My first step was to go to the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) website to find their guide titled Employee or Self-Employed? (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/rc4110/rc4110-e.html). This served as a starting point as it goes into detail about what is involved in a contract of service (an employer-employee relationship) and a contract for service (a business relationship).
Based on the guide, one of the first things I had to consider was what did our company and Hannah originally expected the contract to be for (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/rc4110/rc4110-e.html). It is clear that our company wanted Hannah to provide her services to us; …show more content…
28). In addition, Hannah provides most of the equipment needed for her duties, and she is able to hire additional workers should she require assistance (Payroll Compliance Legislation, Chapter 1, pg. 29-30). Stenbach Service Centre is invoiced for Hannah’s work, indicating that she is financially liable for her services (Payroll Compliance Legislation, Chapter 1, pg. 30)—if additional workers are required, however, it is up to Hannah to invest in them herself (Payroll Compliance Legislation, Chapter 1, pg. 31). Finally, Hannah has requested that the company pay her a monthly fee based on what she invoices them, which indicates that she is responsible for how her work is compensated as well as how it operates (Payroll Compliance Legislation, Chapter 1, pg.