Hi there, I have a simple question that I can't seem to find a clear answer to online.
I'm on a closed work permit with an employer here in Canada and am a resident for tax purposes. I was recently contacted with an opportunity to do some small remote work on the side for a U.S company.
Is this permissible under the rules of my work permit? It's not a company affiliated with Canada, but I can't find if doing remote work would break the authorization rules or be seen as running a business in Canada.
"Examples of activities for which a person would not normally be remunerated or which would not compete directly with Canadian citizens or permanent residents in the Canadian labour market and which would normally be part-time or incidental to the reason that the person is in Canada include, but are not limited to:
- long distance (by telephone or Internet) work done by a temporary resident whose employer is outside Canada and who is remunerated from outside Canada;"
"Examples of activities for which a person would not normally be remunerated or which would not compete directly with Canadian citizens or permanent residents in the Canadian labour market and which would normally be part-time or incidental to the reason that the person is in Canada include, but are not limited to:
- long distance (by telephone or Internet) work done by a temporary resident whose employer is outside Canada and who is remunerated from outside Canada;"
