Consultancy/Freelance work
Jun 26th 2013, 9:12 am
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Consultancy/Freelance work
Hi Everyone,
As most of you are aware there is significant flooding in Alberta. I work within Insurance and the company that are supporting me through my LMO and have offered me a role are deploying some of their Vancouver staff into assisting their Calgary office with the Alberta flooding.
My LMO is taking its time coming through and my employer could do with some assistance with this crisis. My question is could I assist my new employer from the UK on the basis of constultancy/free lancing. I have a Canadian unlimted call package and so would be assisting them with stuff that could be dealt with over the phone and internet, without me being in Canada. it would be what we call in the business desk top loss adjusting rather than field adjusting.
Is this a viable option as my employer do not have a UK office and would this affect my eventual move to the company on a TWP?
Thanks
Mike
As most of you are aware there is significant flooding in Alberta. I work within Insurance and the company that are supporting me through my LMO and have offered me a role are deploying some of their Vancouver staff into assisting their Calgary office with the Alberta flooding.
My LMO is taking its time coming through and my employer could do with some assistance with this crisis. My question is could I assist my new employer from the UK on the basis of constultancy/free lancing. I have a Canadian unlimted call package and so would be assisting them with stuff that could be dealt with over the phone and internet, without me being in Canada. it would be what we call in the business desk top loss adjusting rather than field adjusting.
Is this a viable option as my employer do not have a UK office and would this affect my eventual move to the company on a TWP?
Thanks
Mike
Jun 26th 2013, 12:12 pm
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Re: Consultancy/Freelance work
If you are currently in the UK but working for a Canadian company and being paid by the Canadian company we could legally say that you are not in Canada but still employed by a Canadian company, therefore need to meet all the requirements however in a case like this I doubt CIC would care as you are not in Canada.
Unless they audit the Canadian companies payroll how would CIC even find out?
If you are being paid as a consultant and doing the work outside Canada then NO TWP is required.
Unless they audit the Canadian companies payroll how would CIC even find out?
If you are being paid as a consultant and doing the work outside Canada then NO TWP is required.
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Jun 26th 2013, 12:54 pm
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Re: Consultancy/Freelance work
If you are currently in the UK but working for a Canadian company and being paid by the Canadian company we could legally say that you are not in Canada but still employed by a Canadian company, therefore need to meet all the requirements however in a case like this I doubt CIC would care as you are not in Canada.
Unless they audit the Canadian companies payroll how would CIC even find out?
If you are being paid as a consultant and doing the work outside Canada then NO TWP is required.
Unless they audit the Canadian companies payroll how would CIC even find out?
If you are being paid as a consultant and doing the work outside Canada then NO TWP is required.
Jun 26th 2013, 2:21 pm
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Re: Consultancy/Freelance work
Its only when the work is actually being done in Canada and the person is actually in Canada doing the work is when CIC/CBSA look at the TWP implications.
Help out by doing what you can outside of Canada by all means but actually entering Canada and doing the work is where problems will arise.
Help out by doing what you can outside of Canada by all means but actually entering Canada and doing the work is where problems will arise.
Jun 26th 2013, 5:21 pm
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Re: Consultancy/Freelance work
Its only when the work is actually being done in Canada and the person is actually in Canada doing the work is when CIC/CBSA look at the TWP implications.
Help out by doing what you can outside of Canada by all means but actually entering Canada and doing the work is where problems will arise.
Help out by doing what you can outside of Canada by all means but actually entering Canada and doing the work is where problems will arise.
Jun 26th 2013, 5:27 pm
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Jun 26th 2013, 5:29 pm
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