2023 Payroll Tax Update Canada

Modified on Sat, 20 Jul at 10:15 AM

Revision History

  • December 16, 2022: 
    • added missing ON SURTAX and MAX EMPLOYMENT CRED brackets
    • Renamed CPP W/H to CPP/QPP W/H
    • Renamed CPP W/H BONUS to CPP/QPP W/H BONUS
       
  • December 13, 2022 (added link to Method step changes required for Federal and Provincial tax calculations placeholder document KA-03507)

2023 Payroll Tax Update Canada: information in red is from 2022, Revenue Quebec haven't updated 2023 information officially yet.

The following information has been summarized based on the Canada Revenue Agency publication t4127-01023e.pdf

 

This information can be obtained, in detail, at the following links:

 

Disclaimer

This guide reflects some income tax changes recently announced which, if enacted as proposed, would be effective January 1, 2023. At the time of publishing, these proposed changes were not law. We recommend that you use the Payroll Deductions Online Calculator (PDOC), the publication T4032 Payroll Deductions Tables, or the publication T4008 Payroll Deductions Supplementary Tables, and the formulas in this guide for withholding, starting with your first payroll in 2023. 

 

Federal Brackets

Please see here for information to update brackets for the new tax year.

 

Note: The naming convention of your brackets may vary.

 

Bracket

Type

Description

2023 Values

CPP LIMITS

Withholding

Exemption, rate and maximum deduction

Amount Over

Tax %

Limit

3,500.00

5.95

3,754.45

CPP/QPP W/H
 

Withholding

Exemption, rate and maximum deduction

Amount Over

Tax %

Limit

3,500.00

5.95

3,754.45

CPP/QPP W/H BONUS
 
 

Withholding

Exemption, rate and maximum deduction

Amount Over

Tax %

Limit

0.00

5.95

3,754.45

CPP/QPP MAX

Limit + Tax%

Pensionable earnings maximum

 
 

Tax %

Limit

 
 

0.00

66,600

EI LIMITS

Withholding

Rate and maximum deduction

 
 

Tax %

Limit

 
 

1.63

1,002.45

EI MAX

Limit + Tax%

Insurable earnings maximum

 
 

Tax %

Limit

 
 

0.00

61,500

EI MAX Q

Limit + Tax%

Insurable earnings maximum

 
 

Tax %

Limit

 
 

0.00

61,500

EI W/H

Withholding

Rate and maximum deduction

 
 

Tax %

Limit
 

 
 

1.63

1,002.45

EI W/H Q

Withholding

Rate and maximum deduction

 
 

Tax %

Limit

 
 

1.27

781.05

FED TAX

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

15

0.00

53,359

20.5

8003.85

106,717

26

18942.24

165,430

29

34,207.62

 

235,675

33

54,578.67

Provincial Brackets

Please see here for information on how to update brackets for the new tax year.

For more information on Quebec Tax Brackets, see the Revenue Quebec Source Deductions and Contributions Guide for Employers 2023

 

 

 

Note: The naming convention of your brackets may vary.

 

 

Bracket

Type

Description

 

2023 Values

 

AB TAX

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

10

0.00

142,292.00

12

14,229.20

170,751.00

13

17,644.28

227,668.00

14

25,043.49

341,502.00

15

40,980.25

BC TAX

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

5.06

0.00

 

45,654

7.7

 

2,310.09

91,310

10.5

5,825.60

104,835

12.29

7,245.73

127,299

14.7

10,006.56

172,602

16.8

16,666.10

240,716

20.5

28,109.25

MB TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

10.8

0.00

36,842

12.75

3,978.94

79,625

17.40

 9,433.77

NB TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

9.40

 

0.00

47,715

14.00

4,485.21

95,431

16.00

11,165.45

176,756

19.50

24,177.45

NL TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

8.7

0.00

41,457

14.5

3,606.76

82,913

15.8

9,617.88

148,027

17.8

19,905.89

207,239

19.8

30,445.63

 

 

 

264,750

20.8

41,832.81

 

 

 

529,500

21.3

96,900.81

 

 

 

1,059,000

21.8

209,684.31

NS TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

8.79

0.00

29,590.00

14.95

2,600.96

59,180.00

16.67

7,024.67

93,000.00

17.5

12,662.46

150,000.00

21

22,637.46

NT TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

5.9

0.00

48,326

8.6

2,851.23

96,655

12.2

7,007.53

157,139

14.05

14,386.58

NT PTAX

Limit + Tax%

NT - Payroll Tax

Tax %

Limit

2

 

NU TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

4

0.00

58,877

7

2,035.08

101,754

9

5,596.47

165,429

11.5

11,327.22

ON TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

5.05

0.00

49,231

9.15

2,486.17

98,463

11.16

6,990.89

150,000

12.16

12,742.42

220,000.00

13.16

21,254.42

PEI TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

9.8

0.00

31,984.00

13.8

3,134.79

63,969.00

16.7

7,548.82

QC LOW RATE

Tax Credit

Total Credits Claimed x Bracket %

Tax %

Per Allowance

15

Blank

QC RED

Deduction

Maximum income reduction

%

Max. Amount

6

1,235.00

QC TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

15

0.00

46,295

20

6,944.25

92,580

24

16,201.25

112,655

25.75

21,019.25

QPIP EE

Withholding

Rate and limit

Tax %

Limit

0.494

412.49

QPIP ER

Withholding

Rate and limit

Tax %

Limit

0.692

577.82

QPIP MAX

Limit + Tax %

Maximum earnings

Tax %

Limit

0

88,000.00

QPP W/H

Withholding

Exemption, rate and maximum deduction

Amount Over

Tax %

Limit

3,500.00

6.40

3,776.10

QPP W/H BONUS

Withholding

Exemption, rate and maximum deduction

Amount Over

Tax %

Limit

0.00

6.40

3,776.10

SK TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

10.5

0.00

49,720

12.5

5220.60

142,058 

14.5

16,762.85

YT TAX W/H

Withholding

Withholding brackets and rates

Amount Over

Tax %

Tax Amount

0.00

6.4

0.00

53,359

9

3,414.98

106,717

10.9

8,217.20

165,430

12.8

14616.91

500,000

15

57,441.87

YT LOW RATE

Tax Credit

Reduction amounts

Tax %

Per Allowance

6.4

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MAX EMPLOYMENT CRED 
 

Reporting Authority Code 

Filing Status Code 

Activation Code 

Tax % 

Limit 

 

 

 

 

1368.00 

 

ON SURTAX 

Reporting Authority Code 

Filing Status Code 

Activation Code 

Amount Over 

Tax% 

Tax Amount 

Limit 

Max W/H 

 

 

 

5315 

20 

0 

0 

0 

 

 

 

6802 

56 

297.40 

0 

0 

Method Step Table Changes

None applicable to this tax year.

 

Calculation Method Changes Required

There are changes required. This document is still work in progress. Please check this link soon KA-03507  · Customer Self-Service (sparkrock.com)  (updated Dec 13th) 

TD1 Amounts

Due to the proposed changes to the Federal basic personal amount (BPAF), the existing Nova Scotia legislation to the Basic Personal Amount (BPANS) and the legislation to the Yukon Basic Personal Amount (BPAYT), the Claim Code charts cannot be produced with ranges, as was previously done. Accordingly, the Federal, the Nova Scotia and Yukon Claim Code Charts will not be produced as the BPAF, BPANS and BPAYT will be unique to each employee’s annual income. Please see here for information on how to update TD1 amounts for the new tax year.

 

Federal

Federal Basic Personal Amount

If Employee’s Net Income is =<165,430 use the Basic Personal Amount of $15,000.

If Employee’s Net Income is >=$235,675, use the Basic Personal Amount of $13,521.

If Employee’s Net Income falls between these two amounts, use the following formula: 

Where $165,430 < NI* < $235,675 BPAF**= $15,000 - (NI* - $165,430) × ($1,479 / $70.245)***

 

* Variable NI represents Net income for the year from the employer = A + HD

 ** If the BPAF has three or more digits after the decimal point, increase the second digit after the decimal point by one if the third digit is five or more, and drop the third digit. If the third digit after the decimal point is less than five, drop the third digit 

*** Note that there is no rounding on this division

 

The Federal and Yukon Claim Code chart income range is $2,430 between all claim codes once the BPAF or BPAYT has been calculated. For example, if the Federal BPAF is $12,719 for a particular employee, then claim code 2 range would be $12,719 – $15,149 and so forth up to claim code 10. 

 

Type

 

 

 

Provinces and Territories:

AB | BC | MB | NB | NL | NT | NS | NU | ON | PE | QC | SK | YT 

 

Alberta

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

21,003.00

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 21,003.00

 

British Columbia

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

11,981.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 11,981.00

 

Manitoba

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

10,855.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 10,855.00

 

New Brunswick

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

12,458.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 12,458.00

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

10,382.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 10,382.00

 

Northwest Territories

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

16,593.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 16,593.00

 

Nova Scotia

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

11,841.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 11,481.00

 

BPANS = Where A ≤ $25,000, BPANS is equal to $11,481; Where $25,000 < A < $75,000, BPANS is equal to: $11,481 – [(A – $25,000) × 6%)];* Where A ≥ $75,000, BPANS is equal to $8,481 * If Nova Scotia’s basic personal amount (BPANS) has three or more digits after the decimal point, increase the second digit by one if the third digit is five or more, and drop the third digit. If the third digit after the decimal point is less than five, drop the third digit.

 

The Nova Scotia Claim Code chart income range is $1,600 between all claim codes once the BPANS has been calculated. For example, if Nova Scotia’s BPANS is $11,481 for a particular employee, then the claim code 2 range would be $11,481 – $13,081 and so forth up to claim code 10

 

Nunavut

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

17,925.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 17,925

 

Ontario

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

11,865.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 11,865.00

 

Prince Edward Island

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

12,000.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 12,000.00 

Quebec

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

16,143

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to16,143

Amount for other dependents 

4,519

Amount for a child under 18 enrolled in post-secondary studies

3,101

Additional amount for person living alone (single-parent family)

2,284

Amount for a severe and prolonged impairment in mental or physical functions

3,584

Amount for a person living alone

1,850

Age amount

3,395

Amount for retirement income

3,017

Reduction threshold of the age amount, the amount for a person living alone, the amount for retirement income and the amount for a career extension

36,590

 

Saskatchewan

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

17,661.01

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Up to 17,661.01

Yukon

The Yukon Basic Personal Amount (BPAYT) formula mirrors the federal Basic Personal Amount (BPAF) formula. BPAYT = BPAF

 

Type

Amount

Basic personal amount

 BPAYT Formula

Spouse or common-law partner amount

Please refer to TD1 form for YT

 

Other Configurations

Please see here for information on other configuration to be updated in preparation for the new tax year.

 

Return to Payroll Tax Update in the Configuring Workforce section

 

 

 

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