Canadian Tax Calculator
Estimate corporate tax on business income, personal income tax on employment income, and whether to pay yourself in salary or dividends. Free, no signup, every province.
Your business
How it works. A CCPC pays the small business rate on the first $500,000 of active business income and the general rate above it. Both layers, federal and provincial, are included below.
Estimated corporate tax
$0
0% effective rate on $0 of income
Your income
Included: federal and provincial brackets, the basic personal amount, CPP and EI. Not included: spousal, tuition, medical and childcare credits, or provincial health premiums, which move the final number.
Estimated take-home pay
$0
0% of gross · 0% marginal rate
Your corporation
Assumes an owner-manager of a CCPC taking the full amount one way or the other. Salary is deductible to the corporation and carries CPP on both the employee and employer side; owner-managers who control the corporation are normally EI-exempt. Dividends are non-eligible, paid from profit already taxed at the small business rate. CPP buys future retirement benefits this comparison does not value.
Difference
$0
0% of the amount extracted
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How Canadian corporate tax is calculated
A Canadian-controlled private corporation pays two layers of tax on active business income: federal and provincial. The federal small business rate is 9% on the first $500,000 of active business income; above that the federal general rate of 15% applies. Each province then adds its own rate on top.
Salary or dividends: which is better?
There is no universal answer, which is why the calculator above compares them on your actual numbers. Salary is deductible to the corporation, creates RRSP contribution room, and builds CPP entitlement, but it attracts CPP on both the employee and employer side. Dividends avoid CPP entirely and are taxed at lower personal rates because of the dividend tax credit, but they are paid out of income the corporation has already been taxed on, and they create no RRSP room.
Canada's tax system is built around integration, the principle that income earned through a corporation and paid out should face roughly the same total tax as income earned directly, so the two routes usually land close together. The gap that remains is what makes the decision worth running.
| Province | Small business | Combined w/ federal | General | Sales tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 3.2% | 12.2% | 11.5% | 13% HST |
| British Columbia | 2% | 11% | 12% | 12% GST + PST |
| Alberta | 2% | 11% | 8% | 5% GST only |
| Quebec | 3.2% | 12.2% | 11.5% | 14.975% GST + QST |
| Manitoba | 0% | 9% | 12% | 12% GST + RST |
| Saskatchewan | 1% | 10% | 12% | 11% GST + PST |
| Nova Scotia | 1.5% | 10.5% | 14% | 14% HST |
| New Brunswick | 2.5% | 11.5% | 14% | 15% HST |
| Taxable income | Federal rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $57,375 | 14.5% |
| $57,375 – $114,750 | 20.5% |
| $114,750 – $177,882 | 26% |
| $177,882 – $253,414 | 29% |
| Over $253,414 | 33% |
The lowest federal bracket fell from 15% to 14% effective 1 July 2025, so the 2025 tax year return applies a blended 14.5%.
Rates reviewed for the 2025 tax year by Udit Gupta, CPA, CA. Federal and provincial rates change annually, and this tool is an estimate for planning rather than tax advice. Confirm current figures before relying on them for a filing.
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