The 2026 federal TD forms have been released on the Government of Canada website. This is the annual reminder for dealerships to update the versions hosted on their intranet, shared drives, or onboarding systems.
Why it matters: outdated forms can create payroll errors, onboarding delays, and compliance issues, especially during January’s hiring surge.
What to update:
TD1 (Personal Tax Credits)
Provincial and Territorial TD1 forms
Any internal onboarding packets or digital workflows that reference 2025 versions
If you manage these forms through your DriveHRIS onboarding or document library, now is the time to upload the new files so everything is ready for January 1.
If you’d like assistance updating your forms or want us to review your setup to ensure compliance heading into 2026, reach out anytime. We’re here to help you close the year clean and start the next one strong.
British Columbia has introduced a major expansion of job-protected leave under the Employment Standards Act that is now in effect. Eligible employees can take up to 27 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period when they are unable to work due to a serious personal illness or injury.
This change significantly extends protections beyond the short-term sick leave employers were familiar with and brings B.C. in line with other Canadian jurisdictions that already offer similar job security measures for long-term health-related absences.
For dealership HR teams and leaders, this matters because it affects how you’ll plan for coverage, document medical leaves, manage return-to-work planning, and align your policies with both the Employment Standards Act and Human Rights Code obligations.
The newest Working for Workers Act updates are now in force, and they touch areas where dealerships are most vulnerable: terminations, temporary layoffs, and health and safety compliance.
Even small misses can create payroll errors, ESA exposure, or unexpected costs. Most dealers won’t notice the impact until a situation arises.
We put together a clear breakdown of what changed, who it affects, and what you should review before year-end.
Nova Scotia has announced two minimum wage increases for 2026. The general rate will rise from $16.50 to $16.75 on April 1, and then to $17 per hour on October 1, 2026. These scheduled adjustments follow a major round of increases across Canada in 2025.
For employers, this is the time to double-check that payroll, budgeting, and job classifications are aligned with the upcoming rates. Even small gaps in wage updates can create compliance risk, retroactive payments, or audit issues.
If you operate in multiple provinces, or simply want a full snapshot of every minimum wage change across Canada, our detailed article covers all provincial increases and what HR teams should review to stay compliant:
December is one of the toughest months for dealerships.
Year-end deadlines, staffing gaps, vacation overlap, and heavy customer volume all hit at once, and team connection is usually the first thing to disappear.
But strong teams aren’t built in the quiet months.
They’re reinforced in the busy ones.
This season, many dealerships are turning to a simple idea: micro-connections. Small rituals that take seconds, cost nothing, and keep people feeling supported during the highest-pressure stretch of the year.
Think quick shared moments, light traditions, and easy team touchpoints that strengthen the one thing every dealership relies on: trust.
If you want to see how these micro-rituals work in real dealership environments, and how something as light as Christmas Movie Bingo can meaningfully improve morale, communication, and culture during December, we break it all down in our full article.
Read the full article on strengthening culture with a downloadable game
Most dealership HR teams aren’t buried in paperwork, they’re buried in process.
Chasing signatures. Fixing data errors. Managing endless forms that never seem to stay organized.
The real problem? Most systems only digitize the paper, they don’t automate the process.
DriveHRIS changes that with native fillable PDFs built right into the platform, automating 99% of the steps that slow HR down. Forms auto-fill from employee profiles, route for signature in the right order, and store every action with audit-ready accuracy.
The result: fewer errors, faster workflows, and compliance you can trust.
Nova Scotia is rolling out major updates to its workers’ compensation system on January 1, 2026, with even bigger benefit improvements coming in 2027. These changes will affect how employers manage claims, coordinate return-to-work, and plan for future costs.
The goal is clearer rules, faster support for injured workers, and more predictability for employers, but the operational impact will be significant.
If you employ teams in Nova Scotia, this is a shift you need to understand before the new year.
Read the full breakdown of what’s changing and why it matters for employers
November was one of our biggest product months yet, with 80 new features and enhancements released across DriveHRIS. These updates improve usability, strengthen compliance workflows, and expand the tools available to HR, payroll, and dealership leaders.
We’ll be highlighting key releases throughout the month, but if you’d like a walkthrough of what’s new, or how these updates can support your workflows, our team is here to help.
Book a demo and see how simple it can be to lead from anywhere.
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