Pay Statement & Pay Run

This section explains how payroll is documented and processed once earnings data is ready for calculation. It connects the employee-facing pay stub to the internal payroll run, review records, payment release steps, and cumulative totals that support Canadian payroll operations.

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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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• Pay Basics for the core employee-facing amounts.
• Source Deductions & Remittances for the employer follow-up work after payroll is calculated.
• Year-End Slips & Reporting for the year-end records built from payroll data.

In this section

• Direct Deposit
  Electronic delivery of net pay to the employee's bank account after payroll has been finalized.
• Pay Stub
  Employee-facing payroll statement showing earnings, deductions, net pay, and year-to-date totals for a run.
• Paycheque
  Employee net pay released by cheque or deposit after a payroll run, distinct from the pay stub that explains it.
• Payroll Register
  Internal run-level report payroll uses to review earnings, deductions, net pay, and funding totals before release.
• Payroll Run
  Processing cycle that turns payroll inputs into employee pay, payroll records, and employer remittance obligations.
• Year-to-Date
  Running payroll totals on a pay stub that accumulate earnings, deductions, and other amounts across the year.