Canadian payroll calculator hub
Every payroll calculator in one place: pay-frequency conversion, deduction basics, severance and vacation pay. For exact take-home pay and deduction amounts, these point straight to the CRA’s own tools, the ones the industry already runs on.
- Direct links to official CRA tools
- Province-aware where it matters
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Every payroll tool you need
Pick the calculator that matches your question. Where exact tax figures matter, these link straight to the CRA’s own tools.
Take-home pay calculator
Net pay after federal + provincial income tax, CPP, CPP2 and EI. This is the CRA’s own Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC), the tool most Canadian employers and employees already use, always current.
Open PDOCPay frequency & hourly rate converter
Convert between annual salary, hourly rate, and weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly gross pay.
Open converterSeverance pay calculator
Termination notice and statutory severance eligibility, by jurisdiction.
Open our calculator Source: ontario.ca: ESA severance guide ↗Vacation pay calculator
Calculate vacation entitlement by province and length of service.
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Pay frequency & hourly rate converter
Enter a pay rate one way, and see it converted every other way. It’s pure math, no tax rates or provinces involved, so the numbers stay accurate no matter when you check them.
| Basis | Gross pay |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $31.25 |
| Weekly (52 pays/yr) | $1,250 |
| Bi-weekly (26 pays/yr) | $2,500 |
| Semi-monthly (24 pays/yr) | $2,708 |
| Monthly (12 pays/yr) | $5,417 |
| Annual | $65,000 |
Deduction basics
What comes off a Canadian paycheque
Every Canadian employee’s pay is subject to source deductions. Here’s what each one is and how it generally works. For exact dollar amounts, use the CRA’s Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC).
Federal income tax
A progressive tax collected by the CRA. Rates rise in brackets as income increases, and everyone gets a basic personal amount that’s tax-free before the brackets apply.
Provincial / territorial income tax
Each province and territory sets its own brackets and rates, on top of federal tax. Quebec is the exception, collected separately by Revenu Québec.
CPP contributions
A mandatory contribution, matched by the employer, based on pensionable earnings up to an annual limit. It funds the employee’s future CPP retirement benefit.
CPP2
A second, additional CPP contribution introduced in 2024, on earnings between the standard limit and a second, higher one. An extra tier, not a replacement for base CPP.
EI premiums
Employment Insurance premiums, deducted on insurable earnings up to an annual limit, funding benefits like job loss or parental leave. Quebec employees pay a different rate since Quebec runs its own parental insurance (QPIP) alongside EI.
These are the concepts, not the current numbers. Brackets and limits change annually. Get exact deduction amounts from the CRA’s Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC), or see the CRA’s T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas for the underlying calculation methods.
Need exact take-home pay figures?
Use the CRA’s official Payroll Deductions Online Calculator for precise federal + provincial tax, CPP, CPP2 and EI figures.
