Public change log
Update and Review History
A transparent record of material calculator, source, policy and platform changes.
How to read this log
This log begins with the Phase 1 governance release. Historical development work is summarized rather than reconstructed. Calculator entries will identify the affected tool and whether the formula, rule data or presentation changed.
Material updates
| Date | Area | Change | Calculation impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2026 | Launch content | Completed the launch-content review for Contact, About, Methodology, Privacy, Terms and Disclaimer; added a secure contact workflow and explicit current-data practices. | None |
| August 2, 2026 | Phase 3 completion release | Published six BC and Alberta calculators, nineteen new evergreen guides, the Updates hub and four populated update archives; revalidated the existing Ontario minimum-wage guide. | Added 39 calculator assertions, official-source scope controls, global templates, hub integration and release QA. |
| August 2, 2026 | Phase 2 completion release | Published the federal jurisdiction checker, three national guides, Authors and Reviewers page, and dynamic HTML sitemap. | Added a conservative routing engine with automated branch tests; no existing pay formula changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Pay-stub content cluster | Published the Pay Stubs & Deductions topic hub and Canadian Pay Stub Checklist, with routing from Employment Topics, Pay Guides and gross-pay resources. | No calculator formulas or tax engine added. |
| August 2, 2026 | Employment-jurisdiction cluster | Published the Employment Jurisdiction topic hub and two P0 guides, upgraded the Federal hub, and added routing from Employment Topics, Pay Guides and Provinces. | No calculator formulas changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Gross-pay content cluster | Published the Gross Pay and Payroll Basics topic hub, added bidirectional guide and calculator routing, and corrected a stale Ontario Overtime availability label. | No calculator formulas changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Work-hours content cluster | Published the Work Hours and Timesheets topic hub and unpaid-break guide, then connected both to the calculator and directories. | No calculator formulas changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Ontario authority cluster | Published the Ontario termination-and-severance authority cluster with a shared topic hub, comparison guide and separate calculator routing. | No calculator formulas changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Ontario authority cluster | Published the Ontario vacation-pay and public-holiday authority cluster with topic hubs, official-source guides and calculator routing. | No calculator formulas changed. |
| August 2, 2026 | Ontario authority cluster | Published the first Ontario authority cluster with overtime and minimum-wage topic hubs, official-source guides and calculator routing. | Ontario minimum-wage rate table includes the announced October 1, 2026 rates. |
| August 2, 2026 | Evergreen guides | Published salary-to-hourly and gross-wages P0 guides and connected them to the salary-conversion topic hub. | None |
| August 2, 2026 | Content templates | Introduced reusable evergreen-guide and topic-hub templates with salary-conversion prototypes. | None |
| August 1, 2026 | Governance | Published editorial, sources, corrections, accessibility, cookie and advertising policies; introduced a standard page-review record. | None |
| August 1, 2026 | Platform | Confirmed the current public inventory of 26 pages and ten calculator interfaces before Phase 1 expansion. | None |
What receives a log entry
- Formula, eligibility or rounding changes.
- New date-effective rates or statutory thresholds.
- Material source or interpretation changes.
- Corrections that could affect a reader’s decision or estimate.
- Major policy or accessibility changes.