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Quebec labour burden calculator — 2026

What an hour of your crew actually costs you once QPP, EI, CNESST, vacation pay and public holidays are on top of the wage. Quebec adds QPIP, the Health Services Fund from the first dollar, and the CNT levy — which is why it is the most expensive payroll in the country.

Your crew

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

Paid hours per worker, per week

Working weeks per year

QPP 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 Quebec — check your CNESST statement for your class.

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

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

Vacation payQuebec: 4% under 3 years' service, 6% after.

Paid public holidays8 a year in Quebec. Counts if you pay the day and can't bill it.

Construction ruleReplaces vacation and public holidays with one payment to the CCQ.

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

Includes the ASP Construction surcharge of about +0.04.

QPP, employer share6.30% above the $3,500 exemption, at your average wage5.88%

EI, employer share1.30% × 1.4 — Quebec’s reduced rate1.82%

QPIP, employer share0.602% — Quebec parental insurance0.60%

CNESST6.08%

Vacation pay4.00%

Public holidays3.40%

Benefits0.00%

HSF 1.65% (from dollar one)1.65%

CNT 0.06%0.06%

Burden23.50%

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 →

Quebec defaults (GST 5% + QST 9.975%, ~23.5% burden). Nothing here is accounting or legal advice.

Rates are 2026 Quebec: QPP 6.30% above the $3,500 exemption with a second tier of 4% between $74,600 and $85,000, EI 1.30% × 1.4 up to $68,900, CNESST by class up to $103,000 of assessable earnings, vacation 4% rising to 6% at 3 years, and 8 paid public holidays. Check your own CNESST premium rate statement for your class. Nothing here is accounting or legal advice.