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HR and payroll for Canadian tech companies

Your team expects the same quality from internal tools that they build into your product. Rise brings HR, payroll, time off, and performance together in one modern platform — so your People team spends less time on admin and more time on the work that scales your team.

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All you need to manage your tech team in one place

HR & People Management

Canadian Payroll

Scheduling & Time Tracking

Performance & Engagement

Employee Health Benefits

And more

See why Canadian tech companies choose Rise

Replace your tool patchwork with one modern platform

Most tech companies end up toggling between systems — one for payroll, one for time off, another for performance reviews. Rise replaces that with a single platform where employee data stays in sync and employees get a clean, self-serve interface to check pay stubs, request time off, and complete onboarding. Less re-keying for your People team, less friction for everyone else.

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Handle unlimited PTO, WFH days, and custom policies with ease

Tech companies don't run standard vacation policies. Whether you offer unlimited time off, flexible work-from-home days, or volunteer leave, Rise lets you configure custom time off types with their own accrual rules, approval workflows, and balance visibility — no spreadsheet tracking required.

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Run performance the way modern teams expect

Annual reviews don't work for fast-moving teams. Rise supports 360-degree feedback, regular check-ins, and goal tracking so managers and employees stay aligned without the overhead of a standalone tool. Build review templates from scratch or use the built-in question bank.

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Automate payroll and stay compliant across provinces

Hiring across Canada means dealing with provincial payroll rules, CPP/EI calculations, and year-end filings that differ by jurisdiction. Rise handles the math — tax calculations, remittances, T4s, ROEs — so your team doesn't have to.

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Get any report in seconds — or let AI build it for you

Whether it's a headcount breakdown for your board, a compensation analysis for a hiring plan, or documentation for a SR&ED claim, Rise makes reporting effortless. Build custom reports with flexible filters, save them for reuse, or let Rise's AI agent generate any report you need from a plain-language request. No Excel; no waiting on someone else to pull the data.

Canadian-hosted, Canadian-supported. No compromises

Your team cares about where their data lives. Rise is hosted entirely on AWS infrastructure in Canada, with robust encryption and security protocols. And when you need help, Rise offers live chat, email, and phone support from a Canadian team that knows the platform and understands Canadian payroll.

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Frequently asked payroll questions

Rise is priced per employee, per month, based on the products you use — HR, payroll, time off, performance, and benefits. Your costs scale with your team, not your complexity. Book a demo for a quote based on your headcount and needs.

Yes, Rise handles provincial payroll rules, tax jurisdictions, and employment standards for every province and territory. Whether your team is in one office or spread across Canada, payroll runs the same way — with the right rules applied automatically.

Yes, Rise handles both your core team and any contractors you pay through payroll. You can set up different pay groups, pay codes, and rules. For independent contractors, Rise can process T4As at year-end. Your People team manages everyone in one system.

With Rise, most companies are up and running in a few weeks once we have the information we need. We migrate employee records, set up pay rules and time off policies, and pick a clean cut-over date from your current provider.

Yes, Rise integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online, so payroll data flows into your general ledger — less manual journal entry work for your finance team.

Yes, employee and organizational data remain in Canadian jurisdiction. Rise is a Canadian company, built in Canada, hosted on AWS in Canada. We encrypt data at rest and in transit, and apply field-level encryption to sensitive information. Learn more about Rise security.

The modern way to run HR and payroll for your Canadian tech company.

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