TaxHours
See how many hours you work to pay taxes.
Connect your income taxes to the time you worked and the public spending they support.
TaxHours turns an estimate into hours, days, and weeks, then makes the public budget easier to explore.
Your estimate
Enter 3 details to get your estimate
Estimate only, not tax advice.
How it works
See where your work hours go
This page shows where your work hours go by connecting taxes to government expenditure.
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Enter three details
Tell us your annual income, province or territory, and typical work week.
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See your estimate in time
We translate estimated income tax and payroll deductions into working time.
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Explore the public budget
Compare your income-tax estimate with federal and provincial spending categories.
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