Canadian tax calculation for a sample income

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Is the tax calculation below for a hypothetical Canadian resident living in Ontario correct?
Gross income - CAD 100K
Foreign capital gains - USD 20K
Dividends - USD 2K
Assume 18% (CAD 18000) is contributed to an RRSP.
According to
Federal tax rates for 2020
15% on the first $48,535 of taxable income, plus.
20.5% on the next $48,534 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over 48,535 up to $97,069), plus.
26% on the next $53,404 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income over $97,069 up to $150,473), plus.
Federal tax on gross income = 0.15 * 48535 + .205 * (82000 - 48534) = 14141
Federal tax credit = 12069 * .15 = 1810
Net federal tax = 12331
Ontario
5.05% on the first $44,740 of taxable income, +
9.15% on the next $44,742, +
11.16% on the next $60,518, +
12.16% on the next $70,000, +
13.16 % on the amount over $220,000
Provincial tax on gross income = 0.0505 * 44780 + 0.0915 * (82000 - 44742) = 5670
So total tax is at least 18001 CAD.
I am not sure how foreign capital gains and dividends are taxed. Can someone help in this regard? Also, is there no standard deduction or  pre-tax deductions to retirement accounts other than RRSP? What are the limits for the latter? I came across https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/payroll/payroll-deductions-contributions/canada-pension-plan-cpp/cpp-contribution-rates-maximums-exemptions.html but did not understand how to apply these.

brian · Accepted Answer

https://www.taxtips.ca/calculators/canadian-tax/canadian-tax-calculator.htm
You can go here to figure most of this out.  I input your data and this is what came out.
fed 14,709 prov 7,784
Note the cap gains are taxed at half the actual amount so $20k (from anywhere in the world) counts as $10k in income.
The foreign dividends are just straight income but this calculator doesn't seem to have a foreign tax credit.  Assume you already paid 15% or $300 in tax to whatever country the dividends are from, then you will usually deduct $300 from your taxes.
I assumed this was employment income so you will have to pay the CPP for yourself and not the employers portion.  I multiplied the USD by 1.33 for CAD.
Not included are;
CPP & enhanced CPP paid on employment income  2,898.00
EI paid on employment income  856.36
Of course you get some benefit from these.  CPP is a small retirement pension and also provides for long term disability if you're unable to work anymore.  EI is shorter term un-employment insurance if you get laid off or are sick and also provides some parental benefits.

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