Empowering Canadian non-profits
See some of the actual results our clients have achieved with Avanti.
$150K
Saved per year on payroll administration
<1
Minute to create mission critical reports
30%
Time savings running payroll
Payroll & HR for non-profit organizations
Let Avanti be your trusted ally in navigating payroll complexities for Canadian non-profit organizations. We're passionate about aiding small payroll and HR teams, even those with just one person!
HCM that makes your work, less work
With Avanti, streamline your processes with tailored workflows designed to fit your current routine. Our unwavering support ensures your employees are paid promptly and precisely, while our intuitive self-service tools empower your team.
Take on complex with confidence
Managing non-profits with different groups of employees and volunteers, benefit programs, and pay rates can get complicated. But not if you have the right solution in place. Avanti’s highly configurable system helps to ensure all your requirements are met.
Don’t get charged for non-compensated volunteers
Track and manage multiple pay rates
Manage multiple business numbers or entities
Automatically bump employees to the next rate with auto-levelling
Eliminate costly time tracking errors
A time-tracking system that provides insight into the hours worked by staff and volunteers. Use these insights to reduce overtime hours, control labour costs, and save your non-profit thousands of dollars annually. Plus, volunteers are added at no extra cost!
Collect employee time in a way that works for you – biometic clocks, FOB punch, or
mobile punch
Ensure employees are at an approved work location when they check in to improve time accuracy
Get real-time insight into employee activities and locations
Scheduling that accounts for everything
Keep tabs on hourly and casual staff with flexible time entry options. With integrated schedules and pay calculations, manual tasks are eliminated, managing time is simplified, and accuracy is guaranteed.
Every hour, schedule change, and clock punch, instantly syncs with payroll
Automate employee and volunteer vacation entitlement calculations
Faster scheduling with automated shift requirements
Managers are kept in the loop with real-time scheduling data
Connect your HCM to your financial system
Streamline your payroll processes and reduce manual tasks by connecting your financial systems with Avanti. Centralizing your data helps you easily pay, manage, and deduct employee taxes and gives you access to reporting on government funding and other critical data.
Ensure accuracy and compliance
Reduce manual errors
Simplify your financial reporting
Custom exports available for Great Plains, Dynamics 365 & other ERPs
Your compliance comes first
If your business is selected for a CRA, union, or safety audit – having all your data in one place gives you easy access to everything you need to meet internal and external audit requirements. To keep you compliant year-round, our biannual tax releases ensures you are meeting legislated jurisdictional and federal requirements and prepared for Year-End.
Seamless remittance & processes
Compliance with Canadian legislation
Biannual tax releases
Get more out of your reporting
Access all the payroll and people data you need from one place. From budgeting and forecasting, to identifying trends and determining cost savings, Avanti’s advanced reporting tools make it easy for you to provide stakeholders with key insights, faster.
Access 175 standard reports
Create custom reports at no extra cost
Automatically schedule & send reports
Data remains secure with user-level permissions
Empower your team with Self-Service
Save yourself time and give your employees anytime access to their information. Avanti’s Self-Service Portal and Avanti GO provide your team with secure and convenient access to the information they need.
Edit and update personal information
Access pay statements, schedules, T4s and more
Schedule & approve employee time easily
Swap, post, or pickup shifts in the schedule pool
Easy remote onboarding
Onboard new hires and volunteers quickly and securely with automated onboarding tools. You’ll have full visibility into the entire process – from when they receive their welcome email to the completion of their onboarding checklist.
Automatically set up new employee payroll before their first day
Guide their experience with easy steps & auto-assigned tasks
Self-serve paperwork for banking, contracts, TD1s, profiles, & more
Take the stress out of Year-End
We want your Year-End process to go as smoothly as possible. To ensure your compliance, we provide regular tax updates throughout the year. We also provide dedicated webinars and practical Year-End and T4 guides to help get you to the finish line.
Automatic amendments & adjustments
Employee self-serve tax documents
Year-End resources & support
Security you can rely on
Your security is our top priority. From our internal people policies and processes to our state-of-the-art data centres – as an Avanti client, we protect your data privacy and operational security using multiple layers of protection and defense.
We conduct frequent penetration and breakout tests to ensure that your data is protected using industry best practices
We employ robust security monitoring solutions to protect our servers and network
We consistently manage and deploy patching, updates, and security enhancements to the ecosystem so you don’t have to
Solutions for every department
With Avanti, integrate all your payroll, scheduling, and people management needs into one software while providing relevant teams with the visibility they need. Fewer errors and less admin work for everyone.
Payroll & Finance
Save time with an in-house solution that gives you control over how and when you release pay. From accurate reporting and GL integrations to audits and legislative compliance, we’ve got you and your team covered.
Human Resources
Imagine the employee experiences you could build with less admin work to do. Keep everyone engaged and organized with applicant-friendly recruitment, onboarding, and performance management.
IT
From seamless integration and expert implementation to automatic bug fixes and industry-leading client support – we eliminate the headaches so you can deliver awesome experiences to your entire organization.
What our clients say
Read our case studies
HR and Payroll are now able to extract any information from our HCM – something we couldn’t do before. Leaders at GSC used to deal with a paper system for their employees and now they can view and approve time off, overtime, and more in a much easier way.
Karen Loebach Smith
Human Resources Analyst, Green Shield Canada
Helping Canadian non-profits get there faster
Get ready to do things the easy way. From faster payroll processing to simplified scheduling – Avanti’s HCM software is designed to make your work, less work.
Your partner in all things HCM
Being a good partner means we provide you with all the tools and support you need to simplify your work. We’re here to help you make sense of the complicated, to reduce the time you spend on payroll and scheduling, and to bring autonomy to you and your team.
Efficient and accurate payroll processing
Pay your employees accurately and on time. Avanti removes the guess work with automated processes that eliminate manual tasks and streamline your workflows.
You’re never in it alone
We’re big on helping small teams. It’s our goal to make your workday just a little bit easier. If things get tough or you have a question, we’re just a phone call or email away.
Compliance made easy
With a million things on your plate, let us do the heavy lifting and ensure you’re adhering to all Canadian compliance rules.
Implementation support
We get it right for you the first time. Our experienced Implementation Team works with you to set up what’s right for your municipality. We help you create and configure custom workflows, notifications, and self-serve tools for your employees.
Self-Serve tools for your employees
Our Mobile App and Self-Service Portal give your employees access to everything they need when they need it, including profile info, pay statements, tax forms, and other essential documents.
Integration with other tools
We understand that you have multiple SaaS tools to help you run your municipality and we want to ensure that they all play nicely and integrate with your payroll solution. That’s why we have an open API so every business tool you have works together.
Cost efficient
With our transparent Per Employee, Per Month (PEPM) pricing there are no hidden fees. And you will only get charged for what you use.
Features for people & payroll in Canada
Simplify your work and support your team backed by our full suite of powerful HCM tools and Canadian payroll expertise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your time is precious, let’s save you a few clicks. Here are some of our most asked questions.
Does Avanti account for volunteers as well as employed staff?
Yes, Avanti accounts for all types of hired staff, including volunteers. Volunteer staff is added to the system free of charge.
Does Avanti integrate with any financial systems?
We offer G/L exports so you can export all payroll journal entries created during payroll processing into your financial and accounting system. We have custom exports available for Vadim-iCity, Unit4, Great Plains, Dynamics 365, and other ERPs.
For other integrations, we have API endpoints available so you and your team can pull the Avanti data you need and integrate with your existing solutions.
Can Avanti generate payroll reports?
Avanti comes with 175 standard report templates. You can also create custom reports using all the data across your system with our Report Designer at no extra charge.
Is there a cost for off-cycle payroll runs?
No, there’s no additional cost! Avanti supports processing multiple pay runs such as off-cycle and manual payments at no extra charge, including retroactive pay, which includes compensating employees for a shortfall from a previous pay period.
Can Avanti handle multiple business numbers?
Yes, Avanti can handle multiple business numbers, including franchisee management or subsidiary organizations.
Can I customize my pay codes in Avanti?
Yes! Part of your implementation process will involve working with a dedicated Implementation Consultant to understand how you currently run payroll and configuring your Avanti system with to meet your needs, including pay codes, earning/deduction codes, time and attendance requirements, and more.
Is my employee's payroll data secure?
Yes. As a SaaS provider, Avanti Software takes your security seriously. This dedication is reflected in everything we do – from our people and processes to our data centres and product security. As an Avanti client, you can rely on us to protect your data and operational security at every step. For more information, learn more about our security practices here or review our privacy policy.
Can employees access their tax slips in Avanti?
Yes! Avanti’s self-service web portal makes it easy for you to distribute tax slips during year-end and for employees to securely access them.
Is your time and attendance solution integrated with payroll?
Yes! The strength of our time and attendance solution lies in the native integration with our Canadian payroll solution. Together, they seamlessly ensure timely, accurate payroll processing.
Can employees use their mobile phones for time tracking?
Yes! You have the option to enable employees to clock in via web punch (mobile app or web portal) or physical biometric clocks. Please note that not all physical clocks are compatible with Avanti, but we are pleased to offer compatible physical clock leasing as part of our products & services.
Can Avanti time and attendance software help us manage overtime?
Yes! You can create overtime rules that automatically change the rate of pay for an employee based on the number of hours they go over. You can also flag potential overtime hours when building schedules based on the time employees have already worked.
Can vacation be approved based on seniority?
Yes! When approving vacation, you can sort approval by seniority. You can also see how much vacation they’ve accrued and what they’ve already taken.
Can I customize workflows for performance reviews, such as salaried employees vs hourly employees?
Yes! You can have multiple review types with different fields and requirements.
During onboarding, can a new hire add an additional bank account?
No, they can only add one account during onboarding. After onboarding, you can add up to five different bank accounts in Avanti. This is managed by the payroll administrator. Employees are unable to update their own bank accounts at this time.
Can you control what information people see in Avanti?
Yes, you can control what information managers and employees have access to through user role assignments and securities.
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