Non-profits

HR and payroll for Canadian non-profits

When your team is stretched thin, and your tools are a patchwork of spreadsheets and manual processes, every pay run takes longer than it should.

Rise brings HR, payroll, and time tracking together in one platform built for Canadian non-profits, so your team spends less time on admin and more time on the work that actually matters.

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All you need to manage your non-profit team in one place

HR & People Management

Canadian Payroll

Scheduling & Time Tracking

Performance & Engagement

Employee Health Benefits

And more

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Replace paper and spreadsheets with one system

If your organization is tracking time on paper, storing employee records in filing cabinets, or manually calculating payroll, Rise replaces the patchwork. HR, time tracking, pay runs, and tax filings all live in one place. That means less manual entry, fewer errors, and hours back every pay period for teams that can't afford to waste them.

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Get real Canadian support from people who pick up the phone

When you have a payroll question the day before a pay run, you need an answer, not a ticket number. Rise support is based in Canada, staffed by payroll professionals, and available by phone and live chat. Real people, real expertise, no runaround.

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Do more without growing your back office

At a community health centre, the same person might run payroll, onboard new hires, and file compliance paperwork. At a social services agency, the finance coordinator handles benefits enrolment between grant reports. Rise automates the repetitive work — pay calculations, deduction remittances, onboarding forms, time-off tracking — so one person can manage what used to take a department.

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Stay compliant without being a CRA expert

Federal and provincial payroll rules, T4s, ROEs, remittance deadlines — Rise handles the calculations and filings across provinces so you don't have to. Built in Canada for Canadian organizations, so compliance is never an afterthought.

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Let employees help themselves instead of emailing HR

Every employee question and change request that lands in HR's inbox is time your team doesn't have. Rise gives employees a self-serve portal to handle these things on their own: request time off, view pay stubs, and update their information. Managers approve with a click instead of chasing paperwork.

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Offer benefits that help you compete for talent

Tight budgets don't mean you can't offer real benefits. Rise Health makes it simple to set up and manage group coverage for your team — giving employees something they genuinely value and making your organization more competitive in a sector where turnover is a constant challenge.

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Don’t just take our word for it

Social service agencies, community health organizations, and charities across Canada use Rise to replace manual processes, simplify payroll, and give their teams a modern experience without growing their back office.

As an HR person looking after 90 employees in three different offices, and remote, Rise has made my life so much better.”

Director
Human Resources
David Suzuki Foundation

It feels like Rise is a wing of Animal Food Bank. It’s like they are our internal payroll department.”

Nicole Frey
Founder
Animal Food Bank

Frequently asked payroll questions

Non-profit pricing is per employee, per month, based on the products and add-ons you use. We offer special rates for registered non-profits and charities. Book a demo for a quote based on your headcount, locations, and needs.

Yes, Rise handles full-time, part-time, and contract staff in one system. Set up different pay groups, schedules, and rules for each type of worker: salaried program directors, hourly support workers, and part-time administrative staff, all run through the same platform with the right rules applied automatically.

Yes, with Rise, you can track time and allocate payroll costs towards different programs and funding sources. If you need to track hours by program or project, talk to us about how that works in practice — we can walk you through the setup during a demo.

Implementation typically takes a few weeks once we have the necessary information. We migrate employee records, set up pay rules and time tracking categories, and pick a cut-over date from your current provider, whether that’s another platform or a spreadsheet.

Yes, Rise is fully compliant with Canadian payroll and employment rules. We handle federal and provincial payroll calculations, remit deductions, and file year-end tax slips (T4s) and ROEs. Scheduling and time tracking tools help you stay aligned with Employment Standards for hours, overtime, and stat holidays.

Yes, Rise integrates with both Xero and QuickBooks Online. Payroll data flows into your general ledger automatically — less manual entry and reconciliation for your bookkeeper or finance team.

Yes, Rise is a Canadian company — headquartered in Vancouver, BC, with support and development teams across Canada. When you choose Rise, you’re supporting a Canadian business and getting a team that understands Canadian payroll, employment law, and the realities of running a non-profit here.

A better way to run HR and payroll for your non-profit team, with support from Canadians who get it.

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