The National Payroll Institute offers the only payroll certifications in Canada.

Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) Certification

The National Payroll Institute’s PCP designation is the foundation for a career in payroll. Gain an in-depth understanding of the legislative requirements to keep your organization compliant throughout the annual payroll cycle. When you get designated, you join a growing community of supportive professionals and gain access to the resources you need to stay current and compliant.

PCP certification requires three core courses, one transfer of credit and one year of weighted, related work experience. Please see the requirements in completion order listed below.

• Payroll Compliance Legislation (PCL)
• Payroll Fundamentals 1 (PF1)
• Payroll Fundamentals 2 (PF2)
• Introduction to Accounting (transfer of credit; offered at post-secondary institutions)
• PCP Work Experience Requirement Application (WERA) (a minimum of one year work experience in payroll)

All courses, including the Introduction to Accounting transfer of credit, require a passing grade of 65% in order to be accepted toward PCP certification.

For more information, visit www.payroll.ca.

Accounting & Payroll Administrator Program Courses

• Academic and Professional Success Strategies/AODA & OH&S
• Intro to Computers and Google Apps
• Sage 50
• Payroll Fundamentals I & II
• Customer Service and Interpersonal Workplace Skills
• Payroll Compliance Legislation
• Business & Social Media Communications
• Case Study
• Placement
• Accounting I : Basic Bookkeeping
• Career Launching & Portfolio Planning
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft Excel
• Intermediate Management Accounting
• Microsoft Word
• Taxation
• Microsoft Access
• Sage 50 – Intermediate
• Microsoft PowerPoint