Working as a Student on special Self-employed-like jobs

[zxcmehran]

Hello.

I am a new student in Quebec having the study permit with allowance of 20hrs off-campus working per week.
I was wondering, if the job that I am going to do, is like one of the following:

- YouTube video maker
- Indie Musician working with Spotify and similar services
- Blogger getting income mainly via advertisements and/or product reviews in their website
- Selling handcrafts online
- Contract-based computer programmer
- A small online startup
- etc.

Then I am working similar to a self-employed person.
1) How is the government is going to calculate my working hours of self-employments to be sure that I am not exceeding the hours limits? How can I report it back to them?

2) Also, the work might be in a form that the income is not related to your actual working hours. Take the indie musician or youtuber or blogger as an example. You might work like 3 hours a week, and you might get an income way much more than the expected income of a normal person with 20hrs working. So in case they ask about the unusual amount, How can a student clarify that for the government that they have not exceeded the hours limit?

Thank you.

 

[zxcmehran]

Any comments or similar experiences anyone?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello.

I am a new student in Quebec having the study permit with allowance of 20hrs off-campus working per week.
I was wondering, if the job that I am going to do, is like one of the following:

- YouTube video maker
- Indie Musician working with Spotify and similar services
- Blogger getting income mainly via advertisements and/or product reviews in their website
- Selling handcrafts online
- Contract-based computer programmer
- A small online startup
- etc.

Then I am working similar to a self-employed person.
1) How is the government is going to calculate my working hours of self-employments to be sure that I am not exceeding the hours limits? How can I report it back to them?

2) Also, the work might be in a form that the income is not related to your actual working hours. Take the indie musician or youtuber or blogger as an example. You might work like 3 hours a week, and you might get an income way much more than the expected income of a normal person with 20hrs working. So in case they ask about the unusual amount, How can a student clarify that for the government that they have not exceeded the hours limit?

Thank you.

1. The government doesn't calculate your hours. You have to do that yourself and ensure you don't exceed the limit.

2. They won't ask about your income.