Shared business or freelance work while on visitor visa & PR application legal?

[buttie]

Hi Everyone,

I have some questions relating self employment while on a visitor visa and applying for PR. I don't want to risk doing anything illegal while I am applying for PR.

I have done IT work while I was in Canada for my dutch employers before. Which should be a 100% fine.

I have an offer to do IT work for a Canadian International company. I would be sending my invoices with my dutch address and would get paid on my dutch bank account and thus also pay taxes there, I just wondered if this is legally allowed while I am visiting in Canada. I would see this being the same as doing work through a freelance website like Elance and I would technically be working in Holland, but maybe my understanding of this is wrong.

I also wondered what the rules would be if I would open up a company with my spouse. I would provide the technical structure which would be sold as a service, but would I legally be allowed to do this in Canada for our shared company?

I am just trying to stay here while my application is being processed and be able to do some work in the meanwhile.

Thanks,
Rudy

 

[arowberry]

My understanding is that if you're going to work remotely in Canada, that company cannot have business connections with Canada (e.g. customers or clients). As your company is Canadian, you almost certainly need a work permit.

Hopefully someone can confirm.