Here's the scoop:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway....html&hs=sxn
As part of the Government of Canada's plan to better manage Social Insurance Numbers (SIN), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) will begin issuing a new version of the SIN card today. The new version will carry different messages on the back of the card and the signature strip has been removed.
These changes will help to reinforce for Canadians that the SIN card is a client account number for certain Government of Canada programs and services, and not an identity document.
SIN cards previously issued to Canadian citizens and permanent residents continue to be valid and HRDC will issue the new cards only to people whose application for a new or a replacement SIN card is processed on or after September 12, 2003.
The new messages on the SIN card are as follows:
* This is not an identity card. However, it should be kept in a safe place.
* This card is not an authorization to work in Canada.
* If an expiry date appears on the front of this card, the SIN may not be used in Canada after that date.
The message referring to expiry dates applies only to SIN cards starting with the number nine and issued since March 30, 2003. 900-series SINs are issued to people who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents and need a SIN for employment purposes. These SIN cards carry an expiry date that matches the end of the person's authorized stay in Canada, to a maximum of five years. Expiry dates do not appear on SIN cards for Canadian citizens or permanent residents, whose SINs start with a number other than nine.
*** the above is just an excerpt ... but I hope that it answers your questions ...
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