The same $10,000, four ways, thirteen places.

Someone with $100,000 of taxable income receives another $10,000. What they keep depends on what kind of income it is and which province they file in — from $9,837 in British Columbia down to $7,933 in Newfoundland and Labrador, on eligible dividends alone.

The widest gap between income types is in New Brunswick, where taking it as eligible dividends rather than as salary or interest is worth $2,694 on $10,000.

Jurisdiction	Eligible dividends	Capital gains	Non-eligible	Ordinary income	Dividend advantage
British Columbia	$9,837	$8,590	$8,020	$7,180	+$2,657
Yukon	$9,660	$8,525	$7,723	$7,050	+$2,610
Northwest Territories	$9,644	$8,545	$8,382	$7,090	+$2,554
New Brunswick	$9,244	$8,275	$7,387	$6,550	+$2,694
Ontario	$9,108	$8,426	$7,762	$6,852	+$2,256
Nunavut	$9,038	$8,625	$8,176	$7,250	+$1,788
Saskatchewan	$9,037	$8,350	$7,533	$6,700	+$2,337
Alberta	$8,984	$8,475	$7,782	$6,950	+$2,034
Manitoba	$8,588	$8,337	$7,305	$6,675	+$1,913
Prince Edward Island	$8,402	$8,145	$6,921	$6,290	+$2,112
Quebec	$8,361	$8,194	$7,107	$6,388	+$1,973
Nova Scotia	$8,050	$8,100	$6,841	$6,200	+$1,850
Newfoundland and Labrador	$7,933	$8,185	$7,232	$6,370	+$1,563

What this is

Marginal rates applied to a marginal amount. It answers "the next $10,000 I receive, what do I keep" for someone already at $100,000 of taxable income.

What this is not

Not a tax return. It ignores the basic personal amount and every other credit, assumes the whole $10,000 stays within one bracket, and takes no account of the OAS recovery tax or any other income-tested benefit. A full calculation at a lower income would differ substantially, because credits matter most there.

The catch above these numbers

The dividend advantage shown here is real, and it reverses for some retirees. Net income counts the grossed-up dividend, so eligible dividends reach the OAS threshold on roughly 28% less cash than ordinary income does. Why that happens.

Computed from the 2026 combined marginal rate table, transcribed 2026-08-06 (source, official figures). Nothing on this page is advice.