Offered by an employer to his/her employees as a way to save for the future. Both employers and employees can contribute to the plan and attain certain tax advantages.
Reward good company performance, in the form of profit sharing
Only an employer can contribute to the plan
Registered as a trust arrangement with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Giving tour employees a benefits plan may be more valuable than giving your workers a raise in pay. Here’s why: a simple salary increase is affected by a veriety of payroll taxes, and employee income taxes. In compensation, health and dental benefits are tax-free for employees (in all provinces except Quebec) and employer contributions are dedictible as a business expense. Provincial sales tax is charged on the plan’s premiums, but this tax is still less than the payroll taxes charged on salary, making a group benefits plan a tax-effective way to compensate your employees.