Overview Terminating a Lay Employee Hiring Independent Contractors (also known as Service Providers) Process for posting parish lay employee jobs

Hiring Independent Contractors (also known as Service Providers)

  1. Email executive archdeacon, Eric Partridge at epartridge@bc.anglican.ca to request a Service Providers contract template. 
  2. Fill out the contract, have it signed by the contractor and parish,
  3. Then send Eric back a copy for the diocesan signature before giving a copy to the contractor and filing it for your records.

Independent contractors differ from employees in several ways. They are not paid through the diocesan payroll system, but rather submit invoices to the parish for payment. They receive a T4A at the end of the year, while employees receive a T4. Parish administrators and music directors are usually employees. Other folks usually fall under the category of independent contractors. Visit the links below from the Government of BC website to help you determine. If you require further assistance, contact executive archdeacon, Eric Partridge at epartridge@bc.anglican.ca

Employee or independent contractor - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

employee_or_contractor.pdf (gov.bc.ca)