You should never sign an employer's contract (Score 1)

talk to a lawyer about writing one of your own contract for employment and have the employer sign it. One that give you rights to your own inventions and not have non-compete clauses in it should you leave the company. When employer hire middle to upper management they have different employment contract, borrow idea from them for a golden parachute for $1 million should you be terminated or downsized from the company. That my best advice for you, America and Canada have funny way to treat employees, unlike Finland.