Pay Bulletins

• Pension contribution rates effective January 1, 2021 for the public service pension plan
• Decommission of Track myCASE tool
• Changes to your net pay in 2021
• Important changes to the Maternity and Parental provisions for the groups EB, PA, SV, and TC

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has posted the revised pension contribution rates that came into effect as of January 1, 2021, and are expected to appear on the first pay in January. The rate change applies to members of the public service pension plan.

Take a moment to review the changes on the pension contribution rates web page.

Reminder: Don't forget to subscribe to the new pension and benefits email notification system to receive general information about the public service pension and benefit plans, such as changes to contribution rates.

As of January 1, 2021, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has decommissioned the Track myCASE tool. The Track myCASE tool is being replaced by the new MyGCPay application which provides new and improved functions.

In the fall of 2019, PSPC launched MyGCPay which gives employees a centralized view of their pay and benefits information. MyGCPay also provides a summary of case information to all employees served by the Pay Centre, as well as enquiry information to all employees who are paid via the Phoenix pay system. It helps employees gain better insight into the information they may need to identify potential errors before they become more complex pay issues, and allows them to monitor their open cases.

We encourage you to use the new MyGCPay application to view summaries of your enquiries as well as case information. At this time, 78% of employees already use MyGCPay as their primary source for pay and benefits information. Should you have any questions, please contact the Client Contact Centre (CCC) at 1-855-686-4729.

At the beginning of each calendar year, the maximum contribution levels and premium rates are adjusted for Canada Pension (CPP), Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) and Employment Insurance (EI).

By the end of every calendar year, many employees have reached the maximum contribution amounts and deductions are no longer withheld. When this happens you will notice a higher biweekly net pay.

Starting in January, these mandatory source deductions begin again. Because of this, you may see a lower net pay beginning in January of 2021, in comparison to the end of 2020. The new maximum contribution rates are:

Canada Pension Plan

• The maximum pensionable earnings for 2021 will be $61,600.
• The maximum employer and employee contribution to the plan for 2021 will be $3,166.45.

More about Canada Pension Plan

Employment Insurance

• The maximum insurable earnings for 2021 has been set to $56,300.
• The maximum annual employment insurance contribution for employees will be $889.54.
• The maximum annual employment insurance contribution for employees working in Quebec will be $664.34.

More about Employment Insurance

Quebec Pension Plan

• The maximum pensionable earnings for 2021 will be $61,600.
• The maximum employee contribution to the plan for 2021 will be $3,137.45.

More about Quebec Pension Plan

Employees are encouraged to consult the Questions and Answers document or visit the Changes to Maternity and Parental Provisions for Public Service Alliance of Canada groups (EB, PA, SV, TC) page for supporting details relating to these changes.