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Tax guide

Canada · Tax guide

Canadian payroll needs the province of employment and payment date, as well as federal tax and applicable contributions.

By Sources checked 28 Oct 2026

Personal income tax

CRA's PDOC covers federal, provincial and territorial payroll deductions except Quebec provincial deductions. Quebec income tax, QPP and QPIP use Revenu Québec's WebRAS.

Filing & deadlines

PDOC was updated for July 2026. Enter the actual payment date; mid-year payroll adjustments are not interchangeable with annual tax rates. A payroll estimate is not an annual return.

Business and scope

Employers should use payroll deduction and remittance guidance. A printed PDOC calculation is not a complete official statement of earnings.

On-site calculator · Sources checked 29 Oct 2026

Salary and take-home pay calculator

2026 annual salary-tax estimate · single Canadian residents aged 19–64 without dependants, living and working all year in Ontario, Alberta or British Columbia. Salary is the only income.

Income and employment
RRSP paid and deducted for 2026

Annual estimate · 2026

Annual gross earnings
CA$72,000.00
CPP + CPP2 + EI
CA$5,198.82
Annual RRSP contribution deducted in 2026
CA$0.00
Federal and provincial income tax
CA$11,702.13
Annual income after tax and payroll deductions
CA$55,099.05
Average per calendar month (annual net ÷ 12)
CA$4,591.59
Calculation details
Federal income tax
CA$7,670.23
Provincial tax including health premium
CA$4,031.90
CPP including first and second enhancements
CA$4,075.75
Employment insurance
CA$1,123.07
Ontario health premium (included in tax)
CA$600.00
Taxable income after allowances
CA$71,315.00

Automatically calculates CPP, CPP2, EI, federal/provincial income tax, basic and employment credits, Ontario surtax/health premium/LIFT, and BC's revised 2026 5.6% rate and tax reduction. RRSP is deducted from cash and taxable income only within your confirmed CRA deduction room. Results are annual estimates after the modelled non-refundable credits, not monthly withholding or a complete tax return. Refundable benefits (including CWB), tuition, disability, donations, other pension plans and other provinces are excluded; no benefit refund is added to wages.

Official basis and tool instructions

External official resource

Official CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator

This link opens the authority’s service or instructions. Check its supported year and eligibility; a calculation or draft does not submit a tax return.

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Official basis and tool instructions

Official sources

Sources checked 28 Oct 2026 · 2026 payroll

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