contractor versus employee

contractor means u work on a contract basis with the company..so for eg a 6 month contract, u get paid by the hr.... in a contract there r usually no benefits like EI, insurance but then the pay is higher...for most of the companies when u work as a contract employee, u will need to incorporate ur own company in order to work as a contract employee

Hi citronela, you can also be a contract employee working for a company but being paid through an employment agency. In this case, you are not a sole-proprietor or incorporated.

You basically, work on a short-term basis (depending on the duration of the contract, which may be renewable) for the company and submit your time-sheets to the employment agency (not to the HR department of the company you're working for).

Taking on a contract job is a good way to get your foot into the door and get some Canadian experience. It worked very well for me when I first came to Canada over a decade ago.

Cheers! :)

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Edited by Stephanie - 29 Aug 2011 at 9:25am

Yes all of these are completely accurate.  Contracted positions often don't have good benefits, and are sometimes not a set number of hours.  For example, a company might hire someone to work with a group of movers if they have a lot of homes to move in a certain week.  The company would have employees that are hired all year round, but if they need more for a temporary amount of time, they would contract some more people.

Edited by Dale46 - 19 Nov 2011 at 5:24pm