Self-employment in Alberta and BC has grown faster than the population for two decades — but income protection has not kept pace. When you left the corporate world to go independent — or set up the corporation that now signs your paycheques — you replaced a lot of things. A boss. A commute. A manager telling you when you could take vacation. You also replaced an entire benefits stack, even if nobody pointed that out at the time. Most self-employed and incorporated professiona