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23 March 2026 Canada | Yukon Budget 2026
On 19 March 2026, Yukon Finance Minister Currie Dixon (the Minister) tabled the territory's fiscal 2026 budget. The budget contains no new taxes and no income tax increases. The Minister anticipates a deficit of CA$81.8m for 2026-27 (the largest deficit recorded in the Yukon), with a projected return to a surplus in 2028-29.
2 The federal corporate income tax rates for manufacturers of qualifying zero-emission technology are reduced to 7.5% for eligible income otherwise subject to the 15% federal general corporate income tax rate or 4.5% for eligible income otherwise subject to the 9% federal small-business corporate income tax rate. These reductions are not reflected in the combined federal and Yukon rates above. 5 An additional tax applies to banks and life insurers at a rate of 1.5% on taxable income (subject to a CA$100m exemption to be shared by group members).
For taxable income exceeding CA$181,440, the 2026 combined federal-Yukon personal income tax rates are outlined in Table C.
ii The federal and territorial basic personal amounts comprise two elements: the base amount (CA$14,829 for 2026) and an additional amount (CA$1,623 for 2026). The additional amount is reduced for individuals with net income exceeding CA$181,440 and is fully eliminated for individuals with net income exceeding CA$258,482. Consequently, the additional amount is clawed back on net income exceeding CA$181,440 until the additional tax credit (CA$227 federally and CA$104 in Yukon) is eliminated; this results in additional federal and territorial income tax (e.g., 0.29% and 0.13%, respectively, on ordinary income) on net income between CA$181,441 and CA$258,482. In keeping with the existing indexation link under the Tobacco Tax Act to changes in the Consumer Price Index, the tobacco tax rates have increased from 36 cents to 37 cents per cigarette and from 36 cents to 37 cents per gram of tobacco (other than cigarettes and cigars) as of 1 January 2026. For up-to-date information on the federal, provincial and territorial budgets, visit ey.com/ca/Budget.
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