Apex Time Solutions

Apex Time Solutions is a Toronto-based provider of advanced workforce management and payroll solutions, helping production teams and corporate departments streamline time tracking, scheduling, payroll preparation, and reporting. With a broad portfolio of software tools — including Apex TimeWork OnDemand, workforce planning, employee scheduling, and payroll modules — ATS enables media production offices to eliminate manual processes, reduce errors, and focus energy on creative execution rather than administrative overhead.

Film and television production teams operate in a fast-paced, ever-shifting environment. Between managing cast and crew hours, coordinating multi-location crews, and reconciling complex payroll requirements under union and tax regulations, accurate workforce management becomes a mission-critical function. Apex Time Solutions equips production accountants, UPMs, HR coordinators, and studio payroll teams with modern, scalable tools to support these tasks with precision.

Smart Time & Attendance Tracking

At the heart of Apex Time Solutions’ offering is a robust time and attendance platform that captures employee hours accurately and efficiently. Crew members can log time digitally, reducing reliance on handwritten timesheets and eliminating transcription errors. Production accountants benefit from real-time visibility into labor costs, making it easier to stay within budget and adjust forecasts quickly.

Payroll Automation for Film & TV

Manual payroll processing is time-consuming and error-prone, especially when dealing with large casts and crew with diverse pay structures, tax codes, and union agreements. ATS simplifies this by automating key payroll functions — from gross-to-net calculations to deductions and tax compliance — reducing the workload on production payroll teams and ensuring paydays happen on time.

Workforce Planning & Crew Scheduling

Scheduling a production requires flexibility, accuracy, and clarity. Apex Time Solutions provides intuitive workforce planning and crew scheduling tools that help unit production managers and coordinators assign shifts, monitor availability, and balance assignments across departments. This reduces scheduling conflicts and ensures crew resources are allocated efficiently throughout the production lifecycle.

Reporting & Compliance

Productions often must produce detailed labor reporting for funders, broadcasters, and governments — including payroll audits, funding compliance, and labour-expense tracking. Apex’s reporting capabilities allow teams to generate up-to-date financial and workforce reports tailored to these needs, enabling smoother audits and faster delivery of required documentation.

Why Productions Choose Apex Time Solutions

Reduced administrative burden: Automated calculations and workflows save time and cut down on human error.

Scalable for any size production: Whether a small indie shoot or a large network production, their tools adapt to crew size and complexity.

Improved visibility: Real-time dashboards and reporting keep production accountants and managers informed at every stage.

Flexible delivery: Solutions can be deployed via secure cloud or integrated with existing payroll stacks, allowing for remote access and modern workflows.

Industry-ready practices: Designed to meet typical enterprise needs while remaining agile for project-based production environments.