Plane in Canada

Plane offers Employer of Record services in Canada at a flat rate of USD 499 per employee per month with no setup fees. The platform handles localized employment contracts, payroll processing, statutory contributions, and benefits administration through pre-established Canadian entities.

What Plane offers in Canada

Plane operates using its own pre-established entities in Canada, acting as the legal employer for your Canadian hires:

• Payroll: Full payroll processing including CPP/QPP, EI, and provincial tax remittances to CRA and Revenu Quebec
• Benefits: Health insurance, paid time off, pensions, and other statutory and supplementary benefits
• Contracts: Localized employment contracts compliant with provincial employment standards
• Contractors: Unified platform for managing both employees and independent contractors on the same dashboard
• Immigration: Visa and work permit assistance including likelihood assessments and turnaround estimates

Strengths

• Price transparency. Plane is one of the few EOR vendors that publishes a flat per-employee rate for Canada. USD 499/mo with no setup fees, no percentage-of-salary pricing, and no minimum commitment. You know exactly what you will pay before signing.
• Combined employee and contractor management. A single platform for both W-2 equivalent employees and independent contractors. If you hire a mix in Canada, you avoid managing two vendor relationships.
• Immigration support included. Plane is the only vendor in this comparison that publicly documents visa and work permit assistance on its Canada page. If LMIA sponsorship or work permit support matters to you, Plane discloses this upfront while other vendors do not.

Limitations

• Smaller scale. Plane is a newer, smaller vendor compared to Globalization Partners or Safeguard Global. If you need a vendor with 10+ years of operating history or deep enterprise compliance tooling, Plane may not be the right fit.
• No Quebec-specific bilingual features documented. Plane does not mention bilingual documentation or Charter of the French Language compliance on its Canada page. If you are hiring in Quebec, confirm francization support directly.
• Self-serve model. Plane emphasizes automation and platform-first support. If you want a dedicated account manager or in-country HR staff, Plane’s model is leaner than enterprise-oriented vendors.

Who should use Plane

Plane is the strongest choice for small to mid-size teams (1-15 employees) who want predictable pricing and a modern, self-serve platform. It works well for startups and growth-stage companies hiring their first Canadian employees, especially if you also need to manage contractors on the same platform. If you need enterprise compliance tooling, bilingual Quebec documentation, or a vendor with a long track record, consider Globalization Partners or Safeguard Global instead.

At USD 499/mo per employee, a 5-person Canadian team costs USD 2,495/mo in EOR fees (roughly USD 29,940/year). Use the EOR cost calculator to see the full employer cost including statutory contributions.