# Payworks Payroll Services Canada

> Payworks is a Winnipeg-based workforce management company serving nearly 50,000 Canadian employers with cloud payroll, HR, time, absence, recruiting, analytics, benefits and advisory tools. Its differentiator is less flashy than its software breadth: Canadian-built compliance infrastructure, employee data kept in Canadian data centres and a dedicated-service model designed to replace the anonymous support queue.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Winnipeg, Canada
- **Founders:** Barb Gamey (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 650+ employees across Canada
- **Products:** Payroll, Human Resources, Time Management, Absence Management, Applicant Tracking
- **Notable:** Grew from a Winnipeg startup to nearly 50,000 Canadian customers., Expanded to more than 650 employees with local teams across Canada., Named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies every year from 2012 through 2025, with Platinum Club status since 2019.

## Products & services

- **Payroll** — Cloud payroll processing with calculations, direct deposit, remittances, Records of Employment, year-end forms, previews and Canadian compliance updates.
- **Human Resources** — Employee record, onboarding, compensation, document and lifecycle management connected to the payroll database.
- **Time Management** — Scheduling, timesheets, clocking, overtime and statutory-holiday calculations that flow into payroll.
- **Absence Management** — Time-off requests, approvals, balances and team calendars integrated with employee and payroll records.
- **Applicant Tracking** — Recruiting workflows, centralized candidate communication and job posting tools.
- **Workforce Analytics** — Custom reporting, trend analysis and workforce visualizations using data already inside the platform.
- **Employee Self Service** — Web and mobile access to pay statements, tax forms, personal details, time tracking, schedules and time-off requests.
- **HR Advisory Services** — Practical access to Canadian HR expertise and compliance guidance for employers.
- **Managed Payroll Services** — Outsourced payroll administration for organizations that want expert operators as well as software.
- **Benefits** — Payroll-connected benefits administration and access to preferred employee-benefit arrangements.

## Achievements

- Grew from a Winnipeg startup to nearly 50,000 Canadian customers.
- Expanded to more than 650 employees with local teams across Canada.
- Named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies every year from 2012 through 2025, with Platinum Club status since 2019.
- Named one of Manitoba's Top Employers for five consecutive years through 2025.
- Three-time designee as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers.
- Won the 2025 Lieutenant Governor Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community by a Business at the Manitoba Champions Awards.
- Opened a 94,000-square-foot Winnipeg headquarters on eight acres in 2024.
- Onboarded almost 9,000 Deluxe Canada clients in addition to normal business during the 2024 conversion partnership.
- Co-founder Barb Gamey was inducted into the Manitoba Business Hall of Fame in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Launched a new Analytics experience embedded directly in HR, Time and Absence Management.
- **2026-05** — Became an official Small Business Referral Partner of CIBC Business Banking.
- **2025-09** — Announced a strategic investment from software and services investor Hg.
- **2025-07** — Paychex named Payworks its preferred Canadian payroll provider for cross-border needs.
- **2025-06** — National Bank selected Payworks as its exclusive Canadian payroll partner.
- **2025-05** — Donated $250,000 to Rainbow Resource Centre's Place of Pride project in Winnipeg.

## Links

- Website: https://www.payworks.ca/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/payworks/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PayworksInc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Payworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/payworksinc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Payworks

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/payworks-payroll-services-canada
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-24