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title: "2026 Quebec Parental Insurance and EI rates take effect"
id: "2026-01-01-quebec-qpip-and-ei-2026"
official_date: "2026-01-01"
effective_date: "2026-01-01"
url: "https://signal.amicably.ca/2026-01-01-quebec-qpip-and-ei-2026"
---

> Amicably Signal: what has changed in Canadian family law and tax that affects support and property division.

# 2026 Quebec Parental Insurance and EI rates take effect

- Official date: 2026-01-01
- Effective: 2026-01-01
- Jurisdiction: Quebec
- Kind: Tax (In force)
- Affects: Tax and net income
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cra-arc/formspubs/pub/t4127-jan/t4127-01-26e.pdf
- Publication: CRA T4127, 122nd edition, Tables 8.7 and 8.8

For 2026 the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan employee rate is 0.43% on maximum insurable earnings of $103,000. The Employment Insurance rate in Quebec is 1.30% on maximum insurable earnings of $68,900.

In Amicably now: Amicably's 2026 Quebec figures use these rates.