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Staffing agency software built for Alberta

Kordis is staffing agency software built for Alberta agencies with 25 to 100 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: ProServe checked before anyone pours, employment agency licence records kept where you can show them, WCB-Alberta clearance letters tracked per client, and the 8/44 overtime rule reflected in how hours are split.

Rules verified July 11, 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 a Alberta temp agency operates under, with the government sources they come from.

The rules an Alberta staffing agency operates under (verified July 2026)
Rule	What Alberta requires	Where it comes from
Agency licence	An employment agency business licence: $120 for a 24-month term, with a police information check and security deposit as part of the application.	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
Serving alcohol	ProServe certification from AGLC, $25 plus GST, valid 5 years.	AGLC

What does Kordis do for a Alberta agency?

ProServe tracked per worker and dispatch-gated: whoever pours tonight holds a current card.

Employment agency licence records kept where you can show them, and placements are blocked if the licence lapses.

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 go out inside Alberta's calling hours, staged for your OK.

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 ProServe expiry?

Yes. ProServe certification is valid 5 years from completion, and Kordis holds each worker's expiry date, texts renewals at 90 days, 2 weeks, and 3 days out, and gates dispatch so an expired card never reaches a shift.

Do Alberta staffing agencies need a licence?

Yes. Alberta requires an employment agency business licence under the Consumer Protection Act: $120 for a 24-month term, with a police information check and a security deposit as part of the application. Kordis keeps the records; the licence itself is yours to hold.

Which Alberta staffing industries does Kordis serve?

Light industrial and warehouse, private-pay nursing and PSW, and banquets, events, and hotels. Alberta specifics are built in: health care aides are gated on CLHA registration (Alberta's new college for health-care aides), warehouse crews on forklift certificates, event staff on ProServe.

Guides for Alberta agencies

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