Employment thru an agency- considered as self-employed or not?

[kismet23]

Hi,

My first employment is thru an agency. In the work history portion of the application, should I declare myself as self-employed ,employed or contractual?
Note: They have issued a T4, where income is declared in line 81 (Placement or Employment Workers). This is because agencies, considered you as a contractor. Does that mean that I cannot declare the agency as my employer?

Thank you.

 

[goodman36]

I would suggest not putting it as Self-employed.

Write it similar to this: 'Working at Company B (as contractual employee for Agency A)'

 

[love bird 43]

Write ,,,
Job
Because y work for agency.

 

[DAN11]

Hi,

My first employment is thru an agency. In the work history portion of the application, should I declare myself as self-employed ,employed or contractual?
Note: They have issued a T4, where income is declared in line 81 (Placement or Employment Workers). This is because agencies, considered you as a contractor. Does that mean that I cannot declare the agency as my employer?

Thank you.

-The agency is your employer they only send you for assignments weather it be days, weeks, months or years
- I did my application at YMCA and I worked through agencies before and what they did is to put the agency name (which is yur employer) and in bracket you can put the place where u worked. CIC does know the difference

 

[kismet23]

Thanks for all your reply.

My contract states that I am an independent contractor that is why they do not deduct taxes on my pay and I had to pay it on my own.

Thanks for all your help.

 

[djoli]

I am assuming on your T4 Box 14 "employment Income" is blank, which basically means you are self employed or an independent contractor. I personally don't understand why people are scared to declare that they are self employed? as long as you have NOAs or T4s with $ to support that you actually work there shouldn't be any problems.

Thanks for all your reply.

My contract states that I am an independent contractor that is why they do not deduct taxes on my pay and I had to pay it on my own.

Thanks for all your help.

 

[kismet23]

I am assuming on your T4 Box 14 "employment Income" is blank, which basically means you are self employed or an independent contractor. I personally don't understand why people are scared to declare that they are self employed? as long as you have NOAs or T4s with $ to support that you actually work there shouldn't be any problems.

Yes Box 14 was blank that is why I raised this question. It is not because I am scared to declare that I am self-employed but rather I want to declare it correctly. Thank you.

 

[west2east]

Yes Box 14 was blank that is why I raised this question. It is not because I am scared to declare that I am self-employed but rather I want to declare it correctly. Thank you.

In addition to your Box 14 on your T4 to be blank, your T4 should show Code 11 on box 29 which is CRA code for placement or employment agency workers