Ontario Independent Contractor Agreement

Ontario employers, retain a contractor instead of hiring an employee with this Independent Contractor Agreement.

• The independent contractor is responsible for remitting his/her own income tax, payroll deductions, GST, and other taxes or charges required by law or regulation.
• The retainer is non-exclusive. The contractor may perform similar services for other clients, and the employer may retain other contractors to provide the same or similar services.
• The contractor will pay all of his/her own expenses, including transportation and meal expenses.
• The contractor bears his/her own risk of profit and loss with respect to the services performed.
• The contractor agrees not to disclose or use any confidential information of the employer.

This Ontario Independent Contractor Agreement is available as a Microsoft Word file. It includes a Business Protection Agreement with nondisclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses, to be agreed to by the contractor prior to commencing work.