Free Payslip Generator (Canada)

Payslips are governed by provincial and territorial employment standards law, not by one national code. In Ontario, section 12 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 requires the employer to give each employee a wage statement on or before pay day.

The statement must show the pay period, the wage rate (if there is one), the gross wages and, unless the employee already has the information in another way such as the contract, how the gross wages were calculated, the amount and purpose of each deduction, any amounts paid for room or board, and the net wages. It must be in writing, or sent by e-mail if the employee can print a copy. Other provinces have their own wording, so an employer elsewhere should check the local statute.

Canada Pension Plan (CPP), 2026: employee and employer each pay 5.95% of pensionable earnings above the $3,500 basic exemption up to the $74,600 maximum (YMPE), to a maximum of $4,230.45 each. CPP2 applies on earnings between $74,600 and $85,000 at 4% each, to a maximum of $416 each. Self-employed people pay both halves.

Employment Insurance (EI), 2026: the employee premium is 1.63% of insurable earnings up to $68,900, to a maximum of $1,123.07; the employer pays 1.4 times the employee premium, to a maximum of $1,572.30.

In Quebec the employee EI rate is 1.30%, with a maximum premium of $895.70 and an employer maximum of $1,253.98.