Can we get inofrmation through SIN number?

No, but it you want to LOCATE a Canadian citizen, you can request the information directly from the Canadian government, referencing them by SIN number ( among other things)

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Incidentally, here is more info about how to DECODE your SIN number:

Social Insurance Number Authentication

The Social Insurance Number (SIN) was created in 1964 to serve as a client account number in the administration of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Canada's varied employment insurance programs. In 1967, Revenue Canada, now called Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), co-opted the SIN and started using it for tax reporting purposes. Since then, things have gotten way out of control.

The SIN is arguably your most valuable identification number and should be closely guarded. A person possessing your SIN can easily apply for a credit card or open a bank account, rent vehicles, equipment, or accommodation -- all in your name and you will be held responsible by authorities. Never use your SIN number as identification except where required by law.

The only legislated uses of the SIN are: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, your employer for Income Tax reporting, banks (with some exceptions), Social Assistance programs, and a few other government and/or tax related agencies. When in doubt make them prove that you are legally obligated to provide your SIN. Unless an organization can demonstrate that your SIN is required by law, or that no alternative identifier would suffice to complete the transaction, you cannot be denied a product or service on the grounds of your refusal to provide your SIN. Banks don't even require your SIN anymore when you open an account. Since interest rates are so low and service charges are so high, they are finally acknowledging that it more than cancels out any interest you could ever hope to get. You may find some banks that try to insist that you provide your SIN. Be persistent and/or shop around.

Widespread use of the SIN as identification has put many peoples personal information and privacy at risk. Computer technology makes it possible to use the SIN to find and match your information from one database to another; thereby facilitating the creation of a detailed profile about you. Of course, if you are using credit/debit cards then its already too late to prevent that!

Social Insurance Numbers are validated via a simple checksum process.

Let's use this fictitious SIN to demonstrate:

046 454 286 < Try substituting your SIN

046 454 286 \ Multiply each top number

121 212 121 / by the number below it..

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086 858 276 < and get this.

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Notice here that 8*2=16, add 1 and

6 together and get 7. If you get a

2 digit # add the digits together.

Add all of these digits together.

0+8+6+8+5+8+2+7+6=50

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If the SIN is valid this # will

be evenly divisible by 10. This

is a 'valid' SIN.

Analysis _

The first digit of a SIN indicates province of registration.

1 = NB, NF, NS, PE

2 = QC

3 = Not Used? QC?

4 = ON

5 = ON 6 = AB, MB, SK, NT, NU?

7 = BC, YU

8 = Not Used

9 = Immigrants & other temp SIN's

0 = Not Used

Furthermore, it seems the second and third digits can be related to the birth-date of the SIN holder, or probably more accurately, the date period in which the SIN was registered.

Abuse of SIN numbers:

There are almost 4 million more active SINs than there are people in Canada. Opportunities for SIN abuse are numerous and include fraudulently obtaining government benefits, insurance, and credit cards. These are also some of the reasons why you shouldn't divulge your SIN to anyone but your employer and the tax-man.

Methods for aquiring SINs include:

o Assumimg the name of someone deceased who has not been recorded as dead in the SIN registry. According to the SIN registry, over 300,000 dead Canadians are still alive.

o Assuming a living persons identity.

o Using a false birth certificate to obtain one.

o Temporary SINs issued to foreign students and other non-permanent residents.

To make matters worse (or better, depending on your angle), SIN fraud investigations carried out by the federal Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC: the same people responsible for the ridiculously inaccurate SIN registry) are weak or non-existant. The maximum penalty for SIN fraud is a $1,000 fine and one year in prison. Though fines of a couple hundred dollars with no prison time are the norm for the few who are actually caught and prosecuted.

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The SIN algorithm is commonly known as the LUHN algorithm or the mod-10 algorithm. It also happens to be used to validate Credit Card numbers among other things.

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The SIN algorithm can be arranged to generate as well as validate.

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When fabricating a SIN it is probably best to start with the first three digits of someones SIN in the particular province who is in your age group then build it from that.

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The Seven Deadly Sins are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth.

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The Canadian government uses the same authentication algorithm on many, if not all, of its "unique" numbers. It is used for employer account numbers, trust numbers, Income Tax Filer identification (your H&R Block e-file rep), and the first nine digits of the Business Number (BN). When there are letters in the identification number the following table is used to convert the letters to numbers:

A B C D E F G H I

J K L M N O P Q R

S T U V W X Y Z

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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Its a sensible way to start. The site allows you to do a no cost scan simply to find out if any sort of data is in existence. A smaller analysis is done without cost. To get a detailed report its a modest payment.

You may not realize how many good reasons there are to try and find out more about the people around you. After all, whether you're talking about new friends, employees, doctors, caretakers for elderly family members, or even significant others, you, as a citizen, have a right to know whether the people you surround yourself with are who they say they are. This goes double in any situation that involves your children, which not only includes teachers and babysitters, but also scout masters, little league coaches and others. Bottom line, if you want to find out more about someone, you should perform a background check.

It is extremely hard to get anything like that through the government. Anything like that must be put through the privacy commisioner and it is generally denied without a very good reason. Even government employees are limited in what they can see, and it is heavily tracked for possible misuse.

You need a valid SIN for Employment Insurance as well; connected to Revenue Canada's reasons.

Wow, great answer from Froggy! (LOL about the seven deadly sins...)

I can add that the information from the second and third digits must relate to date of registration and not birth, because my parents registered my three sisters and me (not quadruplets) all at once, and I think our first 6 numbers are the same.

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