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Last Updated: 2025-05-30
FAQ: Withholding Orders (CAN)

FAQ: Withholding Orders (CAN)

The questions in this topic are applicable only to Payroll for Canada. To view withholding order FAQs for Payroll for France or the U.S., see:
What happens if an employee doesn't have enough wages to cover a withholding payment?
Workday follows statutory rules to determine what to withhold for each order. You can override the priority defaults for most order types.
Can I purge withholding order data?
You can purge all withholding order attachments for any type of worker with the
Purge Privacy Data
task.
How can I find out what limits Workday sets for a type of withholding order?
Access the All Payroll Withholding Order Data report and filter on the Payroll Tax Authority and Pay Component.
To ensure that Workday doesn't exceed limits, Workday aggregates withholding order amounts.