Reminder: February holidays • B.C. replacing CareCards with new services card • Reminder: Ontario EHT annual return due March 15 • Reminder: Ontario WSIB reconciliation form due March 31 • Quebec Reminder: CSST statement of wages due March 15
CANADA
Reminder: February holidays
Family Day falls on Feb. 11 for British Columbia. Family Day falls on Feb. 18 for Alberta, Manitoba (Louis Riel Day), Ontario, Prince Edward Island (Islander Day) and Saskatchewan.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
B.C. replacing CareCards with new services card
The British Columbia government is replacing the CareCards residents use for health care services with a new BC Services Card over the next five years.
The new card will be more secure and better protect personal information because it includes a photo, an expiry date and uses anti-forgery features, the provincial health ministry said. The card can also be combined with a driver’s license.
Provincial residents will use the new card as an identification card, as well as a health card. In the future, the government says the card will be used to access other government services.
Over the next five years, provincial residents between the ages of 19 and 74 will be required to renew their enrolment in the province’s medical services plan in order to obtain a services card. Afterward, they will need to renew the card every five years.
ONTARIO
Reminder: EHT annual return due March 15
Employers who are required to pay the Employer Health Tax must file their annual return no later than March 15.
Reminder: WSIB reconciliation form due March 31
Employers who pay their Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums monthly must file a reconciliation form with the WSIB no later than March 31.
QUEBEC
Reminder: CSST statement of wages due March 15
Employers registered with the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) must complete and file their annual statement of wages form with the CSST by March 15.
