The Québec Pension Plan (QPP) contribution rate will be raised in increments of no more than 0.15 percentage points per year over the next six years. Thus, by the final increase in 2017, the maximum total increase will equal 0.45 percentage points for both employees and employers.

For more details, see Section I of the Act respecting mainly the implementation of certain provisions of the Budget Speech of 17 March 2011 and the enactment of the Act to establish the Northern Plan Fund.