Talk:Social Insurance Number
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Does the SIN have a check digit? Alphax τεχ 11:34, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The main difference between the SIN and the US Social Security Number being used as an ID number is that in Canada a SIN can only be required when it is needed to comply with the law and when no other means of identification will work. If the law does not require that a SIN be given, then service cannot be denied on the basis of refusing to provide the SIN. In the US, if a person refuses to provide a SSN to someone, they can be denied service because of it.
For example: In Canada, a gas station cannot require that all customers provide their SIN in order to purchase gasoline, as the law does not specify this. The gas station would be free to request it, but if the customer said no, the gas station would not be able to refuse to sell gasoline to that person on the basis that they would not provide their SIN. In the US a gas station could require all customers to provide an SSN in order to purchase gasoline, and if the customer refused, the gas station would not have to sell gasoline to that person.
So, while the SIN is used as an identification number in Canada, the areas where it can be used are much smaller. Steggall 17:51, 13 Nov 2005 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:49, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
