Skipsey v. M.N.R.
On applying the four-fold test and crediting the appellant's testimony, the judge found the totality of factors established an employee relationship and therefore allowed the appeals.
Source-derived case information.
- Citation
- 2007 TCC 192
- Parties
- Appellant: Rebecca Anne Skipsey; Respondent: The Minister of National Revenue; Intervener: Canada Post Corporation
- Court
- Tax Court of Canada
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 28 November 2006
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan Appeal / Final Judgment (oral Reasons)
- Outcome
- Appeals allowed.
- Legal Topics
- Employee Status, Independent Contractor, Employment Relationship, Control Test, Substitute Employee
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Rebecca Anne Skipsey
Appellant
The Minister of National Revenue
Respondent
Canada Post Corporation
Intervener
Procedural Posture
Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan Appeal / Final Judgment (oral Reasons)
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was an employee or an independent contractor for purposes of EI and CPP
- 2 Application of the four-fold test: control, profit and loss, ownership of tools and integration
- 3 Role of witness credibility in determining employment relationship
Ratio Decidendi
On applying the four-fold test and crediting the appellant's testimony, the judge found the totality of factors established an employee relationship and therefore allowed the appeals.
Court Disposition
Appeals allowed.
Orders
- Appeals allowed
Full Case Text
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Skipsey v. M.N.R. Court (s) Database Tax Court of Canada Judgments Date 2006-11-28 Neutral citation 2007 TCC 192 File numbers 2006-1802(EI) Judges and Taxing Officers Terrence O'Connor Subjects Canada Pension Plan Employment Insurance Act Decision Content Citation: 2007TCC192 Date: 20071104 Docket: 2006-1802(EI), 2006-1803(CPP) BETWEEN: REBECCA ANNE SKIPSEY, Appellant, and THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL REVENUE, Respondent, and CANADA POST CORPORATION, Intervener. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT (Delivered orally from the bench on November 28, 2006, in Nanaimo, British Columbia.) O'Connor J. [1] I have considered all the facts and as I say, I prepared this case at length before this hearing and I looked at the four basic elements to consider. I really think that it is what you have to focus on and stay away from the peripheral matters. You have got to look at control, profit and loss, ownership of tools and integration. I have looked at all of that and, in my opinion, the Appellant is correct. [2] To elaborate, in my opinion, she definitely was, in the year in question, in an employee relationship. And notwithstanding the excellent presentation of counsel for the Intervener and the Respondent, as I say I could take this case away and fret over it for a month, but it will not change my mind. [3] I am greatly influenced by the absolute credibility and sincerity of the Appellant and the witnesses she brought. [4] I guess I could only add this is perhaps a unique case, not meant to be a judgment favouring every substitute employee of Canada Post. [5] To conclude, the appeals are allowed. Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 11th day of April 2007. "T. O. O'Connor" O'Connor J. CITATION: 2007TCC192 COURT FILE NO.: 2006-1802(EI), 2006-1803(CPP) STYLE OF CAUSE: REBECCA ANNE SKIPSEY AND M.N.R. AND CANADA POST CORPORATION PLACE OF HEARING: Nanaimo, British Columbia DATE OF HEARING: November 28, 2006 REASONS FOR JUDGEMENT BY: The Honourable Justice T. O'Connor DATE OF JUDGMENT: April 11, 2007 APPEARANCES: For the Appellant: The Appellant herself Counsel for the Respondent: Pavanjit Mahil Counsel for the Intervener: Rhonda Shirreff COUNSEL OF RECORD: For the Appellant: Name: Firm: For the Respondent: John H. Sims, Q.C. Deputy Attorney General of Canada Ottawa, Canada For the Intervener: Rhonda Shirreff Heenan Blaikie