E.I. Changes Blurring Line Between Employees and Contractors

One of the factors marking the line between employees and independent contractors has been eligibility for employment insurance benefits (historically, only employees were eligible for EI coverage).  As a result of changes to federal legislation, the line separating employees and contractors just became somewhat more blurry.

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