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Can the university withhold taxes from the PDFs stipend at each pay so the postdoc does not have to pay out a lump sum at the end of each taxation year?

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Can the university withhold taxes from the PDFs stipend at each pay so the postdoc does not have to pay out a lump sum at the end of each taxation year?

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A The postdoc is not an employee of the university and is paid on a Canada Revenue Agency T4A slip. As a trainee there is no withholding of taxes, CPP or EI by the university. It is recommended that the postdoc set aside an appropriate amount of money in order to pay income tax each year.