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Manitoba labour burden calculator — 2026

What an hour of your crew actually costs you once CPP, EI, WCB Manitoba, vacation pay and public holidays are on top of the wage. Statutory-only residential lands somewhere between 16% and 23% depending on where you work.

Your crew

Average wage $/hrBefore burden — the number on the cheque.

Paid hours per worker, per week

Working weeks per year

CPP and EI are capped, so the percentages depend on what a worker earns in a year — that is why the wage and hours matter here.

Burden is what the government and your own policies add on top of the wage. Pick what applies; the percentage builds itself. Rates are 2026 Manitoba — check your WCB Manitoba statement for your class.

ProvinceCompensation board, vacation, holidays and sales tax all change with it.

WCB Manitoba classIt's on your premium rate statement. Restoration and cleaning are often a different class from building.

Vacation payManitoba: 4% under 5 years' service, 6% after.

Paid public holidays9 a year in Manitoba. Counts if you pay the day and can't bill it.

Benefits plan, $ per worker per monthHealth, dental, RRSP match. 0 if none.

Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Levy2.15% — only on Manitoba payroll above the $2.5M exemption. Most contractors under 15 people don't pay it.

Manitoba construction: holiday pay is a flat 4% of wages.

Manitoba rates shown are new-business rates; established employers are individually rated.

CPP, employer share5.95% above the $3,500 exemption, at your average wage5.55%

EI, employer share1.63% × 1.42.28%

WCB Manitoba1.97%

Vacation pay4.00%

Public holidays (MB flat 4%)4.00%

Benefits0.00%

Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Levy0.00%

Burden17.81%

Burden is only half of it. The other half is overhead — the truck, the insurance, the office, and the hours nobody pays for. Put both together and you get your floor. See what Build Your Bid does →

Manitoba defaults (GST 5% + PST 7% on materials, ~17.8% burden). Nothing here is accounting or legal advice.

Rates are 2026 Manitoba: CPP 5.95% above the $3,500 exemption with a second tier of 4% between $74,600 and $85,000, EI 1.63% × 1.4 up to $68,900, WCB Manitoba by class up to $171,500 of assessable earnings, vacation 4% rising to 6% at 5 years, and 9 paid public holidays. Check your own WCB Manitoba premium rate statement for your class. Nothing here is accounting or legal advice.