Free calculator • 2026

Payroll Cost Planner

Estimate annual employer cost using the published CPP, CPP2, QPP, QPP2 and EI rates for the selected province of employment.

Rate period: January 1–December 31, 2026

Plan employer payroll cost

Province of employment Number of employees Annual pensionable and insurable salary per employee Apply CPP/CPP2 or QPP/QPP2 contributions Apply EI premiums Benefits, WSIB/WCB and other employer payroll costs (%)

Rate reference

CPP, QPP and EI rates

Effective January 1 to December 31, 2026. These annual figures are loaded from payroll-rates.js.

Important limitation

This is a full-year planning estimate for employees with the same salary. Federal and provincial income tax are simplified annual estimates. Actual source deductions depend on TD1 claims, pay frequency, employment start and stop dates, pensionable and insurable earnings, exemptions, prior deductions and special situations. Quebec employers may also have QPIP, Health Services Fund and other obligations that are not calculated here.

Official references: CRA CPP rates CRA CPP2 rates CRA EI rates Revenu Québec QPP rates CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator

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