Canada Payroll — employer cost & take-home math (2026)

Verified 2026 Canadian payroll math: employer total cost, employee take-home, net-to-gross.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Verified 2026 Canadian payroll math: employer total cost, employee take-home, net-to-gross. Free.

    How to connect

    How to connect Canada Payroll — employer cost & take-home math (2026) to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://canada-payroll.ca/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Canada Payroll — employer cost & take-home math (2026) to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://canada-payroll.ca/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Canada Payroll — employer cost & take-home math (2026) to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://canada-payroll.ca/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (3)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    employer_total_costWhat a Canadian employee REALLY costs the employer for 2026: gross salary plus mandatory employer-side contributions (CPP + CPP2 + EI at 1.4x; for Quebec: QPP + QPP2 + EI + QPIP + health services fund + labour-standards contribution), with the excluded items (workers' comp, EHT, vacation pay, benefits) disclosed, never silently omitted. Supported: all 13 Canadian provinces/territories. Annual planning figures.
    employee_take_home2026 take-home pay for a Canadian employee on regular salary: CPP/QPP (incl. second-ceiling CPP2/QPP2), EI (and QPIP for Quebec), federal and provincial income tax withheld, net pay per year and per pay period. Assumes a full-year employee with basic TD1 claims. Supported: all 13 Canadian provinces/territories.
    net_to_gross_salaryInvert payroll for 2026: start from the take-home pay you agreed with the employee ("$800/week in their pocket") and get the gross salary that delivers it, the employer's true total cost, and the per-period source-deduction remittances (CRA; split CRA vs Revenu Québec for Quebec). Built for household employers (nanny payroll) who agree on take-home pay; CRA's PDOC computes gross→net and does not cover Quebec. Supported provinces: ON, AB, BC, MB, NS, QC.