Payroll Deduction Tables - 2024
A new calendar year requires updates to your payroll deductions. To help you out, we have prepared a chart with both federal and provincial/territorial payroll deductions for 2024.
Federal:
Maximum insurable earnings: $63,200
Maximum employee premium: $1049.12
Maximum employer premium: $1468.77
Employee: 1.66%
Employer: 1.66 x 1.4 = 2.32%
Reduced rate for Quebec:
Maximum insurable earnings: $63,200
Maximum employee premium: $834.24
Maximum employer premium: $1,167.94
Employee: 1.32%
Employer: 1.32 x 1.4 = 1.85%
Some employees related to the employer may be exempt from paying Employment Insurance premiums – please read our article to learn more.
Maximum Pensionable Earnings: $68,500
Basic Exemption: $3,500
Maximum Employee Premium: $3,867.50
Maximum Employer Premium: $3,867.50
Self-employed Maximum Premium: $7735.00
Employee and employer contribution rate: 5.95%
Self-employed: 11.9%
New for 2024: Earnings between $68,500 and $73,200 will be subject to additional CPP contributions, known as CPP2.
Employee and employer CPP2 contribution rate: 4%
Maximum CPP2 contribution (employer and employee): $188.00
Self-employed CPP2 rate: 8%
Maximum self-employed CPP2 contribution: $376.00
Maximum Insurable Earnings: $68,500
General Exemption: $3,500
Maximum Employee Premium: $4,348.40
Maximum Employer Premium: $4,348.40
Self-employed Maximum Premium: $8,698.80
Employee and Employer contribution rate: 6.4%
New for 2024: Earnings between $68,500 and $73,200 will be subject to additional QPP contributions, known as QPP2.
Employee and employer QPP2 contribution rate: 4%
Maximum QPP2 contribution (employer and employee): $188.00
Self-employed QPP2 rate: 8%
Maximum self-employed QPP2 contribution: $376.00
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Northwest Territory
- Yukon
Alberta
Provincial income tax:
- Basic personal deduction: $21,885
Workers’ Compensation:
- Maximum assessable earnings: $104,600
- Premiums are based on classification unit and industry
Minimum Wage:
- Currently $15.00 per hour
British Columbia
- Basic personal deduction: $12,580
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum assessable earnings: $116,700
- Premiums are based on classification unit and industry
Employer Health Tax
BC's Employer Health Tax is separate and distinct from remitting source deductions.
Employers can be an individual, corporation or partnership. Associated employers are required to share any exemption amount they may qualify for.
The EHT is based on remuneration paid to employees who report to work in BC and employees who do not report to work in BC but their wages are paid through a permanent establishment in BC.
How the tax works:
- Total B.C. payroll of $500,000 or less: Exempt
- $500,001 to $1.5 million: 2.925% on the amount in excess of $500,000 (notch provision)
- Over $1.5 million: 1.95% of the total payroll (the $500,000 is not a deduction)
Use the employer health tax calculator to help you estimate the tax. You must register for the EHT if you must pay the tax.
Minimum wage
- As of June 1, 2024: $17.40 per hour
Saskatchewan
- Basic Personal Exemption: $18491
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Assessable Earnings: $99,945
- Based on classification code
Minimum Wage
- As of October 1, 2023: $14.00 per hour
Manitoba
- Basic personal deduction: $15,780
Worker’s Compensation
- Maximum assessable earnings: $160,510
- Based on classification codes
- Potential 15% rebate on premiums (or up to $3,000 for small employers) with SAFE Work via Industry-Based Safety Program (IBSP)
Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Levy (HE Levy)
Associated corporations/certain corporate partnerships share the $2.0million exemption based on the total of their combined payroll.
- $2.0million or less: Exempt
- $2.0 and $4.0 million: 4.3% on the amount in excess of $2.0million (notch provision)
- Over $4.0million: 2.15% of the total payroll (the $2.0 million is not a deduction)
Minimum wage
- As of October 1, 2023: $15.30 per hour
Ontario
- Basic Personal Exemption: $12,399
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Insurable Earnings: $112,500
- See premium rates and classification information
Employer Health Tax
This is a tax paid by the employer and not deducted from employees
- Exemption threshold: $1 million
- Tax rate above the threshold is .98% to 1.95% depending on how much over the threshold the payroll is
- More information available from the Ministry of Finance
Minimum Wage
- As of October 1, 2023: $16.55 per hour
- Student minimum wage $15.60 per hour
Quebec
- Basic Personal Exemption: $18,056
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- Maximum Insurable Earnings: $94,000
- Maximum Employee premium: $464.36
- Maximum Employer premium: $650.48
- Self-employed Maximum Premium: $825.32
- Employee rate: 0.494%
- Employer rate: 0.692%
- Self-employed rate: 0.878%
Health Services Fund
- Based on payroll
- Primary and manufacturing sectors
- Less than $1 million: 1.25%
- $1-$7.2 million: between 1.25% and 4.26%
- More than $7.2 million: 4.26%
- Less than $1 million: 1.65%
- $1-$7.2 million: between 1.65% and 4.26%
- More than $7.2 million: 4.26%
Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
- Maximum Insurable Earnings : $94,000
- Based on classification
- Want to reduce your CNESST bill? Check out CFIB’s mutual group
Contribution to the Workforce Skills Development and Recognition Fund (WSDRF)
- Commonly known as the 1% Law
- 1% of payroll if it is greater than $2 million
Contribution related to Labour Standards
- Maximum insurable: $94,000
- Employer rate: 0.06%
- Some remunerations are not subject to this contribution, including employers who are federally regulated
- Some employers who were exempt from the contribution now have to pay a contribution of .05% in 2024.
- More information from Revenu Quebec
Minimum Wage
- As of May 1, 2024: $15.75 per hour
New Brunswick
- Basic Personal Exemption: $13,044
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Assessable Earnings: $76,900
- As of July 1, 2024, the Maximum Assessable Earnings will increase to $82,100
Minimum Wage
- As of April 1, 2024: $15.30 per hour
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Basic personal exemption: $10,818
Workers Compensation
- Maximum assessable earnings: $76,955
- Based on classification
- Want to reduce your WorkplaceNL bill? Read our information on PRIME
Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax (HAPSET)
- Exemption threshold: $2 million
- Payroll tax of 2% on payrolls above the exemption threshold
- More information on the Department of Finance website.
Minimum Wage
- As of April 1, 2024: $15.60 per hour
Nova Scotia
- Basic Personal Exemption: $11,481
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Insurable Earnings: $72,500
- Based on classification
- Need help navigating through a WCB Claim? The Employer Advisor is there to help.
Minimum Wage
- As of April 1, 2024: $15.20 per hour
Prince Edward Island
- Basic Personal Exemption: $13,500
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Insurable Earnings: $78,400
- Based on classification
Minimum Wage
- As of April 1, 2024: $15.40 per hour
Northwest Territories
Territorial Income Tax
- Basic Personal Exemption: $17,373
Payroll Tax
- Payroll Tax of 2% on all earnings
- Deducted by the employer from the employee’s pay
- Employer must remit to the government
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Assessable Earnings: $110,600
- Premiums based on classification and industry
Minimum Wage
- As of September 21, 2023: $16.05 per hour
Yukon
Territorial Income Tax
- Basic Personal Exemption: $15,705
Workers’ Compensation
- Maximum Assessable Earnings: $102,017
- Premiums based on classification unit and industry
Minimum Wage
- As of April 1, 2024: $17.59 per hour
