# 🇨🇦 2026 Nova Scotia Tax Overview

Nova Scotia scales its provincial individual tax burdens progressively by launching income calculations across five core marginal tax tiers. Beginning with the 2026 tax year, the province has finally introduced indexation of its tax brackets utilizing a 1.6% inflation factor. These rates initiate from an 8.79% baseline tier up to a high maximum ceiling of 21.0%.

[Official Nova Scotia Tax Authority](https://novascotia.ca/finance/en/home/taxation/)