Understanding your Pay Stubs

March 16, 2021 -  Defence Stories

You can access your pay stubs online in one of three ways:

• Compensation Web Application (CWA) (accessible only on the National Defence network) select Pay stubs and archived tax slips
• Phoenix: select Main menu / Self service / Payroll and compensation / View paycheque
• MyGCPay (accessible only on the National Defence network) web application

These applications require either a myKEY or a D-PKI Card to log in. The CWA includes the same pay information as Phoenix, as well as access to printable T4 slips and pay stubs prior to the Phoenix implementation. It also includes more detailed information about your pay such as:

• Earning details for overtime
• Breakdown of retroactive payments
• Breakdown of leave without pay periods

Note: Your earnings and deductions amounts are the same on the CWA pay stub as they are in Phoenix. However, differences between CWA terminology and Phoenix terminology affects how these amounts appear on each pay stub.

Visit PSPC’s How to Read Your Pay Stub webpage for more information, including a list of commonly used numeric pay codes, sample pay stubs and information on how your pay stubs compare.