First Reference
Compliance made easy®
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Policy Management
From policy to sign-off ™ Complete your employee handbook, choose from hundreds of expert-prepared sample policies and forms … Continue Reading
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HR Compliance Management
Complying with employment laws in your province is easy with this online HR resource, offering expert answers to your daily employment law and payroll questions. … Continue Reading
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Payroll Administration
Canada's complete online source for expert-level payroll compliance information and tools includes comprehensive health and safety, human rights and human resources compliance and best practice resources. … Continue Reading
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Risk Management & Internal Controls
Policy and procedure manuals for Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, and Not-for-Profit Organizations. The leading source for up-to-date model policies based on Canadian compliance and best … Continue Reading
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Free Resources
Learn how First Reference can help your organization meet its growing legal obligations in today's increasingly complex and changing compliance environment. … Continue Reading
For 25 years, First Reference has helped Canadian businesses and non-profits to comply with payroll and employment law and to create and update policy manuals for HR, IT and accessibility essential for duty of care obligations.
Policy Management
PolicyPro® provides quick and easy access to hundreds of sample policies, forms and checklists in addition to the cloud platform that automates policy creation, distribution, sign-off and reporting.
Read MoreHR Compliance
The Human Resources Advisor™ offers clear, current and comprehensive HR and payroll compliance and best practice coverage, hundreds of crucial government and HR forms and much more.
Read MorePayroll Administration
PaySource® offers all the information and guidance you need as a payroll professional to understand and manage compliance with hundreds of federal and provincial regulatory requirements.
Read MoreInternal Controls
Finance & Accounting offers sample policies cross-referenced to COSO and PEG. Information Technology has policies built upon ITCG and COBIT. Not-for-Profit includes policies, forms and checklists on the essential issues.
Read MoreWhat our clients say ...
~ Darlene Belliveau of Alpha Court Community Mental Health & Addiction Services.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
About us
Established in 1995, First Reference Inc. (known as La Référence in Quebec) provides Canadian organizations of any size with practical and authoritative resources to help ensure compliance.
