Agenda

1:00 – 1:10 PM 

Opening remarks 

1:10 – 2:10 PM 

Keynote:

The WOW Effect in Win-Win Negotiations: Influencing Colleagues to Follow Payroll Processes for Better Outcomes

2:10 – 2:20 PM 

Break

2:20 – 3:20 PM 

Session #1 CRA Updates

Join CRA executives and program experts for a presentation of key updates and issues impacting the tax and payroll landscapes. The session will also provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and engage with CRA officials directly. 

3:20 – 3:35 PM 

Break 

3:35 – 4:35 Pm 

Session #2 Employee Privacy Essentials for HR and Payroll Professionals

This session helps Payroll and HR professionals understand and apply privacy principles across the employee data life cycle. Participants understand their compliance role, and key obligations for collecting, using, and protecting employee information.

Session highlights include:

• Introduction to Employee Privacy Laws: This section defines privacy obligations and applicable laws and introduces the three lines of defense model, highlighting the Payroll Professional’s role in frontline compliance and their collaboration with the Privacy Office.
• Employee Personal Information Life Cycle: This section covers privacy requirements at every stage of employment—from candidate data collection to post-employment retention. Participants learn how to manage, store, and dispose of personal information responsibly throughout the employee journey.
• Processing Employee Personal Information: Participants dive into key privacy principles, including transparency, purpose identification, consent, data minimization, incident and international data transfer management and rights of individuals.
• Privacy impact Assessment case studies: Participants learn how to assess and mitigate risks using privacy impact assessments in case studies.

4:35 – 4:40 PM 

Closing remarks

1:00 – 1:10 PM 

Opening remarks 

1:10 – 2:10 PM 

Keynote:

Turn Off the Panic Button: Thriving Under Pressure in the High-Stakes World of Payroll

2:10 – 2:20 PM 

Break 

2:20 – 3:20 PM 

Session #1 Stronger Together: Collaboration & Partnership-Building for Payroll Professionals

In today’s fast-paced, interconnected business environment, payroll professionals can no longer operate in isolation. Success depends on strong partnerships with HR, Finance, IT and beyond. This engaging one-hour session will equip you with practical tools and strategies to enhance collaboration, break down silos, and position payroll as a strategic partner within your organization.

3:20 – 3:35 PM 

Break

3:35 – 4:35 PM 

Session #2 Introducing the Compliance Walk

This dynamic approach will address the most pressing legislative questions employers and employees encounter. We will tackle the top four Infoline inquiries: Statutory holidays, automobile benefits, vacation and severance packages.

4:40 – 4:45 PM 

Closing remarks