The Social Insurance Number Code of Practice

November 2009

Table of Contents

• Section 1 - Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
• Section 2 - SIN Holders’ Responsibilities
  • 2.1 Key Responsibilities of SIN Holders
  • 2.2 Questions and Answers for SIN Holders
  • 2.3 Service Canada’s Commitment to SIN Holders
• Section 3 - Employers’ Responsibilities
  • 3.1 Key Responsibilities of Employers
  • 3.2 Questions and Answers about the SIN and Employers
  • 3.3 Service Canada’s Commitment to Employers
• Section 4 - Private Sector’s Responsibilities
  • 4.1 Key Responsibilities of Private Sector Organizations
  • 4.2 Questions and Answers about SIN Use in the Private Sector
  • 4.3 Service Canada’s Commitment to Private Sector Organizations
• Section 5 - Service Canada and its Partners’ Responsibilities
  • 5.1 Key Responsibilities of Service Canada and its Partners
  • 5.2 Questions and Answers about the SIN, Service Canada and its Partners
  • 5.3 Service Canada’s Commitment to its Partners
• Section 6 - Service Canada Employees’ Responsibilities
  • 6.1 Accuracy, Privacy and Security – Key Responsibilities of Service Canada Employees and Contractors
  • 6.2 Questions and Answers about the SIN and Service Canada Employees
  • 6.3 Service Canada’s Commitment to its Employees

Annexes

1. Fraud and Identity Theft: Dos and Don’ts to Protect Yourself and Your SIN
2. Authorized Federal Uses of the SIN
3. SIN at Risk: To Do List for SIN Holders
4. SIN at Risk: Action Plan for Organizations
5. SIN at Risk: Sample Notification Letter for Organizations
6. Employers’ Dos and Don’t’s: Requesting, Collecting, Using and Storing the SIN
7. Private Sector Dos and Don’ts: Requesting, Collecting, Using and Storing the SIN
8. Service Canada Employees’ Dos and Don’ts: Protecting the Privacy and Security of the SIN
9. Applying for a Social Insurance Number