Deductions
How to read your pay stub
100

What does deduction mean?

What is taken off your earnings. 

100

rate of pay

This is how much you are paid an hour.

200

EI?

Employment insurance

200

What is gross pay?

This is your earnings before EI,CPP and taxes are taken off.

300

Who pays into EI?

You and your boss.

300

Net pay?

This is your pay after CPP,EI and taxes are taken off.

400

CPP?

Canadian Pension plan

400

Jan 10- Jan 24 2026

Pay period

500

What does the goverment do with the taxes they tax off? Provincial and federal EI and CPP is not a tax.

Schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, WBP and so much more.

500

What does year to date mean?

How much you have made gross pay as well as how much has been deducted from you pay for the year.

For example pay in april will show 4 months worth.