Canada has updated employer compliance rules to specify that foreign workers can still work without a SIN card as long as they are in the process of getting one.
Canada’s immigration department has specified that Canadian employers must pay foreign workers even if they do not yet have their Social Insurance Number (SIN).
Though workers still have to apply for the SIN within three days of starting employment, they do not have to get their number to start working but they have to give it to their employer within three days of receipt.
The Social Insurance Number is a nine-digit number that allows people to work in Canada, or have access to government programs. It is used for identity purposes, and it is illegal for someone to use someone else’s number.
