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Closed Work Permit- Freelance Work

akshu23

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May 17, 2020
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I am on a closed work permit (valid till Sep 2021), but was laid off in May 2020. I’ve been looking for another full time job since then in Canada.

Recently, I was offered some freelance work by a US based company. The work is for a US company, for their employees in India, and will be done virtually. The work is not related to nor will be used in Canada, by Canadian clients, citizens or companies.

I wanted to know:
a) Can I take up this freelance work and do it from Canada?
b) The payment will be in USD, through PayPal. Can I accept it to my Canadian account? I will, of course declare it for taxation purposes.

Thank you for the help!
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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Buffalo
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App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
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28-06-2010
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01-10-2010
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05-10-2010
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05-10-2010
I am on a closed work permit (valid till Sep 2021), but was laid off in May 2020. I’ve been looking for another full time job since then in Canada.

Recently, I was offered some freelance work by a US based company. The work is for a US company, for their employees in India, and will be done virtually. The work is not related to nor will be used in Canada, by Canadian clients, citizens or companies.

I wanted to know:
a) Can I take up this freelance work and do it from Canada?
b) The payment will be in USD, through PayPal. Can I accept it to my Canadian account? I will, of course declare it for taxation purposes.

Thank you for the help!
a) Yes
b) Yes