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Canada vs the UK: tax compared

Canada's headline personal income tax rate is 54.8% and the UK's is 45%. Company tax is 26.5% in Canada and 25% in the UK. Both figures come from each country's official tax guidance, checked on 8 November 2026 and 14 November 2026.

Face to face.

Canada

The UK

Personal income tax

54.8%

Top combined, Newfoundland and Labrador · Ontario 53.53% · federal top 33%

Personal income tax

45%

England, Wales and Northern Ireland · 48% (Scotland)

Company tax

26.5%

Federal 15% plus Ontario 11.5% · 23% to 30% combined by province · 9% federal small business rate

Company tax

25%

Main rate, profits over £250,000 · 19% (small profits rate, profits £50,000 or less)

Special tax regime: No

Official guidancechecked 8 November 2026

Special tax regime: Yes

Official guidancechecked 14 November 2026

What the headline misses.

Regional and local taxes, social security, treaty relief and each country's residency test decide what you actually pay. The headline rate is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.

Tax guideCanada: rates, residency and recent changesTax guideThe UK: rates, residency and recent changes

Questions

What people ask.

Straight answers, from the figures above.

From each country's official tax guidance, linked on this page and checked on 8 November 2026 and 14 November 2026. Heed rechecks its rates on a rolling schedule, and sooner when an official page changes.

No. Heed is information, not advice. The headline rate is where a comparison starts; a qualified adviser in each country should confirm your position.

Rules move. Heed watches both.

Heed follows Canada and the UK from their official sources and tells you when a rule that affects you changes, and the Scenario Planner runs your own income through both.

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