A Primer on Payroll in Canada If an employer is unable to determine the status of a worker, it is recommended that they request a ruling from RQ by completing RR-65-V-Application for Determination of Status as an Employee or a Self-employed Person form, available from the Revenu Québec website: https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/online-services/forms-and-publications/current-details/rr-65-v/. Note: For more information on how to determine if an individual is an employee or selfemployed see the CPA's Employee or Self-Employed Guidelines at https://www.payroll.ca/ under Resources ➜ Payroll Guidelines (login required). NEW HIRE REQUIRED INFORMATION To begin paying an employee, you will require specific information from the employee and your human resources or personnel department as follows: Social Insurance Number (SIN) legal name (exactly as it appears on the SIN document) birth date address regular hours of work wage rate or salary date of hire/start date province/territory of employment work location/cost center position/title pay frequency benefits information (dependants) bank account information TD1s (federal and provincial) TP-1015.3-V (Quebec only) TD1X (and a TP-1015.R.13.1-V for Quebec employees) for commission employees who incur business expenses CONTENTS OF A COMMENCEMENT PACKAGE A commencement package should include the following: an authorization for hiring in accordance with the company's pre-approved employment hiring procedures - this may require certain approvals information required by the CRA - a TD1 form (federal and provincial) information required by the Revenu Québec (RQ), for Quebec employees - a Source Deductions Return TP-1015.3-V form the employee's Social Insurance Number (SIN) benefits enrollment form © The Canadian Payroll Association/L'Association canadienne de la paie 2020 11-13https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/online-services/forms-and-publications/current-details/rr-65-v/ https://www.payroll.ca/