Deliver pay stubs, T4 and RL-1 to employees without a portal
Year-end means a flood of T4 and RL-1 slips — and with it a wave of password resets, employees who never enrolled in the self-serve portal, and slips sent as plain email attachments. doclinc lets you deliver every slip securely, to any employee, with no account to create.
Each slip goes out as an encrypted link. The employee verifies their identity with a one-time SMS code (or voice call, or a secret question) and opens the document — no portal login, no password to reset. You get a full audit trail and Canadian data residency, built for Quebec's Law 25.
The year-end slip rush
- Employees who never enrolled in self-serve can't reach their slip without setup — right when they need it.
- Password resets pile up exactly when T4 and RL-1 slips go out at the end of February.
- Plain-email attachments expose personal data — income, and sometimes the social insurance number.
- No proof of delivery. It's hard to show a slip was actually received and opened.
- Temporary and former employees are the hardest to reach through a portal at all.
What doclinc gives payroll & HR
- Reach every employee. Current, seasonal or former — deliver by email, with no enrolment.
- Recipient authentication without an account. SMS code, voice call or secret question before the slip opens.
- Proof of delivery. A full audit trail of who opened each slip and when.
- Send in batch. Distribute slips at scale through the doclinc API.
- Canadian hosting. AWS in Canada (ca-central-1) — your data stays in Canada.
- Built for Law 25, PIPEDA and GDPR.
Three ways to deliver a slip
| Self-serve portal | Plain email | doclinc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaches employees not enrolled | No — must enrol first | Yes | Yes |
| Recipient authentication | Account login | None | SMS, voice or secret question — no account |
| Proof of delivery / audit | Limited | None | Full audit trail |
| Data residency | Varies | Varies | Canada (AWS ca-central-1) |
| Setup effort for the employee | High (enrolment) | Low | Low — nothing to install |
A practical comparison of common slip-delivery methods.
It complements your payroll system
doclinc doesn't replace your payroll software or your self-serve portal. Keep self-serve for enrolled staff — and use doclinc for everyone the portal doesn't reach: new hires, seasonal and former employees, and anyone who would otherwise receive a slip as a plain email attachment.
Frequently asked questions
Is it compliant with Law 25 to send a pay stub by email?
A plain-email attachment exposes personal information. doclinc delivers each slip through an encrypted, authenticated link with a full audit trail — aligned with Quebec's Law 25 requirements for handling personal information.
Do employees need to create an account?
No. The employee verifies their identity with a one-time SMS code, a voice call or a secret question, then opens the slip directly — no portal, no password.
Can we send slips in batch?
Yes. Through the doclinc API you can distribute slips at scale, each delivered as its own authenticated link.
Where is the data hosted?
In Canada, on AWS infrastructure (ca-central-1). Your data stays within Canadian data residency.
Deliver this year's slips the secure way
Every employee, authenticated, hosted in Canada — right from Outlook.
