About Canada Payroll Calculator
The employer cost of payroll in Canada: CPP, CPP2 and EI on top of salary, calculated with sourced 2026 rates.
What is on this site
One question, "canada payroll calculator", answered with a calculator that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- CPP and EI max 2026: employer rates, maximums and examples: Employer CPP is 5.95% to $74,600 plus CPP2 at 4% to $85,000; employer EI is 1.4 times the employee premium. The 2026 maximums per employee, with canada.ca sources.
- True cost of an employee calculator Canada: 2026 payroll cost: Beyond salary: employer CPP, CPP2 and EI add about 5–8% before benefits, workers' compensation and provincial payroll taxes. A worked $70,000 example for 2026.
- Canada paycheck deductions: what employers fund vs withhold: Canada payroll deductions: which the employer funds (CPP, CPP2, EI at 1.4x) and which are withheld from the employee's pay (income tax, CPP, EI), with 2026 CRA rates.
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Canada Payroll Calculator is an information site. It is not affiliated with the Canada Revenue Agency or any government body, and nothing here is tax, accounting or legal advice. Figures are estimates built on stated assumptions; confirm them with your accountant or payroll provider before budgeting.