Nunavut income tax, 2026
What a salary actually costs in Nunavut, 1st lowest of 13 at CA$100,000, and a line-by-line account of where that money is spent.
Take-home
CA$76,468
on CA$100,000 in Nunavut
Total tax
CA$23,532
1st lowest of 13
Effective rate
23.53%
of gross income
Marginal rate
27.50%
on your next dollar
On a CA$100,000 salary in Nunavut, you keep CA$76,468 after income tax and payroll contributions. That is an effective rate of 23.53%. Every extra dollar you earn is taxed at 27.50%.
Of that, CA$4,461 goes to Nunavut and the rest to the federal government.
Among the 13 provinces and territories, Nunavut ranks 1st lowest at this income. The same salary would cost CA$23,532 in Nunavut and CA$31,541 in Nova Scotia, a spread of CA$8,009 a year.
Your CA$23,532 funds benefits & pensions more than anything else (CA$4,448), followed by transfers & debt (CA$3,892) and running government (CA$3,074).
What you pay
Every charge, at every level of government.
| Charge | Level | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPP contributionsfederal · 5.95% | federal | CA$4,646.45 | |
| EI premiumsfederal · 1.64% | federal | CA$1,123.07 | |
| Federal income taxfederal · 20.50% | federal | CA$13,301.60 | |
| Nunavut income taxterritorial · 7.00% | territorial | CA$4,460.72 | |
| Total tax | CA$23,531.84 |
Where your tax goes
Your CA$23,532 apportioned across what these governments actually budget to spend.
| Programme | Level | Your share | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Health and Social Transfersfederal · 10.86%Federal cash to the provinces for hospitals, doctors and social programmes. Your province spends it, Ottawa raises it. | federal | CA$2,555.00 | |
| Old Age Security and GISfederal · 10.56%Pensions paid to people over 65, and the supplement for low-income seniors. Separate from CPP, which you contribute to directly. | federal | CA$2,485.51 | |
| Interest on the national debtfederal · 8.40%Interest on accumulated federal borrowing. It buys nothing, being the price of past deficits. | federal | CA$1,977.35 | |
| National Defencefederal · 5.94%The Canadian Armed Forces, equipment procurement and NATO commitments. | federal | CA$1,396.97 | |
| Equalization and territorial financingfederal · 5.68%Payments to less wealthy provinces and the territories so comparable services can be provided at comparable tax rates. | federal | CA$1,336.75 | |
| All other departments and agenciesfederal · 5.09%Roughly 90 remaining organisations, each under $500M: the courts, corrections, Elections Canada, regulators, museums and the rest. | federal | CA$1,197.20 | |
| Indigenous Servicesfederal · 4.21%Health, education, child and family services, water infrastructure and housing in First Nations communities. | federal | CA$991.82 | |
| Canada Child Benefitfederal · 3.76%Monthly tax-free payments to families with children under 18. | federal | CA$885.25 | |
| Employment Insurancefederal · 3.28%Unemployment, sickness, maternity and parental benefits. | federal | CA$770.72 | |
| Outpatient servicesterritorial · 2.68% | territorial | CA$629.88 | |
| Hospital servicesterritorial · 2.49% | territorial | CA$586.34 | |
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairsfederal · 2.17%Treaty and self-government negotiations, land claim and residential school settlements, and northern programmes. | federal | CA$510.78 | |
| Fuel and energyterritorial · 1.83% | territorial | CA$430.58 | |
| Health Canadafederal · 1.77%Drug and food safety regulation, dental care, and health programmes delivered federally rather than by provinces. | federal | CA$416.19 | |
| Canada Revenue Agencyfederal · 1.73%Collecting tax and administering benefit payments. | federal | CA$407.36 | |
| Treasury Board Secretariatfederal · 1.63%Public service pensions and benefits, and central management of government. | federal | CA$383.92 | |
| General servicesterritorial · 1.61% | territorial | CA$377.79 | |
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communitiesfederal · 1.51%Housing programmes, transit and community infrastructure funding. | federal | CA$355.82 | |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Developmentfederal · 1.43%Research funding, broadband, and support for industry and small business. | federal | CA$336.52 | |
| Global Affairsfederal · 1.40%Diplomacy, international development assistance and trade promotion. | federal | CA$330.47 | |
| Veterans Affairsfederal · 1.30%Disability benefits, pensions and health care for veterans. | federal | CA$306.72 | |
| Housingterritorial · 1.27% | territorial | CA$299.06 | |
| Primary and secondary educationterritorial · 1.22% | territorial | CA$288.08 | |
| Public Works and Government Servicesfederal · 1.21%Federal real estate, procurement and the public service pay system. | federal | CA$284.48 | |
| Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporationfederal · 1.06%Mortgage insurance, affordable housing and housing research. | federal | CA$249.42 | |
| RCMPfederal · 1.01%Federal policing, and contract policing in most provinces and territories. | federal | CA$238.01 | |
| Fisheries and Oceansfederal · 1.01%Fisheries management, the Coast Guard and marine science. | federal | CA$237.07 | |
| Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs and external affairsterritorial · 0.93% | territorial | CA$219.51 | |
| Transportterritorial · 0.88% | territorial | CA$207.82 | |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenshipfederal · 0.86%Processing immigration and asylum claims, settlement services and resettlement. | federal | CA$202.66 | |
| Natural Resourcesfederal · 0.85%Energy, forestry and mining policy, and clean-energy programmes. | federal | CA$201.04 | |
| Agriculture and Agri-Foodfederal · 0.66%Farm income support, food safety and agricultural research. | federal | CA$154.16 | |
| Family and childrenterritorial · 0.60% | territorial | CA$140.84 | |
| Transport Canadafederal · 0.53%Aviation, rail and marine safety regulation and transport infrastructure. | federal | CA$124.44 | |
| Social exclusionterritorial · 0.52% | territorial | CA$123.45 | |
| Environment and Climate Changefederal · 0.52%Weather services, conservation, and climate and pollution regulation. | federal | CA$122.49 | |
| Canada Border Services Agencyfederal · 0.50%Customs, border control and immigration enforcement at the border. | federal | CA$117.23 | |
| Water supplyterritorial · 0.47% | territorial | CA$110.06 | |
| General public services not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.45% | territorial | CA$106.02 | |
| College educationterritorial · 0.43% | territorial | CA$101.51 | |
| General economic, commercial, and labor affairsterritorial · 0.43% | territorial | CA$100.51 | |
| Health not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.42% | territorial | CA$98.69 | |
| Police servicesterritorial · 0.41% | territorial | CA$96.79 | |
| Canadian Heritagefederal · 0.35%Arts, culture, broadcasting, official languages and sport. | federal | CA$82.08 | |
| Education not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.33% | territorial | CA$78.19 | |
| Atomic Energy of Canadafederal · 0.32%Nuclear research and the cleanup of legacy nuclear sites. | federal | CA$76.21 | |
| National Research Councilfederal · 0.29%Federal laboratories and industrial research support. | federal | CA$69.02 | |
| Prisonsterritorial · 0.27% | territorial | CA$64.53 | |
| Housing and community developmentterritorial · 0.27% | territorial | CA$62.89 | |
| Law courtsterritorial · 0.23% | territorial | CA$53.31 | |
| VIA Railfederal · 0.22%Passenger rail services. | federal | CA$52.40 | |
| Communications Security Establishmentfederal · 0.20%Signals intelligence and cyber security. | federal | CA$47.81 | |
| Canada Postfederal · 0.18%Postal service. | federal | CA$41.37 | |
| Public health servicesterritorial · 0.17% | territorial | CA$39.19 | |
| Canadian Security Intelligence Servicefederal · 0.16%Domestic and foreign intelligence. | federal | CA$38.39 | |
| Canadian Space Agencyfederal · 0.14%Satellites, space science and astronaut programmes. | federal | CA$32.67 | |
| Statistics Canadafederal · 0.14%The census and national statistics. | federal | CA$32.43 | |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and huntingterritorial · 0.13% | territorial | CA$29.88 | |
| Recreational and sporting servicesterritorial · 0.11% | territorial | CA$26.52 | |
| Public debt transactionsterritorial · 0.10% | territorial | CA$23.89 | |
| VIA HFR (high-frequency rail)federal · 0.10%Development of high-frequency rail between Quebec City and Toronto. | federal | CA$23.38 | |
| Public order and safety not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.09% | territorial | CA$21.04 | |
| Sickness and disabilityterritorial · 0.09% | territorial | CA$20.86 | |
| Cultural servicesterritorial · 0.09% | territorial | CA$20.09 | |
| University educationterritorial · 0.06% | territorial | CA$15.09 | |
| Recreation, culture, and religion not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.06% | territorial | CA$13.66 | |
| Economic affairs not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.05% | territorial | CA$12.22 | |
| Social protection not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.05% | territorial | CA$12.17 | |
| Medical products, appliances, and equipmentterritorial · 0.05% | territorial | CA$11.61 | |
| Unemploymentterritorial · 0.04% | territorial | CA$10.43 | |
| Environmental protection not elsewhere classifiedterritorial · 0.04% | territorial | CA$8.73 | |
| Old ageterritorial · 0.03% | territorial | CA$6.95 | |
| Protection of biodiversity and landscapeterritorial · 0.03% | territorial | CA$6.11 | |
| Waste managementterritorial · 0.01% | territorial | CA$1.75 | |
| Street lightingterritorial · 0.01% | territorial | CA$1.57 | |
| Fire protection servicesterritorial · 0.01% | territorial | CA$1.40 | |
| Waste water managementterritorial · 0.00% | territorial | CA$0.87 | |
| Broadcasting and publishing servicesterritorial · 0.00% | territorial | CA$0.80 |
Government of Canada 2025-26: Main Estimates 2025-26 by organisation, with the Finance and Employment and Social Development lines apportioned across their components using the Annual Financial Report 2024-25 outturn (planned, not audited outturn).
- •Allocation is proportional to published spending, not a trace of your actual dollars. No specific payment funds a specific programme.
- •Governments run deficits, so total spending exceeds total tax revenue. These shares show the composition of spending, not a balanced ledger.
- •Provincial figures cover provincial and territorial governments only. Municipal and school board spending is excluded, because provincial income tax does not fund it.
What to check before trusting this
- •Figures are for tax year 2025, including the mid-year reduction of the lowest federal rate to 14% (blended 14.5% for the year). Confirm against CRA's published indexation before filing.