Existing SIN & Drivers License

[sanjn]

I lost my PR as I couldn't meet the requirements due to compelling personal reasons. However, I re-applied and have been accepted again. From my previous stay in Canada (in 2001) I have a SIN card and BC drivers License. I'm planning to land in mid 2010 in Toronto, will I need to apply for a SIN again? Also, will I need to go thru the whole process of getting a new drivers license or is there a way to just renew the existing one?

Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can provide.

sanj

 

[toby]

The first time you try to use your SIN card will tell you whether it is stil valid. I think it is valid. I spent 6 years outside Canada, and my SIN is valid.

Your driver's licence surely expired long ago, and therefore is probably no longer renewable. I forget the rules for Ontario; I am extraplating from BC's rules. But if you have a driver's licence where you are now, you can convert it into a provincial driver's licence within 90 days of arriving in Canada. If you will be in Ontario, look up the regs on the Internet.

 

[Karlshammar]

If you got a SIN as a PR (i.e., not starting with 9) it should be valid for life.

The first time you try to use your SIN card will tell you whether it is stil valid. I think it is valid. I spent 6 years outside Canada, and my SIN is valid.

Your driver's licence surely expired long ago, and therefore is probably no longer renewable. I forget the rules for Ontario; I am extraplating from BC's rules. But if you have a driver's licence where you are now, you can convert it into a provincial driver's licence within 90 days of arriving in Canada. If you will be in Ontario, look up the regs on the Internet.

 

[sanjn]

Thanks toby/karlshammer.

I guess I'll just just land and then go thru the process.

sanjn.