Canadian tax rates archive A quick way to access the past and current tax rate tables for individuals and corporations. Please refer to our tables below for federal, provincial and territorial tax rates in effect for individuals and corporations, as well as annual contributions to deferred income plans and international tax treaty rates, with Effective January 1, 2012, the net federal corporate income tax rate in Canada was 15%, or 11% for corporations able to claim the small business deduction; in addition, corporations are subject to provincial income tax that may range from zero to 16%, depending on the province and the size of the business. Another way of looking at the corporate tax advantages of the Canadian-controlled private corporation is to compare net corporate tax rates. For Canadian-controlled private corporations claiming the small business deduction, the net tax rate is 11%* , while the net tax rate for other types of corporations is 15%.