Submit the payroll for processing

When you submit your payroll for processing, you are actually giving Dayforce your final approval to go ahead and pay your employees using the data you entered in Powerpay. This process also triggers the official generation of any requested Records of Employment (ROE). A copy of each completed ROE is sent to service Canada on your behalf.

When you submit your payroll, you signal to Dayforce that you have checked your payroll data and it is ready to be used to create accurate payments, reports and ROEs (if requested). If you do not submit your payroll for processing every pay period, none of your employees will be paid. If you submit early, employees will still be paid on the payment date indicated in your contract.

If you use direct deposits, to ensure that employee direct deposits are made on the payment date, submit payrolls three days before the payment date.

Prerequisites

  • Initiate a new payroll
  • Enter hours and earnings for this payroll on the Employee Timesheet
  • Make necessary status changes
  • Verify your payroll data
  • Preview your payroll

Tasks

To submit the payroll for processing:

  1. Navigate to the Submit Payroll page.Closed From the Process menu, select Submit Payroll.

  2. Click the Submit Payroll Data button. After your payroll has been submitted for processing, Powerpay displays a message that confirms that your payroll has been sent for processing. You will not be able to enter further payroll data for this pay period.

    Note: If there is an error when transmitting the payroll data, Powerpay displays an error message and provides instructions on how to correct the error.

Results or Next Steps

If all payroll data is free of errors, Powerpay displays the message "Payroll Data has been successfully submitted", along with a submit confirmation number.

If a problem occurs between the submission and payment dates, Powerpay displays the Validation page which explains the issue and suggestions options to correct the problem.

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Related Information

After you submit your payroll, Dayforce prepares a payroll package that includes the following information:

  • funds summary
  • journal entry report (if requested)
  • payroll register with employee details
  • payroll register summary
  • Stats Can report (if requested)
  • government remittance summary
  • garnishment summary
  • executive summary
  • direct deposit (EFT) summary
  • cheque and direct deposit statements
  • cheques
  • other miscellaneous reports, if required

This payroll package is sent the day after you submit your payroll.

Payroll submissions received before 8:00 pm EST (5pm PST, 6pm MST, 7pm CST) on business days will be processed “same day”. Payroll reports can be viewed in Powerpay within 3-4 hours of submission.