Creative Agencies in Quebec

HR software for marketing, creative, and PR agencies in Quebec

Creative Agencies teams of 5–50 in Quebec need HR software that understands provincial rules — minimum wage of $16.60/hr, the 8 statutory holidays observed here, and the compliance particulars below. WalnutsHR handles all of it in one workspace, priced in CAD.

Last reviewed: April 2026

QC min wage

$16.60 /hr

Stat holidays 2026

WalnutsHR

$10 CAD/emp/mo

What marketing, creative, and PR agencies in Quebec deal with every week

Project-based staffing with freelancers and contractors: your core team is stable, but per-project you onboard and offboard contractors constantly.
Billable vs non-billable visibility: which designer is fully utilized and which one has bench time? HR systems rarely answer this; timesheet tools do.
Retention in a competitive talent market: agency creatives leave for other agencies fast, and comp transparency matters when you're trying to keep them.

Quebec specifics for marketing, creative, and PR agencies

Quebec's general minimum wage increased to $16.60/hr on May 1, 2026.
Quebec uses QPP / QPIP instead of CPP / EI. CNESST handles workplace safety and employment standards.
Bill 96 requires French as prominent as English in employee communications and public-facing commercial materials.

Governing body: CNESST (Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail).

How WalnutsHR handles it

Contractors and freelancers kept in a separate records space — onboard in 10 minutes with minimal paperwork, offboard just as fast.
Employee profiles capture role level and compensation so you can run comp reviews against market benchmarks without spreadsheets.
Time-off and documents in one place, so the creative director isn't chasing signatures while managing a deck deadline.

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Pre-filled for a median creative agencies salary in Quebec. Adjust any of the inputs.

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Annual salary (CAD)

$30k$300k

Province / territoryPay frequency

Estimate

2026 tax year · paid biweekly

Net pay per period

$1,816

Annual take-home: $47,204 of $65,000

DeductionPer periodAnnual

Gross pay$2,500$65,000

CPP / QPP$149$3,875

EI / QPIP$43$1,125

Federal tax$251$6,518

Provincial tax$242$6,280

• Quebec workers: CPP shown uses QPP rates (slightly higher). QPIP is bundled into the EI figure.
• Estimated using 2026 tax brackets.
• Assumes only the basic personal amount; other TD1 credits (spousal, dependants, disability, tuition) would further reduce tax.
• Does not include RRSP contributions, taxable benefits, or pension adjustments.
• For official deductions, use CRA's Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC).

FAQ for marketing, creative, and PR agencies in Quebec

We use freelancers constantly. Can we onboard them fast?+

Yes — contractors get a lighter record type with just the essentials (name, contact, contract, insurance if required). No full SIN/TD1/banking flow unless they're paid through payroll.

Does WalnutsHR track billable hours or project utilization?+

We track time off and attendance; detailed billable-hour tracking per project is a timesheet tool's job (Harvest, Toggl, FreshBooks). Pair WalnutsHR with one of those for the utilization dashboard.

Can we run comp reviews across the team?+

Yes — compensation history and role level are stored per employee with role-based visibility (managers see their team, not the whole agency). Benchmarking data isn't included; you'd pair with industry salary reports.

What about remote-first agencies with people across Canada and the US?+

Canadian employees are handled fully, including multi-province payroll. US employees aren't supported on our Canadian product. If you need both, look at dual-country platforms (we can't currently cover that combination).

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Canadian-region primary storage; cross-border processing is disclosed,QC-aware employment standards, bilingual EN/FR, and a 30-day free trial.

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