#Sin starting with 5 update

Never using a SIN as an employee identification number within your system.Never asking for a SIN during the interview process or on an application form.

#Sin starting with 5 update

Allowing employees to access and/or update their personal information.

Securing and encrypting current data containing SINs and limiting access to these systems.

Shredding any old/outdated paper records containing SINs.

The list of dos and donвЂ™ts for employers collecting, using and storing SINs includes:

Information security -В Employers are required to protect the security of their employeesвЂ™ personal and identifying information, including SINs. If this number is expired, the employer must ask the employee to renew their SIN. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issues expiry dates for these SINs that determine how long each worker is permitted to be legally employed. SINs starting with the number 9 -В Employers must guarantee that temporary foreign workers (issued SINs starting with the number 9) have valid documents granting the right to work in Canada. Using a SIN for documentation - Employers must use an employeeвЂ™s SIN to provide a Record of Employment (ROE), complete aВ T4В for income tax purposes and file payroll deductions, including the Employment Insurance (EI) program, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) or QuГ©bec Pension Plan (QPP), and Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP). Note: You may not ask for a prospective employeeвЂ™s SIN on an employment application or during the interview process. Requesting a SIN for employment -В The Government of Canada specifies that employers must receive each new employeeвЂ™s SIN within 3 days after the day that their employment begins. As a measure to prevent identity theft, a confirmation letter, containing the SIN, is sent to the applicant. (Through the fate of acronyms, SIN also sounds a bit biblical.) A Short Timeline of the SINДЎ964 -В SINs were created to serve as a primary form of identification within the Canada Pension Plan, as well as the countryвЂ™s employment insurance programs.ДЎ967 - The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) began using SINs for tax reporting.Дў013 - New Employment Insurance Regulations came into effect requiring that employees provide employers with their SINs.Дў014 - Service Canada stopped issuing plastic SIN cards. A Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a 9-digit form of identification that every individual residing and/or working in Canada must have in order to access government benefits, file income taxes and, most importantly, get paid.