Path: utzoo!lsuc!ncrcan!ontenv!soley
From: soley@ontenv.UUCP (Norman S. Soley)
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Re: SIN Number
Message-ID: <321@ontenv.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 88 02:22:17 GMT
References: <302@idacom.UUCP> <723@apss.apss.ab.ca> <1902@pembina.UUCP>
Distribution: can
Organization: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto
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In article <1902@pembina.UUCP>, cdshaw@alberta.UUCP writes:
> 
> This is misleading. SIN is required for UIC, CPP, Welfare, income tax.... but
> NOT to cash your paycheque. You can give it if you like, but the bank has no
> right to ask for it.

Let's clarify this, if you are just cashing your paycheque and walking
out of the bank with cash then no, you don't have to give your SIN, but
if you want to open an account to put that money in then you MUST give
your SIN because the interest that account will presumably generate is
income, and therefore must be reported (by yourself and the bank) to
Revenue Canada [how'd I do Dave?]. I don't know of many banks these 
days that will cash any cheque without an account. There was even one 
bank that I used to deal with were I was told that I must have accounts 
at every branch where I might wan't to cash a cheque (due to the business 
I was in at the time this could have been as many as 10 accounts)..

Chris suggests giving fake SIN's when asked for one where it's not
connected with tax or federal benefits, why bother, just refuse! On
job applications I always fill in "to be supplied upon employment" where 
they ask for a SIN and I've never had a hassle over it.

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