DRL Group Ltd. v. M.N.R., 2006 DTC 3113, 2006 TCC 331 -- summary under Subsection 5(1)

Individuals working as tour guides and greeters in the cruise ship industry were found to be independent contractors rather than employees of the appellant for Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan purposes given the degree of control they had over their work (they were responsible for developing their own "spiel", they worked from the dockyard rather than from rented space, they did not have to work on a particular day if they did not wish to do so, they invoiced for the work they performed, some of them worked for other cruise ship operators as well, and they provided their own clothing other than a red vest for identification purposes), and the practice in the industry was to treat such individuals as independent contractors and not as employees. School bus drivers retained by the appellant were specifically deemed by s. 6(e) of the Employment Insurance Act regulations to be employed.