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title: "Newfoundland and Labrador raises its basic personal amount to $13,094"
id: "2026-06-02-nl-basic-personal-amount"
official_date: "2026-06-02"
effective_date: "2026-01-01"
url: "https://signal.amicably.ca/2026-06-02-nl-basic-personal-amount"
---

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# Newfoundland and Labrador raises its basic personal amount to $13,094

- Official date: 2026-06-02
- Effective: 2026-01-01
- Jurisdiction: Newfoundland and Labrador
- Kind: Legislation (Royal Assent)
- Affects: Tax and net income
- Source: House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, https://www.assembly.nl.ca/HouseBusiness/Bills/ga51session1/bill2616.htm
- Bill: Bill 16, 51st General Assembly, First Session

An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, 2000 (Bill 16) sets the provincial basic personal amount at $13,094 for the 2026 tax year. The change applies from January 1, 2026.

In Amicably now: Amicably's 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador figures use the $13,094 amount.