Hiring an assistant

[Artsand crafts]

Here is CRA description of employee Vs self employed (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/rc4110/rc4110-13e.pdf). Read pages 6 to 8. It could depend on the situation, maybe. In my case I cannot have my assistant as a private contractor because she comes everyday and she has a permanent contract with me, because I wanted her to stick with me and not look for work somewhere else later. She also has never worked before (she is a mom of 4 though). So I tell her what needs to be done (she is not specialized in her position).

The only thing that makes me believe that an assistant cannot be considered as a self employed (or a contractor) is the following that can be read in the link above (page 7):

"Indicators that the worker is an employee
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The worker cannot hire helpers or assistants.
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The worker does not have the ability to hire and send
replacements. The worker has to perform the services
personally. "

Maybe a music therapist could hire an assistant or helper for her paperwork, etc if it is considered necessary (business growth for example), but an assistant cannot hire a helper or an assistant.


Secondtimearound, maybe your accountant have found a loophole there. It would be interesting to know what is it.