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Ontario payroll rates — July 2026

123rd edition, rule set 2026-07-01. Ontario T2 includes three extra Chapter 4 pieces no other province has in this combination: the two-step surtax, the Ontario Health Premium, and the Ontario tax reduction.

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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.

Ontario brackets

Threshold Rate V Constant KP Prorated
$0.00 5.05% $0.00 no
$53891.00 9.15% $2210.00 no
$107785.00 11.16% $4376.00 no
$150000.00 12.16% $5876.00 no
$220000.00 13.16% $8076.00 no

Ontario personal amount

TCP fixed $12989.00. Lowest rate 5.05%.

Surtax

Threshold (on provincial tax) Rate
$5818.00 20.00%
$7446.00 36.00%

Ontario Health Premium

Taxable income from Rate Base Cap
$0.00 0.00% $0.00 $0.00
$20000.00 6.00% $0.00 $300.00
$36000.00 6.00% $300.00 $450.00
$48000.00 25.00% $450.00 $600.00
$72000.00 25.00% $600.00 $750.00
$200000.00 25.00% $750.00 $900.00

Tax reduction

Basic $300.00; dependant $554.00.

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.