Three hiring models. Seven LatAm countries. Named frameworks — CRA, T4A-NR, PIPEDA, CASL, ITA Section 105, plus IRS/1099/W-8BEN for cross-border US corridors — with a plain-English breakdown of what applies, when, and to whom for a Canadian payer.
Every legal question about hiring cross-border collapses into one question first: is the LatAm hire your contractor, your employee via a third party, or somebody else's employee working for you? These three deep-dive guides answer it for a Canadian buyer.
The LatAm hire is an independent contractor. You pay them directly, they invoice you, and — if reportable under CRA rules — you file a T4A-NR slip (the Canadian equivalent of the US 1099-NEC for non-residents providing services in Canada).
A third-party EOR provider is the legal employer in the LatAm country. You get a real employee with local benefits, payroll and tax residence. You pay the EOR a monthly fee.
Your LatAm workers stay legal contractors, but an AOR provider handles compliance paperwork, payment routing, and jurisdiction risk at scale — including any T4A-NR reporting a Canadian payer needs.
Contractor law, payroll tax, mandatory benefits and data-protection rules differ by country. These guides map the local rules to the hiring model you chose.
"Compliance handled" is a slogan. These are the named frameworks that back it up for Canadian buyers — the ones your general counsel will actually ask about, Canada-first.
Tell us the role, seniority, LatAm country and expected term. We come back with a compliance-safe recommendation for a Canadian payer and a real cost estimate in CAD or USD — free, no obligation.
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