Working for US employer?

[3iaom]

Hello,
I'm living in Canada on a post-gratuation work permit, now I have a job offer from an US based employer. My question is can I work for an US employer remotely as a regular employee or an independent contractor?

thanks in advance!

 

[rhcohen2014]

yes i believe that is ok. i have done that as a visitor in canada. if there is a condition on your entry to not work in canada, working for a US employer works in your favor. I think the one thing you want check in about is whether they are paying you through a canadian bank. i think it's safer to have them pay you through a US account.

 

[3iaom]

Thanks for info!

 

[rhcohen2014]

Thanks for info!

just make sure you're not doing anything for a canadian employer, and double check the rules if you have a canadian client. that can be considered illegal, since technically it's taking a job away from a canadian. as long as you are doing the job you would normally do in the states for a US employer, getting paid to a us bank, you are ok.

 

[halo4me]

yes i believe that is ok. i have done that as a visitor in canada. if there is a condition on your entry to not work in canada, working for a US employer works in your favor. I think the one thing you want check in about is whether they are paying you through a canadian bank. i think it's safer to have them pay you through a US account.

my question is I don't have authorization to work in USA and closed work permit in Canada. can i work for a US employer remotely?

 

[txboyscout]

my question is I don't have authorization to work in USA and closed work permit in Canada. can i work for a US employer remotely?

NO---a closed work permit means that you are only allowed to work for the employer listed on the WP....If you are no longer working for that employer, you no longer have a WP and the right to stay in Canada

 

[fkl]

I disagree - Working for a non Canadian employer doesn't count i believe. Following argument would support it in my opinion.

A US company can employ you any where in the world. As long as you are not physically working in the US, you don't need H1 or any other sort of work permit.

When you are on a closed work permit in Canada, it is tied to the employer you work for IN CANADA. If you are laid off from your job, you can STILL STAY till the expiry of your current work permit IN CANADA although you CANNOT WORK for any other employer in Canada without wp.

As long as the (US) employer can find a legal justified means of paying you - you should be good.

As a side note - many companies in the US employee foreign contracts and pay them via different means. A good example is companies that run free lance sites such as odesk or elance. Similar model can be used i believe.

Still this is just an opinion and besides even if this is true, it would only give you leverage TILL the expiry of current work permit. Work done this way won't be usable towards any immigration program such as CEC.

I think if you declare this to Revenue Authority, they would ask for details and would collect taxes but let you work - else you can stay till the expiry of permit possibly taking Employment insurance without working.