The Social Insurance Number, or SIN, is a government-issued private identifier that’s connected to your personal, income tax, credit and benefits information.

Having a Social Insurance Number DOES NOT authorize you to work. Only your study or work permit can give you permission to work in Canada. To work, file taxes, and access government programs and ...

New parents in Alberta can now register a birth and apply for their newborn's social insurance number using the same form, the province announced Friday.

As more international students arrive in the Greater Toronto Area for school in September, lines outside of Service Canada offices are wrapping around buildings with wait times of up to four hours ...

OTTAWA—Statistics Canada is asking people to provide their Social Insurance Numbers during test runs for the 2016 census, part of an effort to make the survey data more reliable.