Précis: The appellant hired Ms. Grace Pham Vanstone to run music programs for students at two locations operated by the appellant. The sole issue was whether Ms. Vanstone was an employee or an independent contractor. The Court found that there was no common intention between the appellant and Ms. Vanstone as to her status. The Court weighed all of the pertinent factors from the jurisprudence and concluded that Ms. Vanstone was an employee. Thus CRA’s decision was confirmed.
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