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Canada’s social security program is considered world-leading, offering universal healthcare, a pension program, unemployment, and more. Both employees and employers much contribute to social security in Canada, with each contribution a percentage of the employee’s gross salary at each pay period. Read more below.
Canada’s social security system covers social welfare issues including; health, unemployment insurance and retirement. Most of these issues are covered under federal laws but provincial policies, programs, and laws also supplement the social security system in Canada.
Employees contribute to Canada’s social security system through payroll taxes.
Mandatory contributions for employees include; Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Employment Insurance (EI) and Worker Insurance.
Mandatory contributions to social security for employers in Canada include: Canada Pension Plan (CPP); Employment Insurance (EI); Employer Health Tax (EHT); and Worker Insurance.
Taken together, employer contributions amount to around 10% of the employee’s salary.
The mandatory contributions for employers in Canada are, on average, higher than those for employers in the United States.
Mandatory employer contributions in Canada equate to ≈10% whereas in the United States, mandatory employer contributions equate to around ≈8% of the employee’s salary.
Your business can easily hire employees in Canada without opening a local entity. We handle local employment law, complex tax regulations, and international payroll in 180+ countries worldwide. All you need to do is focus on your business.
Employer contributions equate to ≈10% of the employee’s annual salary.
Social welfare issues including; health, unemployment insurance and retirement.
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71 Robinson Road #13-153
Singapore 068895
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Skalitzer Str. 85/86
10997, Berlin
+49 30 3119 9653
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Austin, Texas 78704
+1 (737) 265-6065
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