Test
Bank
, Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Canadian Payroll
Student name:__________
1) Failing to deduct statutory withholdings from employee payments can result in fines,
penalties and interest charges.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Employers who do not deduct statutory withholdings from employee payments have nothing
to worry about.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Employers who fail to deduct proper withholdings from employee payments may be forced
to take on the cost of these missed deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Payments for employees are processed through accounts payable and do not require any
statutory payroll deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Payments for self-employed workers are typically processed through accounts payable and
do not require any statutory payroll deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Employees with a Social Insurance Number beginning with a '9' are free to work in Canada
without restrictions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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7) Most payroll software is capable of checking the validity of Social Insurance Numbers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Employers are permitted to use a Social Insurance Number as an employee ID for an internal
social club.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The province of employment determines if you are regulated by the Canada Labour Code.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Walmart Canada is federally regulated as they have stores in multiple provinces.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) An employer's Human Resource department would be considered an external stakeholder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) An employer's Accounting department would be considered an external stakeholder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) If the worker has the option to sub-contract their work to others for profit, the worker is
likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
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14) If the worker is supervised while on the job and required to follow a schedule of hours
determined by the supervisor, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
15) If the worker is provided with all of the tools required to do the job and are not responsible
for maintenance and insurance of these tools, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
16) If the worker finishes the job quickly and is able to earn additional profit as a result, the
worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
17) If a worker is hired to fix one toilet in a large office building and is required to bring their
own tools, can dictate the time the job is done and has the ability to hire an assistant to do the
work for them, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
18) If a worker is hired by a plumbing company to repair toilets in large office buildings and is
required to work a scheduled shift, use company tools and do the work themself, the worker
is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
19) Employers must request the Social Insurance Number within ___ number of days of an
employee starting employment.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
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Bank
, Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Canadian Payroll
Student name:__________
1) Failing to deduct statutory withholdings from employee payments can result in fines,
penalties and interest charges.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Employers who do not deduct statutory withholdings from employee payments have nothing
to worry about.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Employers who fail to deduct proper withholdings from employee payments may be forced
to take on the cost of these missed deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Payments for employees are processed through accounts payable and do not require any
statutory payroll deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Payments for self-employed workers are typically processed through accounts payable and
do not require any statutory payroll deductions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Employees with a Social Insurance Number beginning with a '9' are free to work in Canada
without restrictions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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7) Most payroll software is capable of checking the validity of Social Insurance Numbers.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Employers are permitted to use a Social Insurance Number as an employee ID for an internal
social club.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The province of employment determines if you are regulated by the Canada Labour Code.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Walmart Canada is federally regulated as they have stores in multiple provinces.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) An employer's Human Resource department would be considered an external stakeholder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) An employer's Accounting department would be considered an external stakeholder.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) If the worker has the option to sub-contract their work to others for profit, the worker is
likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
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14) If the worker is supervised while on the job and required to follow a schedule of hours
determined by the supervisor, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
15) If the worker is provided with all of the tools required to do the job and are not responsible
for maintenance and insurance of these tools, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
16) If the worker finishes the job quickly and is able to earn additional profit as a result, the
worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
17) If a worker is hired to fix one toilet in a large office building and is required to bring their
own tools, can dictate the time the job is done and has the ability to hire an assistant to do the
work for them, the worker is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
18) If a worker is hired by a plumbing company to repair toilets in large office buildings and is
required to work a scheduled shift, use company tools and do the work themself, the worker
is likely:
A) An employee
B) Self-employed
19) Employers must request the Social Insurance Number within ___ number of days of an
employee starting employment.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
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