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Articles on narrower questions U.S. companies ask when hiring in Canada. For the full picture, start with the hiring guide or compare your options.
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Hiring an employee in Québec: what U.S. companies should know
What changes when your Canadian hire lives in Québec: French job offers and contracts, payroll through Revenu Québec, Québec labour standards, and Law 25.
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How to hire employees in Canada as a U.S. company (2026 guide)
Your three options, what Canadian law requires of an employer, what it costs, and how an Employer of Record gets a hire started in 24–48 hours.
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The benefits of an Employer of Record for companies of any size
Discover why businesses from startups to enterprises use an Employer of Record. Get staff working in as little as 24–48 hours and reduce employment costs by 10–40% for comparable roles—no matter your company size.
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How U.S. companies work with us: Employer of Record in Canada
How InfraDev works with U.S. companies as an Employer of Record in Canada: we contract with you directly, and employ the people you choose through our Canadian company, including contractors you want to convert.
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Canada vs U.S. payroll: what changes for a U.S. employer
The differences a U.S. company meets when it pays employees in Canada: provincial instead of state tax, CPP and EI instead of Social Security and Medicare, TD1 and T4 instead of W-4 and W-2, and stricter remittance deadlines.
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Compliance checklist for U.S. companies employing Canadians
A one-page checklist of what a U.S. company must get right when it employs people in Canada: registrations, payroll, provincial employment standards, workers' compensation, contracts, privacy and classification.
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What hiring a Canadian developer really costs compared with a U.S. hire
How to compare the cost of a Canadian developer with a U.S. hire on a fully loaded basis: salary, employer contributions, benefits, exchange rate and the Employer of Record fee, and why savings of 10–40% are typical rather than guaranteed.
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W-2 and 1099 vs the Canadian T4 and T4A: what U.S. companies should know
How the Canadian T4 and T4A compare with the U.S. W-2 and 1099-NEC: what each slip reports, when it is due, what it says about the employment relationship, and why a 1099-style contractor in Canada is often an employee.
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Why U.S. companies use an Employer of Record for Canadian employees
The reasons U.S. companies hire Canadian employees through an Employer of Record instead of opening a Canadian entity: speed, no entity to run, compliance carried by a specialist, one invoice, and the flexibility to change course.
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