Canadian payroll you can count on
Get to payday your way. With Avanti’s flexible in-house Canadian payroll software, you can run your payroll accurately and confidently in less time.
Trusted by 300+ Canadian Companies
Payroll tools with all the perks
Turn paydays into pay-yays with features that put you first. Our payroll tools make your days easier with streamlined processes, countless configuration options, and unlimited pay runs.
Simplify the way you pay your team
We see smoother pay runs in your future. With Avanti’s in-house Canadian payroll software, you run payroll your way. Follow your own schedule and set custom rules that work for you.
Pay your employees at any time
Reduce errors & manual tasks
No extra costs for off-cycle or cancelled pay runs
Dive deeper with advanced reporting
Let your data be your guide. From budgeting and forecasting, to finding trends and cost savings – Avanti’s reporting tools help you make informed decisions faster.
Access 175+ standard reports
Create custom reports at no extra cost
Automatically schedule & send reports
Tackle Year-End with confidence
With Avanti’s Canadian payroll software you’re always one step ahead of Year-End with automatic employee tax exemptions, up to date CRA regulations, and options for managing compliance.
Automatic amendments & adjustments
Employee self-serve tax documents
Year-End resources & support
Empower your team with Self-Service tools
Save yourself time and give your employee’s 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.
Self-Service Payroll benefits
In Avanti Self-Service Portal, managers & employees can:
Securely access pay statements
Access tax slips, including T4s
Review benefit information and make coverage changes
Easily view total compensation & tax history
Avanti GO Payroll benefits
In the Avanti GO mobile app, managers & employees can:
Edit personal information
Access pay statements – anytime & anywhere
Create workflows to notify your team of profile changes
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Payroll Management Features
Get the flexibility and accuracy you need with an in-house Canadian payroll software designed to simplify workflows and reduce tedious manual tasks. Go ahead, run payroll as often as you need, make off-cycle pay runs. The sky’s the limit.
Multi-pay Frequency Support
Run payroll as often as you need with frequency options for bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and more.
In-House Payroll
Have complete control over your payroll. Create your own workflows, make last-minute changes, run payroll when you want and as many times as you need with zero extra costs.
Auto-Rate Levelling
No more manual wage adjustments! If your business has multiple pay grades (hours worked, location based, tenure), you can set up rules to automatically track and bump employees into the next level/rate using Avanti’s Auto-levelling.
Employee Profile and Document Manager
Automatically create employee profiles in one place for admin and employee access. Easily onboard new team members and securely collect an employee’s personal information.
Monthly Expense Accrual
Easily track everything that happens within a pay cycle and accurately create a report for a specific accounting period. This data can be sent to any accounting/ERP system through our G/L export feature so you can make sure all your systems are on the same page.
Multi-Business Number Support
Stop manually running your payroll for multiple locations and business numbers. In Avanti, you can operate multiple business numbers, including franchisee management or subsidiary organizations.
Multiple Pay Runs & Retroactive Pay
Avanti supports processing multiple pay runs such as off-cycle and manual payments at no extra charge, including retroactive pay.
Avanti Self-Service Portal (ASSP)
In Avanti’s online Self-Service Portal, your employees can access their pay statements, benefits deductions, and other pay-related information.
Standard Report Templates
In Avanti, you get access to 175 standard reports that you can automatically schedule and send.
G/L Integration
Sync essential financial data with your payroll. Avanti easily integrates with your financial systems/ERPs through a G/L export file or our open-API.
Open API
Avanti’s application programming interface (API) seamlessly integrates with your favourite software to reduce processing times, decrease errors, and eliminate double data entry.
Advanced Benefits Administration
Manage and update employee benefit plans all in one place. Employee benefit plan eligibility and balances sync with your employee’s profile.
Benefit Reconciliation
Automatically process the review of health insurance and benefit premium invoices against payroll deductions.
Employee Benefits Viewing
Employees can view their coverage and make changes directly from Avanti without needing to log into your benefits provider.
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.
Payroll compliance made easy
Keep up with changing legislation and avoid common compliance issues with our Canadian Payroll Guide.
It has all your Canadian payroll legislation in one place. Click and bookmark for future reference—it’s that easy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your time is precious, let’s save you a few clicks. Here are some of our most asked questions.
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.
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.
Yes, Avanti can handle multiple collective agreements within the system, support collective agreements, and multiple benefit programs.
Yes, Avanti can handle multiple business numbers, including franchisee management or subsidiary organizations.
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.
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.
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.
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