Take-home pay · 2026

$21 an hour after tax in Nunavut

Full time at $21 an hour (40 hours a week, 52 paid weeks) is $43,680 a year before tax. In Nunavut you keep $36,573 after income tax, CPP and EI: 83.7% of what you earn.

A year
$36,573
A month
$3,048
Every two weeks
$1,407
A week
$703
Per hour worked
$17.58

Take-home pay after all deductions. Months and pay periods are averages over the year.

Where the money goes

A yearEvery two weeks
Gross pay$43,680$1,680
Federal income tax-$3,167-$122
Nunavut income tax-$837-$32
CPP (Canada Pension Plan)-$2,391-$92
Employment Insurance (EI)-$712-$27
Total deductions-$7,107-$273
Take-home pay$36,573$1,407

The CPP line includes the base contribution and both additional contributions (CPP2).

Every job on Job in Trades pays at least $35 an hour base pay. At $35 in Nunavut you would keep $57,322 a year: $20,748 more than at $21. See $35 an hour in Nunavut

$21 an hour in other provinces

Same rate, same hours: take-home pay runs from $34,135 in Nova Scotia to $36,573 in Nunavut. In Nunavut it ranks 1st of 13.

Province or territoryTake-home a yearDifference
Nunavut$36,573—
Northwest Territories$36,090−$484
Alberta$35,985−$588
Yukon$35,962−$611
British Columbia$35,937−$636
Ontario$35,567−$1,006
Saskatchewan$35,289−$1,284
Newfoundland and Labrador$35,019−$1,554
New Brunswick$34,880−$1,693
Manitoba$34,732−$1,841
Prince Edward Island$34,609−$1,964
Québec$34,567−$2,006
Nova Scotia$34,135−$2,438

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Assumptions & sources · 2026

Full-time work: 40 hours a week for 52 paid weeks (vacation and holidays paid), as a single employment income with standard personal credits. Includes federal and provincial income tax, CPP/QPP with both additional contributions, EI, QPIP in Québec, and Ontario’s surtax and health premium.

Excludes union dues, RRSP and pension plan contributions, benefits, dependants, refundable credits and other personal deductions, which would change your result. Payroll withholding through the year can differ from this annual figure. This is an estimate, not tax advice.

Full-year 2026 rates, including the July 2026 amendments, from the CRA payroll formulas (T4127) and Revenu Québec. Sources checked October 1, 2026.