Ontario · 2025–26

Your Ontario tax receipt

Enter your employment income to see how much you pay in Ontario provincial income tax — and exactly which services it funds.

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Employment income only. Results update as you type.
Ontario tax paid
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Effective provincial rate
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Per paycheque (bi-weekly)
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Provincial vs. federal: This shows only your Ontario provincial income tax — the portion that stays in the province and funds Ontario services. Your federal income tax (which goes to Ottawa and funds different programs) is separate and not shown here.
Where your Ontario tax goes
Total Ontario income tax —
Breakdown by service
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What the federal government funds instead

These are separate budgets, separate tax dollars, separate programs.

Your federal income tax goes to Ottawa and funds a completely different set of programs. The federal government does not run hospitals, schools, or social assistance — those are provincial. Here's what the 2025–26 federal budget ($486.9B total) covers:

Source: Parliamentary Budget Officer, 2025–26 Main Estimates ↗

About this estimate: Calculated using 2025 Ontario income tax brackets and the Ontario basic personal amount ($12,747). Spending allocations reflect the 2025–26 Ontario budget (total expense: $234.6B). This tool covers employment income only and does not account for the Ontario Health Premium, Ontario surtax, RRSP deductions, Ontario Trillium Benefit, or other credits — your actual tax may differ. Service delivery varies by region: transit spending is concentrated in the GTHA while highway and northern health programs skew toward rural and northern communities. This is not tax advice.

Data sources: 2025 Ontario Budget · Ontario tax rates