THUNDER BAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC.,Employment Agreement • January 26th, 2003
Contract Type FiledJanuary 26th, 2003[1] The Appellant is a charitable and non-profit corporation organized under the laws of Ontario with its head office in Thunder Bay. Its only object is the operation of a symphony orchestra known as the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (referred to herein as the "TBSO"). The TBSO has a basic core of about 30 musicians who are engaged to rehearse and perform a series of concerts each season from October to May. The Appellant has always regarded its core musicians as independent contractors and not as employees. As a consequence, the Appellant has never withheld and remitted from the compensation of its core musicians any source deductions for unemployment insurance premiums, and the Appellant has never volunteered any employer premiums.