Canada vs France
Corporate Tax Comparison
Time of Update: Canada: 4/04/2026 / France: 4/02/2026
Compare Canada and France corporate tax rates, filing due dates, withholding tax, VAT, capital gains tax, and effective tax metrics for cross-border company planning.
Canada vs France Corporate Tax Comparison
Basic Corporate Tax Comparison
Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
Canada
France
General CIT Rate:
Federal corporate income tax: 15%. Provincial and territorial CITs range from 8% to 16%.
General CIT Rate:
Standard rate: 25%; qualifying small corporations may benefit from 15% on the first EUR 42,500 of taxable profits.
CIT Return Due Date:
After six months from the end of the company's fiscal year.
CIT Return Due Date:
About the fiscal year ending on December 31st, until the end of May of the following year.
CIT Payment Due Date:
Typically, two months after the end of the company's tax year.
CIT Payment Due Date:
About the fiscal year ending on December 31 and May 15 of the following year.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
Tax installment payments are usually due on the last day of each month.
CIT Estimated Payment Due Date:
By way of installment payments in four installments (i.e., for the fiscal year ending on December 31, must be submitted and paid on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15).
Withholding Tax (WHT)
Canada
France
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
N/A
Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
N/A
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
25/25/25
None-Resident Withholding Tax (Dividend/Interest/Royalty):
25/0/25
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Capital Gain Tax (CGT)
Canada
France
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Half of the capital gains are considered as taxable capital gains, recorded as company income and taxed at the regular tax rate.
General Capital Gain Tax Rate:
Capital gains are constrained by the normal corporate income tax rate.
Effective Tax Rate (ETR)
Canada
France
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
23.74
Composite Effective Average Tax Rate:
23.66
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
13.74
Composite Effective Marginal Tax Rate:
15.38
