payable included in question 11a? (if none, enter 0)

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:12.

What was their average number of scheduled working hours in a week?

C. Salaried Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (excluding Working Owners) - Question identifier:13.

What special payments were PAID to salaried employees at any time during the reference month? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips - for example accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.

E. Other Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (Employees paid exclusively by commission or piecework or another form of payment not already reported). - Question identifier:18.

How many other employees received pay for work performed or an employer paid absence?

Other Employees: Any employee whose basic remuneration is only from commissions, piecework, mileage, or a similar form of remuneration.

Report the number of employees that received pay during the last pay period of the reference month. This pay can be for work performed or for employer paid absence such as statutory holidays, vacation days, etc. Report an employee in only one employment category.

E. Other Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (Employees paid exclusively by commission or piecework or another form of payment not already reported). - Question identifier:19.

What were the start and end dates of the last pay period of the reference month?

E. Other Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (Employees paid exclusively by commission or piecework or another form of payment not already reported). - Question identifier:20.

For that last pay period, what was their regular gross pay payable, including overtime pay?

E. Other Employees during the Last Pay Period of the Reference Month (Employees paid exclusively by commission or piecework or another form of payment not already reported). - Question identifier:21.

What special payments were PAID to other employees at any time during the reference month? Include all special payments subject to appear in Box 14 of the T4 slips - for example accumulated leave, bonuses, retroactive payments, termination pay, commissions, etc.