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Pay Statement & Pay Run

Canadian payroll records and process terms including pay stubs, year-to-date totals, payroll runs, payroll registers, and direct deposit.

Pay Statement & Pay Run

This section explains how payroll is documented and processed after earnings are entered and before net pay is delivered. It connects the employee-facing pay stub to the internal payroll run and review records that support it.

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  • Paycheque explains the employee-facing payment result and how the term differs from the pay stub.
  • Pay Stub explains the employee-facing statement for one payroll period.
  • Year-to-Date explains the cumulative totals many readers see on a pay stub.
  • Payroll Run explains the full payroll processing event.
  • Payroll Register explains the internal report payroll uses to review a run.
  • Direct Deposit explains the payment method that sends net pay to the employee’s bank account.

Questions This Section Answers

  • What is the difference between a pay stub and a payroll register?
  • What do year-to-date figures on the pay stub actually mean?
  • What is the difference between the paycheque and the pay stub?
  • What does payroll run actually mean?
  • Which payroll record does the employee see, and which one is internal?
  • How does net pay get delivered once payroll is finalized?

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In this section

  • Direct Deposit
    What direct deposit means in Canadian payroll and why it changes the payment method rather than the payroll calculation.
  • Pay Stub
    What a pay stub is, what it shows in Canadian payroll, and how it helps explain the path from gross pay to net pay.
  • Paycheque
    What a paycheque means in Canadian payroll and how it differs from a pay stub, direct deposit, and the payroll run behind it.
  • Payroll Register
    What a payroll register is, how Canadian payroll teams use it, and how it differs from a pay stub.
  • Payroll Run
    What a payroll run means in Canadian payroll operations and why it is more than just payday.
  • Year-to-Date
    What year-to-date means on a Canadian pay stub and how cumulative payroll totals help employees and payroll staff track the year.