Built for Canada · Alberta
Staffing agency software built for Alberta
Kordis is staffing agency software built for Alberta agencies with 25 to 200 workers. It fills shifts with staged confirmation calls and texts, tracks the certificates Alberta workers carry, and moves hours from timesheet to payroll file without re-typing.
Alberta's rules are built in: employment agency licence records kept where you can show them, WCB-Alberta clearance letters tracked per client, required worker cards gated before dispatch, and the 8/44 overtime rule reflected in how hours are split.
Rules verified July 30, 2026 against the sources at the bottom of this page.
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What are the rules for a staffing agency in Alberta?
The licences, clearances, and pay rules an Alberta temp agency operates under, with the government sources they come from.
| Rule | What Alberta requires | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Agency licence | An Employment Agency Business Licence applies when the operation meets Alberta's statutory employment-agency facts. Store the actual issued term, fee and security details rather than assuming one universal duration or amount. | Consumer Protection Act |
| Workers' compensation | WCB-Alberta registration; clients pull clearance letters online before hiring and before paying. | WCB-Alberta |
| General holiday pay | Eligible after 30 workdays in the last 12 months. Average daily wage: wages in a 4-week window divided by days worked. Nine general holidays; Boxing Day is not one. | Alberta Employment Standards |
| Overtime | The 8/44 rule: hours over 8 in a day or 44 in a week, whichever is greater, at 1.5 times pay. | Alberta Employment Standards |
| Worker fees and labour disputes | An employment agency cannot charge a worker a fee for finding work and cannot send workers to replace employees during a strike or lockout. | Consumer Protection Act |
What does Kordis do for an Alberta agency?
Pre-deployment suitability, required PPE and site orientation follow the actual assignment.
Powered mobile equipment competency and employer authorization stay tied to the exact truck and site.
Food-safety evidence and WHMIS appear only when establishment coverage, client policy or exposure facts trigger them.
Employment Agency Business Licence records stay with the legal entity; any placement gate follows a documented applicability decision and the actual issued expiry.
WCB-Alberta clearance letters tracked per client, warned before they lapse.
Overtime after 8 hours in a day or 44 in a week, whichever pays more: Alberta's rule, built into how hours are split.
Confirmation calls and texts are staged for your OK before they go out.
Hours from every client's timesheet format to your payroll file without re-typing.
Pay calculation and payroll stay with your payroll provider; your books stay in your accounting tool. Kordis is the layer that fills the shifts and gets the hours there clean. See how it works and pricing.
Common questions from Alberta agencies
Does Kordis understand Alberta's 8/44 overtime rule?
Yes, in the way that matters operationally: hours are split against the greater of the daily 8-hour and weekly 44-hour thresholds before they reach your payroll file. Your payroll provider still applies the rates and cuts the pay.
Does Kordis track the cards Alberta industrial clients require?
Yes, without turning them into universal provincial cards. Powered-equipment competence and authorization follow the employer and truck; WHMIS follows exposure; food-safety evidence follows establishment coverage or client policy; and site orientation follows the assignment.
Do Alberta staffing agencies need a licence?
An Employment Agency Business Licence applies to operations that meet Alberta's statutory employment-agency definition. Kordis stores the issued licence, expiry, security and review decision; it does not assume a universal two-year term or fixed security amount. The licence itself remains yours to obtain and hold.
Which Alberta staffing industries does Kordis serve?
Warehouse and 3PL, food and beverage processing, and manufacturing and assembly. Alberta readiness follows the assignment: equipment authority for operators, site food-safety records for plant work, and machine or restricted-trade facts for manufacturing.
Guides for Alberta agencies
- The Alberta employment agency business licence: fee, term, and rules
- Alberta overtime rules: the 8/44 rule explained
- Stat holiday pay: Ontario vs BC vs Alberta
- Forklift training in Canada: classes and site checks
- WHMIS for temp workers: agency or client responsibility?
- Credential tracking: why the spreadsheet fails at 30 workers
Sources
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