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Canada Income Tax Calculator

Enter your T4 pay by year, month, week or hour. The calculator estimates federal and provincial income tax, employee CPP/CPP2, EI and the amount left on an annual or monthly basis. The applicable basic personal amounts are included automatically.

Tax year

Gross pay before income tax, CPP and EI.

$
That's about:
You keep (after income tax, CPP + EI)
$50,556
77.8% of gross pay · ≈ $4,213 per month
You keep
$50,556 · 77.8%
Income tax
$9,725 · 15.0%
CPP
$3,659 · 5.6%
EI
$1,060 · 1.6%
Basic personal amounts included automatically
Federal
$16,452
Provincial / territorial
$12,989

These amounts are used to calculate non-refundable tax credits; they aren't cash payments. The calculator has already used them to reduce the tax estimate.

Federal tax$6,307
Ontario tax$3,419
Federal + provincial income tax$9,725
CPP + CPP2 (employee share)$3,659
EI premium$1,060
Total estimated deductions$14,444
Estimated take-home pay$50,556
Average deduction rate22.2%
Marginal income-tax rate29.7%

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Estimate for standard T4 employment outside Quebec. It includes federal and provincial income tax, the applicable basic personal amounts, the Canada employment amount, employee CPP/CPP2 and EI. Age-based CPP choices or exemptions, multiple employers, partial-year employment, RRSP deductions, benefits, other income and personal credits can change the result.

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Provincial rates differ, so open your province for the exact brackets and a page built for it:

FAQ

No — it's a quick estimate of federal and provincial income tax. Your actual return can include credits, deductions and other income that change the result.

Yes. The calculator treats the amount as T4 employment and includes the employee share of CPP/CPP2 and EI. Self-employed income needs a different calculation.

Yes. The applicable federal and provincial or territorial basic personal amounts are applied automatically and shown in the calculator.

All provinces except Quebec, which has its own separate tax system. Pick your province above for its exact brackets.

The federal lowest rate is 14.5% for 2025 and 14% for 2026, and brackets are indexed each year, so the two years give slightly different results.

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