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circumstances which will require Services to be provided outside standard working hours for which no additional compensation will be provided.
5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
The Contractor is and shall remain at all times an independent contractor. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create nor shall be construed as creating an employment relationship between the Contractor and the Company. The Contractor has sole responsibility, as an independent contractor, to comply with all laws, rules and regulations relating to the provision of Services, including without limitation, requirements under the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Employment Insurance Act (Canada), and the Canada Pension Plan Act. The Contractor shall be responsible for deducting any and all applicable federal and provincial taxes, deductions, premiums, and amounts owing with respect to those Fees paid by the Company and remitting such amounts to those governmental authorities as prescribed by law. As an independent contractor, the Contractor shall not be entitled to any employment related benefits, including without limitation, any payments under the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia). Upon termination of this Agreement, the Company shall only be responsible for paying those Fees associated with Services provided by the Contractor up to and including the termination date.
6. CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The Contractor agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, the Contractor will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, engage in, accept employment from, perform services for, or become affiliated with or connected with, either directly or indirectly, any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other business entity which is doing business with the Company relative to any project worked on by the Contractor under this Agreement, and further agrees that the Contractor will avoid all circumstances and actions which would place the Contractor in a position of divided loyalty with respect to the Contractor’s obligations in connection with this Agreement.
7. _CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION AND OWNERSHIP OF PROPRIETARY PROPERTY
Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Contractor shall execute and deliver the Confidentiality of Information and Ownership of Proprietary Property Agreement, attached in Schedule B of this Agreement.
8. SEVERABILITY
In the event that any covenant, provision or restriction contained in this Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable (in whole or in part) by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect or impair the validity of any other covenant, provisions or restrictions contained herein, nor shall it affect the validity or enforceability of such covenants, provisions or restrictions in any other jurisdiction or in regard to other circumstances. Any covenants, provisions or restrictions found to be void or unenforceable are declared to be separate and distinct, and the remaining covenants, provisions and restrictions shall remain in full force and effect.