Path: utzoo!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!bnr-public!hwt
From: hwt@bnr-public.uucp (Henry Troup)
Newsgroups: can.general
Subject: Re: SIN Number
Keywords: Checksum Procedure
Message-ID: <233@bnr-fos.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 88 16:55:36 GMT
References: <302@idacom.UUCP> <723@apss.apss.ab.ca> <1902@pembina.UUCP> <420@perle.UUCP> <4367@hcr.UUCP>
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The test may not work for landed immigrants and/or student visas.  People
whose work certification in Canada is provisional are issued SINs that 
begin and end with 9.  I've never had the opportunity to verify the
algorithm with one.
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