Employer of record in Canada
33 sourced figures on hiring in Canada, drawn from 9 sources and normalized for comparison: statutory rules, employer cost and exactly what an EOR covers locally. Every figure is dated.
Hiring here: moderately complex, mid-range on cost, and fast to hire via EOR.
Employer of record in Canada: the statutory snapshot
The headline employer costs, pay floor and worker protections for hiring in Canada through an employer of record, each figure sourced and dated. 58 EOR providers cover Canada.
| Minimum wage | CAD 2,884/mo | ILOSTAT, 2024-01-01 |
|---|---|---|
| Employer social security | 9.6% | OECD |
| Tax and mandatory contributions wedgeOECD, taxes plus non-tax compulsory payments such as mandatory private pension and health contributions | 32.1% | OECD |
| Corporate tax | 15% | PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, 2026-06-12 |
| Average income tax | 18.84% | OECD |
| Notice period | 5 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Severance | 5 weeks | World Bank Employing Workers / B-READY, 2019-05-01 |
| Annual leave (minimum, once eligible) | 10 | National government, 2026-09-12 |
As of 2026-10-04. Each value is the winning figure from primary and harmonized sources, resolved by a documented priority chain. Full record with provenance below.
Reading the data
What the figures say about Canada
Employer social security in Canada runs at 9.6%, while the employee share is 6.77%, and the tax and mandatory contributions wedge stands at 32.1%. Against that cost base, the average annual wage is $67901 per year, or CAD 5762 per month on the monthly measure, for roughly 35 actual weekly hours and 1687 average annual hours worked. Payroll runs biweekly, and no 13th salary is recorded. On exit, statutory severance is 5 weeks and the statutory notice period is also 5 weeks, as of 2019. Employment protection scores 1.02 on a 0-6 scale, with regular contracts at 0.95 and temporary contracts at 0.28. Leave entitlements include 10 days of statutory annual leave, 11 public holidays, 17 weeks of maternity leave and 63 weeks of parental leave, while paternity leave is none (0 weeks).
Where to start
Three ways to hire in Canada
You are the employer. Lowest per head cost at scale, months to establish.
You direct the work, the provider's local entity is the employer on paper. Compliant in days.
See the 58 providers below ↓Not your employee. Fastest and cheapest, with misclassification exposure.
The full record
Every figure behind the snapshot
Not a guide, a record: 33 figures for Canada from 9 sources, last refreshed 2026-10-04. Each value carries its source and the date it was pulled. Hover any provenance tag for the full chain.
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What changed in Canada
Checked against official sources on 19 September 2026
No rule changes recorded since we began logging them.
Every figure is sourced and dated. How we verify the data →
The differentiator
What an EOR handles in Canada
An EOR removes the entity and the payroll machinery. It does not remove your obligations as the people manager.
Provider × country
Who can employ in Canada
57 providers operate an EOR in Canada, ranked by Select Score.
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