Definition(s)
Dependent Contractor
A person, whether or not employed under a contract of employment and whether or not furnishing the person’s own tools, vehicles, equipment, machinery, material or any other thing, who performs work or services for another on such terms and conditions that the person is in a position of economic dependence upon the other, under an obligation to perform duties mainly for the other, and in a relationship with the other more closely resembling that of an employee than an independent contractor. Note: 6 OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 1, Section 1.1.
Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Dependent Contractor
“Dependent contractor” means a person, whether or not employed under a contract of employment and whether or not furnishing the person’s own tools, vehicles, equipment, machinery, material or any other thing, who performs work or services for another on such terms and conditions that the person is
- in a position of economic dependence upon the other,
- under an obligation to perform duties mainly for the other, and
- in a relationship with the other more closely resembling that of an employee than an independent contractor.
Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations