Social Insurance Number request

[vickyp]

#80360

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Hello,
Is it possible to have an employee start working without an issued Social insurance number? If so when do employers request employees to apply for a SIN number? Is there a specific timeframe, such as within the first week of employment?

[vickyp]

#80361

Here you go. This comes from Alan McEwan, our payroll guru.
Yes, employers don’t actually require an employee to have a SIN on hire.
Within 3 days of hire, employees have to provide their SIN to the employer.
Within 6 days of hire, if the employer has not received a SIN, that fact has to reported to Service Canada.

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