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Policy Forum: Sagaz at 20—Evaluating Employment and Independent Contractor Relationships in a Changing World

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  • Graham Purse

    (Paul J. Hill School of Business, University of Regina, Saskatchewan)

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In 2001, the Supreme Court of Canada decided Sagaz . That decision became an important part of the Canadian jurisprudence that resolves whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. In the subsequent 20 years, the work world has changed. Traditional tests of worker classification may not be appropriate in the new on-demand or gig economy. The multifactor tests that courts use to slot workers into two discrete categories, each with vastly different benefits and costs, are arguably no longer appropriate. Future approaches to this issue should consider either the use of legal tests that are more likely to produce a determination that workers are entitled to various social protections or, alternatively, rules that deem more workers to pay into, and be protected by, various social protections available to employees.

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  • Graham Purse, 2021. "Policy Forum: Sagaz at 20—Evaluating Employment and Independent Contractor Relationships in a Changing World," Canadian Tax Journal, Canadian Tax Foundation, vol. 69(2), pages 453-473.
    • Handle: RePEc:ctf:journl:v:69:y:2021:i:2:p:453-473
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32721/ctj.2021.69.2.pf.purse
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