All of these apply at once. Each is a separate rule with its own source.
Federal: Canada
EI: employee 1.63% employer 1.4 times the employee premium on insurable earnings up to 68900 CAD.
Version 1 · effective from until · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Currency
CAD
Programs
Name
EI
Tiers
Region
Quebec
Employee rate percent
1.3
Max employee contribution
895.7
Max employer contribution
1253.98
Earnings to
68900
Employee rate percent
1.63
Employer rate multiple
1.4
Max employee contribution
1123.07
Max employer contribution
1572.3
Source:EI premium rates and maximums, Federal EI premium rates and maximums (supports currency, programs[0].name, programs[0].earnings_to, programs[0].employee_rate_percent, programs[0].max_employee_contribution, programs[0].max_employer_contribution, programs[0].tiers[0], programs[0].employer_rate_multiple)
Federal EI premium rates and maximums … 2026 | $68,900 | 1.63 | $1,123.07 | $1,572.30 … Quebec EI premium rates and maximums … 2026 | $68,900 | 1.30 | $895.70 | $1,253.98 … This is a fixed percentage of the employee’s insurable earnings that the employee will pay in EI premiums, for a specific year. The employer’s premium will be 1.4 times this amount.
unemployment_insurance_contributions in ca: version 2, effective 2027-01-01, published (amendment); replaces version 1
EI: employee 1.64% employer 1.4 times the employee premium on insurable earnings up to 70800 CAD.
Version 2 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Currency
CAD
Programs
Name
EI
Tiers
Region
Quebec
Employee rate percent
1.29
Max employee contribution
913.32
Max employer contribution
1278.65
Earnings to
70800
Employee rate percent
1.64
Employer rate multiple
1.4
Max employee contribution
1161.12
Max employer contribution
1625.57
Source:EI premium rates and maximums, Federal EI premium rates and maximums (supports currency, programs[0].name, programs[0].earnings_to, programs[0].employee_rate_percent, programs[0].max_employee_contribution, programs[0].max_employer_contribution, programs[0].tiers[0], programs[0].employer_rate_multiple)
Federal EI premium rates and maximums … New 2027 | $70,800 | 1.64 | $1,161.12 | $1,625.57 … Quebec EI premium rates and maximums … New 2027 | $70,800 | 1.29 | $913.32 | $1,278.65 … This is a fixed percentage of the employee’s insurable earnings that the employee will pay in EI premiums, for a specific year. The employer’s premium will be 1.4 times this amount.