Does RO only apply to last 5 years?

[steaky]

I am not too sure however, following are my views:

Usually employers don't ask for PR card except SIN Card.

PR card holders/citizens have sin card # starting with 7

However, immigration documents are required for the employers when sin# starts with 9.

Here is a helpful link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/ei-employers-sin.html

If an employer still asks for the immigration document then, I can't say much how or why they ask for it.

I am citizen but my sin number does not start with 7!

 

[thecoolguysam]

I am citizen but my sin number does not start with 7!

Then in that case, employers will only look for people with sin# that starts with 9 for non PR and non Citizens of Canada.
I think citizens/pr may have sin# starting with 7 series or any other series except 9.

 

[Rob_TO]

Then in that case, employers will only look for people with sin# that starts with 9 for non PR and non Citizens of Canada.
I think citizens/pr may have sin# starting with 7 series or any other series except 9.

Mine starts with a 5. Citizen all my life. As you said, i think only 9 is the one that indicates temporary status.

 

[keesio]

Mine starts with a 5. Citizen all my life. As you said, i think only 9 is the one that indicates temporary status.

yup, Ontario is "5". Other provinces would use something different
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Insurance_Number#Geography

9 is temporary worker status. I had a SIN that started with 9 when I came here on a work visa. When I became PR, It got a new number that started with "5" (Ontario).

 

[PMM]

Hi

I am not too sure however, following are my views:

Usually employers don't ask for PR card except SIN Card.

PR card holders/citizens have sin card # starting with 7

However, immigration documents are required for the employers when sin# starts with 9.

Here is a helpful link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/ei-employers-sin.html

If an employer still asks for the immigration document then, I can't say much how or why they ask for it.

1. SIN initial digit shows where the person applied from.

The first digit of a SIN usually identifies the province in which it was registered, as listed below. However, the government has found it necessary in the past to supply certain regions with SIN numbers assigned to other regions.[citation needed]

1: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador
2–3: Quebec
4–5: Ontario (excluding Northwestern Ontario), and overseas forces
6: Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
7: British Columbia and Yukon
8: Not used
9: Temporary resident
2. The employer may ask for the PR card, as the onus is on the employer to determine if the person is eligible to work in Canada.

 

[Tubsmagee]

2. The employer may ask for the PR card, as the onus is on the employer to determine if the person is eligible to work in Canada.

This makes sense. Simply going off the SIN (or print out even) would t be enough. If there was other ID, that might be appropriate. In my case, all I had was foreign ID and PR card, so it makes sense they would check it.