Ms. Nathalie Martel at the Finance Committee

On May 6th, 2019. See this statement in context.

May 6th, 2019 / 3:50 p.m.

Director, Old Age Security Policy and Public Pension Statistics Division, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat, Income Security and Social Development Branch, Department of Employment and Social Development

Nathalie Martel

It's as specified in the Income Tax Act.

Suppose I have a contract. If I am a consultant, for example, and I make a bit of money out of it, it would be considered self-employment income.

If it is considered self-employment income for tax purposes and it's included in net income for tax purposes, that is the definition we use for the purposes of calculating the guaranteed income supplement.

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