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Payroll Basics in Canada: CPP, EI and Deductions

Learn how payroll works in Canada: gross and net pay, CPP and EI with 2026 figures, income tax withholding, Alberta employment standards for pay, remitting and T4 slips. Five short lessons and a quiz, with a certificate of completion.

60minutes
5lessons
1final quiz
Freecertificate of completion

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain gross pay, net pay, deductions and remittances, and set up the paperwork for a new employee
  • Calculate CPP and EI for a pay period using the 2026 CRA rates and limits
  • Use the CRA Payroll Deductions Online Calculator to check income tax withholding
  • Calculate overtime and vacation pay under Alberta employment standards
  • Work out a remittance and describe deadlines, penalties, T4 slips and the Record of Employment
  • Know where to confirm current rates and rules each year

Curriculum

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Course lessons

5 lessons · module quiz
  1. 01Payroll terms and hiring paperworkLesson
  2. 02CPP and EI: rates, limits and calculationsLesson
  3. 03Income tax withholding and net payLesson
  4. 04Alberta employment standards for payLesson
  5. 05Remitting, T4 slips and recordsLesson
  6. 06QUIZPayroll Basics in Canada: final quizQuiz