If you are currently pursuing a Payroll Compliance Professional (PCP) designation, yes you are.

Because students have five years to complete the education requirements and satisfy the PCP Work Experience Requirement to be PCP designated, you remain eligible for a Candidate Membership for a total of five consecutive years following the start of your first course.

Part time or online students must have a membership with the National Payroll Institute in order to enroll in a PCP course.

All membership types offer outstanding value and provide equal access to the tools and resources – like InfoLine and Late Breaking Payroll News – that payroll professionals rely on every day. The following are some key differences:

• Candidate Members do not have voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. They also do not receive printed materials (e.g., DIALOGUE Magazine), however all content can be accessed online. A candidate membership is ‘owned’ by each individual candidate and, if they are to change employers, it follows them to the new job. PLP students are not eligible for a Candidate Membership and must maintain a Professional membership or be added to the roster of your company’s Organizational membership

• Associate Members have full voting rights and can participate in the Institute’s Annual General Meeting. Associate members are not pursuing a PCP designation and do not currently own either a PCP or PLP designation. An Associate membership is ‘owned’ by each individual Associate Member and, if they are to change employers, it follows them to the new job.

• Professional Members have full voting rights and can participate in the Institute’s Annual General Meeting. Because maintaining both the PCP and PLP designations requires a membership with the National Payroll Institute, they are required to maintain a professional membership or be covered under an organizational membership. A Professional membership is ‘owned’ by each individual Professional Members and will ensure that they are in compliance with the requirements to maintain their designation even if they change employers.

• Organizational Memberships are paid for and belong to an employer, rather than an individual, and are a cost effective option for organizations with multiple payroll professionals. This category will also ensure that an organization maintains a constant membership, even if an employee leaves. Organizational Members can identify up to two staff (representatives) who will have full voting rights and can participate in the Institute’s Annual General Meeting. An unlimited number of additional staff can be added to the ‘organizational roster’ as ‘non-voting delegates’ with full access to all member resources, information and discounts.

The Payroll Representative of your organization must add you to your organization’s roster. They can add you by logging into the National Payroll Institute website and clicking on My Profile → Organization Information.

If you have previously been a member of the National Payroll Institute (formerly the CPA) or have ever had a NPI number, the Payroll Representative will not be able to add you through the website. Instead, they must send an email to membership@payroll.ca with your information to add you.

Be sure to ask the Payroll Representative to include your previous NPI number and email address in the request. If you cannot remember your previous NPI number, let us know that you had a file with us in the past so we do not create two records for you.

The National Payroll Institute does not store credit card info, memberships are not automatically renewed, so your card will not be charged.

If you are a new Professional or Associate Member, or the Payroll Representative for a new Organization Member, how to access your receipt will be included in the e-mail sent to you within 7 business days after your application and payment has been processed.

If you are renewing a membership, a confirmation will be emailed to you within 7 business days to the preferred email address on file.

New and renewing members can access their receipts online within two business days in the member profile.

Your membership with the National Payroll Institute begins on the first of the month in which you became a member and lasts for one year. For example, if you became a member on May 5, your membership will run from May 1 of that year to April 30 of the following year. You will receive communications via email and mail close to your renewal date to remind you that it is time to renew.

If you cannot remember your membership number, first access the Login page. Once there, click on the latter part of “Forgot my CPA Number.” Enter your email and click on “Submit.” You must enter the preferred email address you have on file with the National Payroll Institute. Otherwise, you will not receive the email with your membership number. If you need help, contact membership@payroll.ca.

To reset or create a password, click on Member Centre (at the top right corner of the website) or click on My Profile (in the Membership menu). Then click on “Forgot password.” Enter your membership number and click on “Submit.” An email will be sent to the preferred email address you have on file with the National Payroll Institute providing instructions on how to reset or create our password.

If you are a Professional or Associate Member, you can update your contact information by clicking on the My Profile section of the National Payroll Institute’s website (member login required).

If you are included under an Organization Membership, you can update only your home contact information online, not your business information. Click on My Profile (member login required).

If you wish to update the business information under an Organization Membership, you must be the Payroll Representative for that membership. Email membership@payroll.ca, and provide us with your membership number and the revised information.

Click here to manage your subscriptions with the National Payroll Institute (member login required).

If you are a Professional or Associate Member, you can renew your membership online with credit card by clicking on My Profile → Membership → Renew your membership (member login required). Alternatively, click on Membership, and then Renew Your Membership (member login required).

If you wish to renew an Organization Membership, you must be the Payroll Representative. You can renew the membership online with credit card by clicking on My Profile→ Membership → Renew your Organization Membership (member login required).

If you wish to pay by cheque, send your renewal statement and payment to:
National Payroll Institute
Member Services Department
1600 – 250 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON M4W 1E6

Please note, If your membership has been cancelled, you cannot renew it online. Instead, you must print a membership application form with your membership number, and return it to us with payment. Membership forms can be found on the National Payroll Institute website.