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.
Start with the guides Canadian households read first: contracts, cash pay, overtime, and getting your CRA account set up.
Hiring & Contracts
Compare nanny salary by province across Canada for 2026: sourced minimum wage floors, Job Bank pay benchmarks, and what RoostPay adds for total cost.
Oct 19, 2026
RoostPay News
Why I built RoostPay after running Canadian nanny payroll at home in BC. RoostPay launches today on iPhone, Android, and the web, with a free 30-day trial.
Oct 13, 2026
Hiring & Contracts
Guaranteed hours in a nanny contract still require overtime to be calculated correctly. Learn the two legal options and how shift tracking protects you.
Oct 12, 2026
RoostPay News
A heartfelt thank you to nannies and caregivers this Canadian Thanksgiving, for the quiet, consistent work that lets families show up for each other.
Oct 10, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Does your nanny need a Record of Employment (ROE)? Learn Canada's 5-day Service Canada deadline, interruption-of-earnings rules, and how to avoid fines.
Oct 5, 2026
Hiring & Contracts
Use this free nanny schedule template to set professional shifts, communicate changes, and stay compliant with Canada's employment standards.
Sep 28, 2026
Hiring & Contracts
Hiring a private PSW in Ontario for a parent or senior? Here is what the CRA expects, how WSIB works, and how to set up payroll the right way.
Sep 25, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Learn how to calculate CPP, EI, and income tax for a nanny with a variable shift schedule in Canada, and avoid overtime and remittance errors.
Sep 21, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
BC nanny statutory holiday pay explained: eligibility rules, the average-day's-pay formula, and worked examples for household employers under the BC ESA.
Sep 16, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Your 2026 guide to nanny workers' compensation in Canada. Covers when WorkSafeBC, Ontario WSIB, CNESST, and Alberta WCB apply, plus registration steps.
Sep 14, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Maximize your childcare tax savings. Discover how the federal childcare expense deduction stacks with Ontario CARE, Quebec Schedule C, and provincial programs.
Sep 7, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Learn how to file a T4 slip for your nanny or caregiver in Canada. Covers CRA deadlines, box codes, and how to calculate gross pay and deductions.
Aug 31, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
Understand nanny statutory holiday pay in Ontario before Labour Day 2026. Learn the exact formula, what your nanny is owed, and how to calculate it right.
Aug 10, 2026
Hiring & Contracts
Hiring a nanny this back-to-school season? Learn what every Canadian nanny employment contract must include to stay CRA-compliant from day one.
Aug 3, 2026
Taxes & Payroll
How to file CRA Form T778 for nanny childcare expenses on Line 21400. Complete walkthrough of 2026 deduction limits, the 2/3 income rule, and documentation.
Jun 9, 2026
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 stress—the story behind RoostPay, and how Canadian household employers can start a free 30-day trial today.
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
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