Use of the Social Insurance Number

Author/Information: 

Information and Privacy Policy
Chief Information Officer Branch
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
219 Laurier Avenue West, 14th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0R5
Email: ippd-dpirp@tbs-sct.gc.ca
Telephone: (613) 946-4945

Last Revision: December 1, 1993

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Table of Contents

• Legislated uses of the Social Insurance Number
• Other authorized uses of the social insurance number

Legislated uses of the Social Insurance Number

• Budget Implementation Act 1998
  (Canada Education Savings Grants)

• Canada Elections Act

• Canada Labour Standards Regulations
  (Canada Labour Code)

• Canada Pension Plan Regulations
  (Canada Pension Plan)

• Canada Student Financial Assistance Act and Regulations

• Canada Student Loans Regulations
  (Canada Student Loans Act)

• Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act

• Canadian Wheat Board Act

• Employment Insurance Act

• Excise Tax Act
  (Part IX - Goods and Services Tax)

• Farm Income Protection Act

• Family Support Orders and Agreements Garnishment Regulations
  (Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act)

• Gasoline and Aviation Gasoline Excise Tax Application Regulations
  (Excise Tax Act)

• Income Tax Act

• Labour Adjustment Benefits Act

• Old Age Security Regulations
  (Old Age Security Act)

• Tax Rebate Discounting Regulations
  (Tax Rebate Discounting Act)

• Veterans Allowance Regulations
  (War Veterans Allowance Act)

Other Authorized uses of the Social Insurance Number

• Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy
  (Human Resources Development Canada)

• Immigration Resettlement Assistance Program (1998) - formerly named Immigration Adjustment Assistance Program
  (Citizenship and Immigration)

• Income and Health Care Programs
  (Veterans Affairs)

• Labour Adjustment Review Board
  (Human Resources and Development Canada)

• National Dose Registry for Occupational Exposures to Radiation
  (Health Canada)

• Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
  (Human Resources Development Canada)

• Rural and Native Housing Program
  (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)

• Social Assistance and Economic Development Program
  (Indian and Northern Affairs)

• Tax Case Appeals
  (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency)