If you are an incorporated business owner in Northern BC and you have been adding staff, there is a CRA rule worth understanding before it catches you by surprise. It is not about your revenue, your profit, or how big your company looks on paper. It is about how much you are withholding from employee […]
Salary vs Hourly Pay in BC: Do Salaried Employees Get Overtime?
I received a question recently asking about the difference between being paid hourly and being paid salary. When it comes to the BC Employment Standards Act, the answer often surprises people. Frankly, it means almost nothing when it comes to overtime. Many employees assume that if they are on salary, they are not entitled to […]
Do Sick Days Count Toward Stat Holiday Pay in BC?
https://youtube.com/shorts/MizUqLA0cNU?si=mJ4wDR7RgUp6Fppb I was recently talking to a client right after Christmas and New Year’s. They were wondering why a couple of their employees got paid their stat pay. From their perspective, it didn’t look like those employees had worked enough days to qualify. But here’s the key: Under the BC Employment Standards Act, statutory […]


