Resident Tax Information
Residents of Canada have an additional tax burden when it comes to their worldwide income. Canadian law provides relief from this through various international agreements and credits which can be applied against the individual's total taxes owed.
Non-resident individuals and temporary residents of Canada are taxed on their income in Canada.
Below are the federal income taxes for employees in Canada –
Social Security
Social security in Canada provides the following benefits:
Retirement benefits
An individual can avail retirement benefits in Canada from the ages
65 years for women employees
67 years for male employees
A reduced age of 62 years is available for certain individuals.
Disability benefits
Employees with a temporary or a permanent disability due to accidents at work are eligible for disability benefits. With certain exceptions, dependents are also eligible for disability benefits.
Survivor benefits
In cases of death due to accidents at work, the surviving spouse or minor children are eligible for survivor's benefit.
The employee and employer social security contributions are as below –
Statutory Benefits
Statutory benefits that employers must provide to the employees include –
- Parental Leave
- Pension
- Paid time off and legislated leaves
- Employment insurance
- Eye examinations
Fringe Benefits
Fringe benefits are commonly provided to employees in Canada as a part of an employee’s compensation package. The most commonly provided fringe benefits in Canada include –
- Voluntary retirement benefits
- Supplementary healthcare benefits that include
- Hospital expense
- Paramedical practitioners
- Drug coverage
Exempt Benefits
Exempt benefits in Canada include –
- Subsidized meals at canteen/meal vouchers
- Pension benefits
- Office internet allowances
- Health benefit account
- Group life and disability insurance plans
Long-term Incentives
The long-term incentive plan is a type of compensation that can be in the form or cash and stock options. The most common ones include employee's stocks, which gives them an opportunity to sell their company shares at certain prices over time
Most commonly stock options offered to employees in Canada include –
- Stock appreciation rights
- Restricted stock grants
- Phantom stocks
- Non-qualified stock options
- Employee stock purchasing plans