social insurance number

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social insurance number

noun social insurance numbers

Canada A nine-digit number issued by the government of Canada to citizens, permanent residents, and some categories of temporary residents, for official identification in the provision of government services and income taxation. Before you start the process of establishing a credit rating in Canada, you need to have a Social Insurance Number, which you'll need for every credit application you complete (see Chapter 5 on how to obtain one).
Similar: SIN

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Français	numéro d'assurance sociale, NAS

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@misc{social_insurance_number_2026,
  title = {social insurance number},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20insurance%20number},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}