Can I do OnlyFans while waiting for PR without a work permit?

[ian889]

I am currently living in Canada with my husband who is applying to sponsor me under "Spousal in Canada class". I have been in Canada for a year and a half now on extended visitor records (we renew it every 6 months) but I do not have a work permit. We are in the middle of the PR application where its gotten to the job section and I did not delete my OnlyFans when I got here. So I am technically earning income as people are still subscribed for this last year and a half, I am required every 90 days to upload something to keep my account active which I have done, I am worried now this is against the rules.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if OnlyFans is considered "remote" work and if I can earn money through it being in Canada? It did not occur to me until now this may be an issue. or maybe not.

I have read online that I am able to work in Canada remotely without a permit as long as its not a Canadian Company or Canadian clients, and I have read people paid through OnlyFans are earning a commission and Onlyfans is the one with the clients. I have also read that is it considered pornography and not sex work. I have no idea what to do, I am willing to delete my OnlyFans but when it comes to putting a date down of this job I've had for years I do not know what to put for when I stopped. Do I put that I stopped when I came to Canada?

OR am I allowed to keep earning income since OnlyFans is a UK Company?

 

[canuck78]

I am currently living in Canada with my husband who is applying to sponsor me under "Spousal in Canada class". I have been in Canada for a year and a half now on extended visitor records (we renew it every 6 months) but I do not have a work permit. We are in the middle of the PR application where its gotten to the job section and I did not delete my OnlyFans when I got here. So I am technically earning income as people are still subscribed for this last year and a half, I am required every 90 days to upload something to keep my account active which I have done, I am worried now this is against the rules.

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if OnlyFans is considered "remote" work and if I can earn money through it being in Canada? It did not occur to me until now this may be an issue. or maybe not.

I have read online that I am able to work in Canada remotely without a permit as long as its not a Canadian Company or Canadian clients, and I have read people paid through OnlyFans are earning a commission and Onlyfans is the one with the clients. I have also read that is it considered pornography and not sex work. I have no idea what to do, I am willing to delete my OnlyFans but when it comes to putting a date down of this job I've had for years I do not know what to put for when I stopped. Do I put that I stopped when I came to Canada?

OR am I allowed to keep earning income since OnlyFans is a UK Company?

The issue is that it would be difficult to prove that your have not clients and customers that are Canadian. Also unsure if Onlyfans have offices in Canada. The people viewing your content are also customers/clients. Can you block anyone from Canada from viewing your content? This is a relatively new issue so you should really be contacting a lawyer about this since social media and content creation is a relatively new industry.

 

[armoured]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if OnlyFans is considered "remote" work and if I can earn money through it being in Canada? It did not occur to me until now this may be an issue. or maybe not.

I have read online that I am able to work in Canada remotely without a permit as long as its not a Canadian Company or Canadian clients, and I have read people paid through OnlyFans are earning a commission and Onlyfans is the one with the clients.

If the income is serious enough to bother, consult with a lawyer. This question of clients and which party (you or the site/platform) 'has' the clients is not simple.

If it's not serious enough to bother - there's your answer.

[My own wild guess is that if it were just one or two Canadian clients, not representing a significant % - probably wouldn't be an issue. But it's a guess.]