2016 Employment Insurance Rates
The Canada Employment Insurance Commission just published the preliminary Employment Insurance rates for 2016. Table shows comparison of 2015 rates.
EI RATE | 2016 | 2015 |
Maximum insurable earnings | $50,800 | $49,500 |
Employee contribution rate in provinces without a provincial plan | 1.88%(1) | 1.88%(1) |
Employee contribution rate in provinces with a provincial plan, i.e., Québec | 1.52% | 1.54% |
Self-employed rate | 1.88% | 1.88% |
Employer contribution rate in provinces without a provincial plan | 2.632% | 2.632% |
Employer contribution rate in provinces with a provincial plan, i.e., Québec | 2.128% | 2.156% |
Employee maximum contribution in provinces without a provincial plan | $955.04 | $930.60 |
Employee maximum contribution in provinces with a provincial plan, i.e., Québec | $772.16 | $762.30 |
Employer maximum contribution in provinces without a provincial plan | $1,337.06 | $1,302.84 |
Employer maximum contribution in provinces with a provincial plan, i.e., Québec | $1,081.02 | $1,067.22 |
EI clawback threshold(2) | $63,500 | $61,875 |
NOTES
(1) In 2014, the Dept. of Finance froze the EI premium rate at 1.88% through 2015 and 2016. In 2017, a new rate-setting mechanism will take effect which sets the EI premium rate annually at a seven-year break-even rate.
(2) The EI clawback threshold is 1.25 x maximum insurable earnings.