In Canada, any employee has EI premiums deducted from their paycheque and the employer also has an amount they pay per employee.
Self employed people do not qualify for EI, and don't have any EI deductions made.
Sometimes I've seen where companies ask their employees to become self-employed contractors then just pay them on a contract basis, specifically to avoid things like payroll taxes. But if the government does a payroll audit and decided that there is actually still an employer/employee relationship, the employer can be compelled to pay both parts of the payroll deductions.
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