Are you really self-employed, or is your boss dodging tax on your pay?
For site workers paid gross, paid as a subcontractor, or told 'you're self-employed, bud' without a real say in how, when, and where they work.
Sound familiar?
- “You call your workers subcontractors but you are not sure the CRA would agree.”
- “You do not know if the person working for you is really self-employed or an employee.”
- “You are worried about a misclassification ruling and a bill for back CPP and EI.”
What this tool does
Runs through the core CRA employment-status factors (control, who owns the tools, chance of profit and risk of loss, and how integrated the work is) and gives you a reasoned answer with the factors that pushed it one way. It is not a substitute for a CRA ruling (form CPT1) or guide RC4110, but it is faster and explains the reasoning in plain English.
Question 1 of 15
1. Are you told what time to start and finish each day?
What the law actually says
- •The CRA decides employee versus self-employed using common-law factors - control, who provides the tools, chance of profit and risk of loss, and how integrated the worker is - set out in CRA guide RC4110. Quebec applies its own Civil Code test. Your province's employment standards also decide who counts as an employee for vacation, notice and overtime. Getting it wrong exposes you to back CPP and EI, plus vacation-pay and termination claims.