Independent contractor agreement
Hiring help without creating an employee
A contract that engages someone as a self-employed contractor rather than an employee, covering scope of work, payment, IP ownership, and termination. Misclassifying a worker, calling someone a contractor when they're functionally an employee, can trigger back taxes, CRA penalties, and employment standards claims, so the underlying relationship needs to actually match the label.
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