The Social Insurance Number, or SIN, is a government-issued private identifier that’s connected to your personal, income tax, and benefits information. Many or all of the products on this page are ...

A social insurance number (SIN) is a nine-digit number issued by Service Canada. Your SIN allows you to work, access government programs and legally get paid in Canada. Important: Your SIN is highly ...

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Service Canada cannot suspend social insurance numbers (SINs), despite what scammers pretending to be from the federal agency are telling Canadians, including those in Ontario in recent weeks. Ontario ...