Everything you need to know about hiring help at home. Navigate nanny taxes, caregiver payroll, and provincial rules without the headache.
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A concise checklist covering contracts, TD1s, provincial ESAs, and payroll records—built for busy parents who need domestic help without HR departments.
Hiring & Contracts · May 1, 2026
Read the guideThis article consolidates the pre-hire checklist most families miss—contracts, TD1s, shift tracking, and CRA remittances. This article is easy to read and clearly lays out a checklist.
Taxes & Payroll
Paying nanny cash under the table risks CRA audits and personal liability for Canadian families. Learn how to pay nanny taxes legally with RoostPay.
May 25, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Learn pay stubs meaning for Canadian domestic employers. See what every nanny pay stub must include by province, plus how to create a compliant wage statement.
May 20, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
If your nanny works set hours in your home, the CRA treats you as a domestic employer. Learn what you owe for CPP, EI, income tax, taxable benefits, remittances, and T4s—and why paying under the table is risky.
May 15, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Looking for the best nanny timesheet app in Canada? Learn why spreadsheets fail and what families need for legal overtime and payroll compliance.
May 13, 2026
Rules & Rights
A practical guide for Canadian families sponsoring in-home caregivers from abroad: when you need an LMIA, sponsorship rules, and how to run audit-ready payroll with the CRA.
May 10, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
A practical guide for Canadian household employers comparing cash, Interac e-Transfer, and direct deposit for nanny and caregiver payroll compliance.
May 7, 2026
RoostPay News
From shift-worker scheduling chaos to CRA compliance stress, this is the story behind RoostPay and the features we are building for Canadian household employers.
May 7, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
If your nanny or caregiver is an employee, you need a CRA domestic employer registration and a payroll Business Number. Learn the contractor vs employee test, CPP and EI obligations, and how to register.
May 4, 2026
Rules & Rights
How BC employment standards apply when you hire a nanny at home: daily and weekly overtime, hour-bucket logic, statutory holiday pay, and why flat salaries without time tracking put you at risk.
Apr 30, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Guaranteed hours, shifting schedules, provincial overtime, and CRA remittances—why Excel breaks for Canadian household employers and what actually stays accurate.
Apr 22, 2026
Rules & Rights
Straightforward explanations of overtime, statutory holidays, and record-keeping expectations for Canadian households employing caregivers at home.
Oct 2, 2025
RoostPay News
Understand what you can generate during the 10-day Utility trial, why contracts and TD1s remain yours, and how account setup fits with our web and mobile apps.
Sep 18, 2025
Taxes & Payroll
A direct overview of what remittances are, when they are due, and how digital payroll platforms reduce missed deadlines for household employers.
Aug 5, 2025
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