An employer must pay all wages to an employee:
- in Canadian currency;
- by cheque drawn on a bank, credit union or trust corporation; or
- by deposit to the employee's account in a bank, credit union or trust corporation.
Electronic Pay Statements
Employers can provide electronic statements of earnings pay system. However, employees must be able to access the system to print a copy for their records, at work or remotely.
Unrecorded Payments
Unless the employer can show otherwise, wages and other amounts that are not shown on the statement of earnings or in payroll records are considered not to have been paid.