(CAN) Entering Country-Specific Information for Canadian Employees

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Tax Area (Residence)

Enter a code that identifies both the geographical location and the tax authorities for the employee's residence. Authorities include employee and employer statutory requirements. This code is synonymous with GeoCode. Refer to Vertex System's Master GeoCode File for valid codes for the locations.

Tax Area (Work)

Enter a code that identifies a geographical location and the tax authorities for an employee work site, including employee and employer statutory requirements. In the Vertex payroll tax calculation software, the tax area code is synonymous with GeoCode. To determine the valid codes for the location, refer to the documentation for the tax calculation software that you are using.

Medical Plan ID (medical plan identification)

Enter a unique identifier for secondary employee numbers, such as an employee's health insurance plan ID number.

National Occ Code (National Occupational Classification code)

Enter a code that identifies the National Occupational Classification (NOC) for a job or employee. The Canadian government defines NOC codes.

See Canadian Federal Employment Equity documentation for more information about NOC codes.

Census Metrop Area (census metropolitan area)

Enter a code that identifies the Census Metropolitan Area code of work. The Canadian government defines valid codes and publishes them in the Canadian Federal Employment Equity documentation.

Sector Industry Code

Enter the Sector Industrial Code. The Canadian government defines valid codes and publishes them in the Canadian Federal Employment Equity documentation.

Workers' Comp (workers' compensation)

Enter a user-defined code (00/W) that represents a workers' compensation insurance (WCI) code. This code should correspond to the classifications on the periodic workers' compensation insurance reports.

Disability

Enter a code indicating whether this employee has a mental or physical disability. Codes are:

Y: Yes.

N: No.

U: Unknown.

Ethnic Code

Enter a user-defined code (07/M) that designates minority classifications according to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Canadian Employment Equity Occupational Group (EEOG) standards. The predefined codes are hard-coded. The system uses these codes to generate Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reports and to compile Canadian Employment Equity information. Do not change these predefined codes. You can add codes, if necessary.