Support on Assignment
Working in Canada as an Independent Consultant*
*What does it mean to be an Independent Consultant?
Being an independent consultant in Canada means working as a self-employed professional who provides specialized expertise to businesses or individuals on a contract basis. Unlike traditional employees, independent consultants operate as their own business entities, often working with multiple clients at once. This often means that you’re the employee of your own legally established business.
If you’re an independent consultant, you’re not paid a regular wage like a contract employee. Your business will enter into an agreement with Raise, your business invoices for your services, and Raise then pays your business for its services. Our invoice terms are net 30.
As you’re not an employee, taxes and other payroll deductions will not be automatically withheld from your paycheck. Your business is responsible for deductions such as income tax, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions, and Employment Insurance (EI) premiums from your pay. This also means that Raise does not provide a T4 slip for you to file y our income tax return.
If you don’t have a legally established business, then you are probably a Contract (or “T4”) Employee. Please see our support docs for Contract Employees here instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What does it mean to be a W-2, a 1099, a T4, or an INC?
- Why am I being asked for certain information (e.g., parts of my SSN) before you can submit my resume?
- Someone called me from India / the Philippines / Africa. Are they with your organization and is this legitimate?
- Do you use AI bots to reject candidates?
- Do I have to pay to work with Raise? Does Raise take a cut of my pay?
- When are Canadian stat holidays – and what do I get paid for?
Onboarding
- What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on the Raise Portal?
- How to translate the Raise Web Portal using Chrome
- How do I complete my onboarding? (as a W2)
- How do I complete my onboarding? (as a Contract or T4 Employee)
- How do I complete my onboarding? (as an Independent Consultant)
- What is the Form I-9?
Entering Time & Expenses
- How to enter time & expenses using Fieldglass – USA
- How to invoice for hours as an Independent Consultant
- How to invoice for expenses as an Independent Consultant
- What tax should I put on my invoice as an Independent Consultant?
- How to enter your time using Webtime
- How to enter expenses using Webtime
Getting Paid
- How to update your year-end form delivery (e.g., T4) in Dayforce
- How to update your year-end form delivery (e.g., W-2) in Dayforce.
- What is Plaid and how do they keep my information secure?
- How do I access my documents like paystubs or tax forms (e.g., W-2, T4 forms)?
- Is my banking balance information being shared with Raise?
- What are my payment options?