Is a company required to pay into CPP and EI for a sub contractor who has been with them more than 4 years ?

Question

The area is in the GTA in Ontario Canada

Answer 1

If they are a sub contractor then no. However, depending on what they do and how they do it, revenue Canada may argue that the person is an employee. If that is the case yes but... you likely don't want to push for that as there are a lot of great tax benefits to being self employed.

Answer 2

No.  As a subcontractor. they are either self-employed themselves, or work for a contracting firm.  Either way, they are responsible for their own employee tax.  They are not your employee, so you are not responsible for their taxes.

Answer 3

Sub contractors are self employed, and therefore the hiring company is not obliged to pay CPP or EI for them.