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Taxing times for Canadian postdocs

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Trainee researchers struggle to make ends meet after the government clarifies tax rules for grants.

Staff, student or employee? The employment status of Canadian postdoctoral researchers remains unclear — and many are struggling with the tax issues that arise from the ambiguity.

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  1. Hannah Hoag
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Hoag, H. Taxing times for Canadian postdocs. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.429

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