The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) were amended to provide for the enhancement of pensions. The enhancements are funded by additional contributions that began in January 2019.
As of January 2024, a second additional contribution is required on pensionable earnings that are more than the year's maximum pensionable earnings but not more than the year's additional maximum pensionable earnings.
Your CPP and QPP contributions consist of a base amount, first additional amount and second additional amount. The contributions that you are required to make are determined by your total amount of pensionable earnings for the year.
Your employer will have already deducted the contributions from your salary or wages. As a self-employed individual, you will calculate your required contributions (if any), including the base, first and second additional amounts, on this form.
The CPP and the QPP have different base contribution rates. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) must be able to calculate your CPP and QPP contributions separately using the applicable rate(s).
The CRA will use the information from this form to calculate the portion of the year's basic exemption and the maximum contributory earnings to be applied to the CPP and QPP.
For more information about the enhancements, go to canada.ca/cpp-enhancement or revenuquebec.ca/en.
For more information about lines 22200, 22215, 30800 and 31000, go to canada.ca/fed-tax-information.
Complete this form if one of the following conditions applies to you:
Otherwise, complete Schedule 8, Canada Pension Plan Contributions and Overpayment (5000-S8) or Schedule 8, Quebec Pension Plan Contributions (5005-S8), whichever applies.
Attach a copy of this form to your paper return.
However, if you were at least 65 years of age, but under 70 years of age, you can elect to stop paying CPP contributions.
Employment income only If you had employment income for 2024 and you elected in 2024 to stop paying CPP contributions or revoked in 2024 an election made in a previous year, you should have already completed and sent Form CPT30, Election to Stop Contributing to the Canada Pension Plan or Revocation of a Prior Election, to the CRA and your employer(s).
Employment and self-employment income If you had both employment income and self-employment income in 2024 and you wanted to elect to stop paying CPP contributions in 2024 or revoke in 2024 an election made in a previous year, you should have completed Form CPT30 in 2024. An election filed using Form CPT30 applies to all income from pensionable earnings, including self-employment earnings, as of the first day of the month after the date you gave this form to your employer.
If you completed and sent Form CPT30 when you became employed in 2024 but your intent was to elect in 2024 to stop paying CPP contributions or revoke an election made in a previous year on your self-employment income before you became employed, enter the month you want to stop paying CPP contributions on line 50372.
If you want to revoke, in 2024, an election made in a previous year, enter the month you want to resume contributing to the CPP on line 50374.
If you did not complete and send Form CPT30 for 2024 when you became employed, you cannot elect to stop paying CPP contributions or revoke an election made in a previous year on your self-employment earnings for 2024 on this form.
If more than one condition above applies to you, calculate the number of months based on the combined conditions and enter the result on line A.
Enter the corresponding amounts from the monthly proration table above using the number of months from lines A and B.
If you are a resident of the province of Quebec, and are self-employed, or you want to make optional QPP contributions, continue at Part 5.
If you are completing Part 4 or Part 5 and calculate that your self-employment income and other earnings subject to contributions (lines 54 and 66 of Part 4 or lines 53 and 65 of Part 5) are "0," follow the instructions below.
Tax credit, deduction, and overpayment for CPP/QPP contributions through employment income
If your earnings subject to contributions are from employment income only, and line 69 is: