Maximum assessable and insurable earnings across Canada • CRA announces 2011 ceilings for housing benefits • CRA's automobile benefits online calculator now available • Family law amendments in Alberta • Manitoba's tax rates remain the same • Minimum wage going up in Quebec • Nova Scotia's tax rates remain the same
CANADA
Maximum assessable and insurable earnings
The following workers’ compensation bodies have announced their maximum assessable/insurable earnings for 2011:
Alberta: 2010 ceiling — $77,000; 2011 ceiling — $82,800.
British Columbia: 2010 ceiling —
$71,200; 2011 ceiling — $71,700.
Manitoba: 2010 ceiling — $89,000; 2011 ceiling — $96,000.
New Brunswick: 2010 ceiling — $56,300; 2011 ceiling — $56,700.
Newfoundland and Labrador: 2010 ceiling — $51,235; 2011 ceiling — $51,595.
Northwest Territories: 2010 ceiling — $75,200; 2011 ceiling — $82,720.
Nova Scotia: 2010 ceiling — $50,800; 2011 ceiling — $52,000.
Nunavut: 2010 ceiling — $75,200; 2011 ceiling — $82,720.
Ontario: 2010 ceiling — $77,600; 2011 ceiling — $79,600.
Prince Edward Island: 2010 ceiling — $47,500; 2011 ceiling — $47,800.
Quebec: 2010 ceiling — $62,500; 2011 ceiling — $64,000.
Saskatchewan: 2010 ceiling — $55,000; 2011 ceiling — $55,000 (unchanged.)
Yukon: 2010 ceiling — $77,610; 2011 ceiling — $77,920.
