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How do I land projects as an independent contractor or consultant?

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Independent contractor editionDo you know the difference between an employment contract and independent contract opportunities? How do you find independent contract opportunities? What is the Canada Revenue Agency’s definition of an independent contractor? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of being an independent versus an employee?


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    1. Our apologies, Steve. We recently updated our site, and the video got lost in the site migration. Sorry about that.

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