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Working for a US firm from Canada - Open work permit holder

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SSL

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Nov 5, 2015
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Hello everyone,

I am currently in Canada on my "Open Work Permit". My husband is on his work permit. So as a dependent I got Open Work Permit. I have a job offer from a US company now. They are okay that I work from Canada remotely.

Could you please help me to get some answers for below questions?

1. Is it legal to work for a US firm from Canada if I have an Open Work permit?
2. If yes, then do I need to work as a contractor to them? We are not PR holders yet. But soon we are starting to apply for it. So for working as an independent contractor do I need to start a Company in Canada? Or an Individual can do it directly and file tax using T2125?
3. Can my US form legally take me as their permanent employee (US/Canada Payroll)?

Thank you,
 
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Ponga

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Oct 22, 2013
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A person can work remotely from Canada without the need for a WP or OWP, as long as they are not working for a Canadian company or individual and are not remunerated from within Canada.

It's up to the company you work for as to whether or not you are an independent contractor (receiving a 1099-MISC at the end of the year), or have taxes taken out as an employee. As an independent contractor, you'll be paying tax on any amount you earn over $400 and will need to determine the currency conversion at the end of the year for tax purposes...which is a lot of fun! :)
 
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NVO

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Sep 3, 2016
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Hi, I just found this post and I'm currently under the exact same situation. Could you tell me the way that you ended doing the process? I'm under a open work permit and I got an offer from a US company. I would really appreciate your answer. Thanks!
 
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ct21

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May 30, 2017
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NVO said:
Hi, I just found this post and I'm currently under the exact same situation. Could you tell me the way that you ended doing the process? I'm under a open work permit and I got an offer from a US company. I would really appreciate your answer. Thanks!
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Hey NVO,

Did you worked for US firm on open work permit?
 
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mail2shirah

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Aug 30, 2020
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Hi, My friend is also facing similar situation. Is it ok to work for a US client (temporarily for 2-3 months) with Canada open work permit? Kindly confirm.
 
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Mohammad Waseem wk

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Aug 11, 2021
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SSL said:
Hello everyone,

I am currently in Canada on my "Open Work Permit". My husband is on his work permit. So as a dependent I got Open Work Permit. I have a job offer from a US company now. They are okay that I work from Canada remotely.

Could you please help me to get some answers for below questions?

1. Is it legal to work for a US firm from Canada if I have an Open Work permit?
2. If yes, then do I need to work as a contractor to them? We are not PR holders yet. But soon we are starting to apply for it. So for working as an independent contractor do I need to start a Company in Canada? Or an Individual can do it directly and file tax using T2125?
3. Can my US form legally take me as their permanent employee (US/Canada Payroll)?

Thank you,
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