CPP Changes 2024: Know Canada Pension Plan Eligibility, Amount & Updates

The Canadian Government provides the Canada Pension Plan to its citizens. Many Citizens seek the Canada pension plan CPP Changes In 2024. Now there is new communication made by theCanadian Government. They made many CPP Changes For 2024. See the entire article to Know the changes in CPP. This includes the CPP Canada Pension plan enhancements, additional CPP contributors, First and second earning ceiling. For more updates and announcements regarding CPP Change In 2024, candidates can land on the official webpage www.canada.ca . 

CPP Changes For 2024

CPP enhancement is implemented on January 1, 2019. The main motive of CPP enhancement is to maximise the retirement income of the Canadian citizens and their families. In CPP employers, employees and self-employed persons contribute. Once the Canada Pension Plan 2024 contribution matures the pension amount of the citizen will be increased by 50%. It reduces the peril of  smaller pension. The minimum amount to contribute in CPP is $3500 for the year 2024. The minimum and maximum amount is set by the Government of Canada and the middle of these amounts are the contribution amount. The maximum amount is known as the first earning ceiling. The individual who earns more or above the first earning ceiling then they contribute to the second additional earning ceiling.

CPP Changes For 2024

Canada Pension Plan 2024

If we talk about the year 2019 to 2023 the 1% of contribution is made by the employers and the employees and 2% of contribution is made by the self employed individuals. Now in 2024, the CPP2 was introduced by the Canadian government on January 01, 2024.

  • The rate of contribution for the employers, and employees will be 4%. 
  • The rate of contribution for the self employed individuals will be 8%. 
  • The first earning ceiling for 2024 is $68500.
  • The second earning ceiling depends on the first earning ceiling. In the year 2024, the first earning ceiling will increase by 7% and the first earning ceiling will be increased by 14%. So, the second earning ceiling for 2024 is $73200.
  • If the individual earns less than the first ceiling then the rate of contribution for the employees and employer is 5.95% and rate of contribution for self employed individuals is 11.9%.

CPP Canada Pension Plan Enhancement 2024-2025

YearContribution Rate for Employer and Employee.Contribution Rate for Self- employed IndividualsFirst earning ceilingSecond Earning CeilingMaximum Annual CPP2 Employer and Employee Contribution Maximum Annual CPP2 Self- employed Individual Contribution
20244%8%$68500$73200$188$376
20254%8%$69700$79400$388$776

CPP Changes For 2024 Impact on Employee 

Year Contribution rateFirst earnings ceilingSecond earnings ceilingYearly CPP contribution of Olivia
20245.95%$68500$73200$45000 – $3500 = $41500$41500*5.95% = $2469
20255.95%$69700$79400$45000 – $3500 = $41500$41500*5.95% = $2469

Annual Contribution for First earning ceiling

YearContribution RateFirst earning ceilingSecond earning ceilingYearly CPP contribution of Emily
20235.95%$66600$66600 – $3500 = $63100$63100*5.95% = $3754
20245.95%$68500$73200$68500 – $3500 = $65000$65000*5.95% = $3868
20255.95%$69700$79400$69700 – $3500 = $66200$66200*5.95% = $3939

Annual Contribution for CPP2 

YearContribution RateFirst earning ceilingSecond earning ceilingYearly CPP2 contribution of Emily
2023$66600
20244%$68500$73200$73200 – $68500 = $4700$4700*4% = $188
20254%$69700$79400$79400 – $69700 = $9700$9700*4% = $388

Total Contribution

YearFirst ceiling ContributionSecond  ceiling ContributionTotal Contribution
2023$3754$3754
2024$3868$188$4056
2025$3939$388$4327

Canada Pension Plan Changes For 2024 Impact on Self Employed Individual 

Annual Contribution for first ceiling

YearContribution RateFirst earning ceilingSecond earning ceilingYearly CPP contribution of Eve
202311.9%$66600$66600 – $3500 = $63100$63100*11.9% = $7509
202411.9%$68500$73200$68500 – $3500 = $65000$65000*11.9% = $7735
202511.9%$69700$79400$69700 – $3500 = $66200$66200*11.9% = $7878

Yearly Contribution for CPP2

YearContribution RateFirst earning ceilingSecond earning ceilingYearly CPP2 contribution of Eve
2023$66600
20248%$68500$73200$73200 – $68500 = $4700$4700*8% = $376
20258%$69700$79400$75000 – $69700 = $5300$5300*8% = $424

Total Contribution

YearFirst ceiling ContributionSecond  ceiling ContributionTotal Contribution
2023$7509$7509
2024$7735$376$8111
2025$7878$424$8302

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