Create Garnishments for Canadian Employees

This topic provides basic instructions for creating a garnishment order for Canadian employees in Dayforce.

Before You Begin: Before you add garnishments, you need to set up the necessary third-party payees for garnishment payments. You do this in the Payees tab of Payroll Setup > Third Party Payees.

See the following additional topics for detailed instructions on each component of creating a garnishment:

• Garnishment Details for Canadian Employees
• Garnishment Order Details for Canadian Employees
• Select a Garnishment Payee for Canadian Employees
• Add Garnishment Handling Fees for Canadian Employees
• Garnishment Parameters for Canadian Employees
• Excluded Earnings for Canadian Employees

To create a garnishment record for a Canadian employee:

1. Go to People, open the employee record, and click Payroll > Garnishment.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Properties tab, fill out the General Details, Order Details, Payee Details and Additional Details sections.
4. Click the Excluded Earnings tab and move earning codes from the Included Earnings list to the Excluded Earnings list, if needed.
5. Click Save.