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British Columbia payroll rates — July 2026

123rd edition, rule set 2026-07-01. British Columbia T2 is seven brackets, a BC tax reduction, and — on and after 1 July 2026 — Option 1 vs Option 2 first-bracket proration.

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Federal (same for every province)

14.00% lowest rate. BPAF dynamic, max $16452.00, min $14829.00, phase-out $181440.00 to $258482.00. Canada employment amount $1501.00. LCF 15.00% to $750.00. Quebec abatement 16.50% (not applied outside Quebec). Outside-Canada surtax 48.00%.

Threshold Rate R Constant K
$0.00 14.00% $0.00
$58523.00 20.50% $3804.00
$117045.00 26.00% $10241.00
$181440.00 29.00% $15685.00
$258482.00 33.00% $26024.00

CPP July 2026

YMPE $74600.00, YAMPE $85000.00, basic exemption $3500.00. Employee total rate 5.95% (base 4.95% + first additional 1.00%). Second additional 4.00% on earnings between YMPE and YAMPE. Annual maxima: C $4230.45 (base $3519.45 + first additional $711.00), C2 $416.00. Employer matches C and C2.

EI July 2026

Maximum insurable $68900.00. Employee 1.63% (max $1123.07). Employer 22.82% (max $1572.30), which is 1.4 × the employee rate.

British Columbia brackets — Option 1

Threshold Rate V Constant KP Prorated
$0.00 6.14% $0.00 yes
$50363.00 7.70% $786.00 no
$100728.00 10.50% $3606.00 no
$115648.00 12.29% $5676.00 no
$140430.00 14.70% $9061.00 no
$190405.00 16.80% $13059.00 no
$265545.00 20.50% $22884.00 no

British Columbia brackets — Option 2

Threshold Rate V Constant KP Prorated
$0.00 5.60% $0.00 no
$50363.00 7.70% $1058.00 no
$100728.00 10.50% $3878.00 no
$115648.00 12.29% $5948.00 no
$140430.00 14.70% $9332.00 no
$190405.00 16.80% $13331.00 no
$265545.00 20.50% $23156.00 no

British Columbia personal amount

TCP fixed $13216.00. Lowest rate Option 1 6.14%, Option 2 5.60%.

Tax reduction

Option 1 basic $805.00, Option 2 basic $690.00. Dependant $44952.00 .

What this edition does not change

CPP, EI, and federal brackets are inherited from January. Only BC, NL, and PE overlay provincial files in the 123rd edition.