Wow, thank you so much for all that helpful information. I think I read in the early learning centre documents that if you put in anything about "paid" holidays, then you are considered to be in an employer/employee relationship and may be responsible for EI and CPP payments. Of course, I've read hundreds of pages of stuff in the last week, so I hope I can find that. There was some exact wording to use for this. Paid holidays imply employment versus contracting or something... I'll see if i can find it.
Thanks again for our generous sharing. I appreciate it so much!
Diane