Government benefits reference

CPP/QPP Contribution Rates

2026 CPP and QPP contribution rates, pensionable-earnings ceilings, and maximum contribution amounts used for OpenBook Planning reference context.

Year: 2026 Source-linked official data Annual review cycle

Current-year summary

2026 CPP/QPP contribution snapshot

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Plain-language context

What this reference means

CPP applies outside Quebec. QPP applies to Quebec employment income. Both systems use a basic exemption, a first earnings ceiling, and a second additional earnings band.

The first ceiling is the year's maximum pensionable earnings, or YMPE. The second ceiling is the year's additional maximum pensionable earnings, or YAMPE. Second additional contributions apply only to pensionable earnings between those two amounts.

Reference table

2026 rates and maximums

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Notes and assumptions

CPP/QPP contribution rates and maximums are loaded from the shared OpenBook Planning government-benefits reference data file.

Official sources

These source links are attached to the reference data file used by this page.

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