SIN beginning with the number "9"
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SIN beginning with the number "9"
An eligible person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada and who applies for a social insurance number (SIN) will get one beginning with the number 9.
If you hire a person whom you know is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, make sure you confirm all of the following:
- the person's SIN begins with 9
- the SIN has not expired
- the person has a valid work permit issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Notes
Social insurance numbers beginning with a 9 are valid only until the expiry date shown on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada document authorizing the person to work in Canada. You must see the employee’s existing immigration document authorizing him or her to work in Canada (for example, work permit, study permit) and verify that it has not expired.
If the immigration document has expired, ask the employee to contact Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to get a valid document.
If the person has a SIN that begins with the number 9 and it does not have an expiry date, the SIN is not valid. Refer the person to the nearest Service Canada Centre.
Your employees have to inform you of any new expiry date for their SIN within three days after they receive it.
If the eligible person then becomes a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, they will receive a permanent SIN.
- Date modified:
- 2018-02-01