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title: "2026 Employment Insurance premium rate takes effect"
id: "2026-01-01-ei-2026"
official_date: "2026-01-01"
effective_date: "2026-01-01"
url: "https://signal.amicably.ca/2026-01-01-ei-2026"
---

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# 2026 Employment Insurance premium rate takes effect

- Official date: 2026-01-01
- Effective: 2026-01-01
- Jurisdiction: Canada
- Kind: Tax (In force)
- Affects: Tax and net income
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-contributions/employment-insurance-ei/ei-premium-rates-maximums.html
- Publication: CRA EI premium rates and maximums

For 2026 the Employment Insurance premium rate is 1.63% on maximum insurable earnings of $68,900, for a maximum employee premium of $1,123.07.

In Amicably now: Amicably's 2026 figures use these amounts.