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Northwest Territories payroll rates — January 2026

122nd edition, rule set 2026-01-01. Northwest Territories is four rates starting at 5.90%, with TCP $18,198 — a northern table without Nunavut’s 4% first band.

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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 January 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 January 2026

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

Northwest Territories brackets

Threshold Rate V Constant KP Prorated
$0.00 5.90% $0.00 no
$53003.00 8.60% $1431.00 no
$106009.00 12.20% $5247.00 no
$172346.00 14.05% $8436.00 no

Northwest Territories personal amount

TCP fixed $18198.00. Lowest rate 5.90%.

What this edition does not change

This is the 1 January 2026 starting table. Open the July page for BC first-bracket proration, NL TCP, and the PE $200,000 band.