Canada and Quebec Pension Plans (CPP-QPP), Employment Insurance Contributions (EI), Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)

Ofer Tamir, CPA, CA
1/30/2017
The following are the maximum CPP–QPP, EI and QPIP employee contributions for 2017:

 

$
CPP

 

Pensionable Earnings

 

55,300

 

Exemption

 

3,500

 

51,800

 

Rate

 

4.95%

 

Contribution

 

2,564.10

QPP

 

Pensionable Earnings

 

55,300

 

Exemption

 

3,500

 

51,800

 

Rate

 

5.40%

 

Contribution

 

2,797.20

EI

 

Insurable Earnings

 

51,300 (no maximum per pay per period)

 

Rate- Québec employee

 

1.27% (employer rate 1.778%)

 

Rate- Other employee

 

1.63% (employer rate 2.282%)

 

Max. employee’s premium – Québec

 

651.51

 

Max. employee’s premium – Other

 

836.19

QPIP

 

Insurable Earnings

 

72,500 (no maximum per pay per period

 

Rate

 

0.548% (employer rate 0.767%)

 

Max. employee’s premium

 

397.30

 

Rate- Self-employed

 

0.973%

 

Note:  EI and QPIP premiums apply to the first dollar of insurable earnings; there is no minimum threshold of hours and/or amounts.

 

About the Author:

Ofer Tamir, CPA, CA, is a Tax Manager at Crowe BGK.

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