How many of you are in Canada but working for US company remotely ? If possible, please include
- How much are you making ?
- How did you find the company ?
- Name of the company.
Canadians working for US company remotely?
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Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#2Ooo this has been on my mind as well. To add, if I may, off the top of my head:
- How do your taxes work (I would assume not deducted by payroll, etc)
- If you enter USA for any work-related thing, do you need a work visa? (I assume the answer is yes, but maybe it's more nuanced?)
To the general HN community: has anyone seen/heard of US companies hiring up north to try and get a 'discount' on talent, based on the currently weak CAD?
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#3Ooo this has been on my mind as well. To add, if I may, off the top of my head: - How do your taxes work (I would assume not deducted by payroll, etc) - If you enter USA for any work-related thing, do you need a work visa? (I assume the answer is yes, but maybe it's more nuanced?) To the general HN community: has anyone seen/heard of US companies hiring up north to try and get a 'discount' on talent, based on the cur…
I'm a Canadian working for a US company in the US, but I can say (having worked remotely in the past), that you'd very likely be paid as a consultant or contractor, so your taxes would work like you're self-employed.
And my understanding is that the work visa issue is nuanced. Generally speaking, if you are doing paid/productive work in the US, you need a work visa. But I think if you make special arrangements, as a contractor, you can enter on a tourist visa for some purposes. For example, if you are engaged in training and your employer pays for the travel (it may just happen to be expensive travel equal to your weekly pay), then you technically aren't engaged in paid, productive work while you're in the US. (I am not an immigration lawyer, this is not legal advice. :P)
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#4I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#5I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
My God you could have paid them 1/2 of that or hired twice as many. You understand that there is a 30%-35% premium on USD? You also understand it isn't difficult to find good talent since there is a shortage of work and most are under employed.
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#6I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
Can you leave your email? I would love to apply.
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#7Ooo this has been on my mind as well. To add, if I may, off the top of my head: - How do your taxes work (I would assume not deducted by payroll, etc) - If you enter USA for any work-related thing, do you need a work visa? (I assume the answer is yes, but maybe it's more nuanced?) To the general HN community: has anyone seen/heard of US companies hiring up north to try and get a 'discount' on talent, based on the cur…
I'm a Canadian working for a US company in the US, but I can say (having worked remotely in the past), that you'd very likely be paid as a consultant or contractor, so your taxes would work like you're self-employed. And my understanding is that the work visa issue is nuanced. Generally speaking, if you are doing paid/productive work in the US, you need a work visa. But I think if you make special arrangements, as a…
Attending conferences and training isn't a problem. But eventually if you follow kspaans advice you'll get turned away at the border and it will be a huge hassle from then forward. For most Canadians it is relatively easy to get a TN status (not a visa but the ability to work in US for a specific employer) with the appropriate documentation. Or you might need to investigate getting a B1 (business visa).
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#8I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
My God you could have paid them 1/2 of that or hired twice as many. You understand that there is a 30%-35% premium on USD? You also understand it isn't difficult to find good talent since there is a shortage of work and most are under employed.
You should look at it from another side - those who look for (and are able to do) remote work, have more options compared to "local competitive" market.
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#9I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
My God you could have paid them 1/2 of that or hired twice as many. You understand that there is a 30%-35% premium on USD? You also understand it isn't difficult to find good talent since there is a shortage of work and most are under employed.
And what about when the dollar was on par not too long ago? Difficult to factor in exchange rate.
Re: Canadians working for US company remotely?
#10I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
>We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees
That's exactly what you don't want to be doing