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Re: SIN but no address

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Originally Posted by 99problems (Post 11199976)

We spoke to them nicely and asked them to have the numbers (just a letter with Sin numbers on really) posted to the Service Canada office where you applied for SIN numbers. They should hold them for a week or so and you can drop by or ring them to check if arrived. But OP is right there is no panic to get these, my suggestion is get a rental property first and having an address makes everyting easier - before this you will need a bank account - this ws fun too as most banks want an address first - BMO were helpful in this regard and allowed us to use the branch address for a few weeks while we got sorted. Rental properties in Calgary are few and expensive!

When and where did you apply for a SIN that you had to get the numbers sent to the office in a letter? Surely you get your SIN there and then at the Service Canada counter. Previously you'd have had the card sent out later on, but your "letter with the Sin numbers on really" should have been given to you at the time.

Re: SIN but no address

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Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 11200062)

and in fact there will be no SIN card issued anymore,as per another thread in this forum, so I wonder if you don't need to provide an address any longer

Re: SIN but no address

Calgary, AB. They didn't issue them at the time - don't ask me why, I don't know. They did their best to be helpful but looked a lot like bureacracy for its own sake really.

Re: SIN but no address

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Originally Posted by Siouxie (Post 11197489)

You can apply for an SI number from outside Canada, if you need to.

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sin/apply/how.shtml

Except that the process is much more difficult, requires sending away original documents, etc.

I would think it simplest to visit a Service Canada office with Confirmation of Permanent Residence. As someone else has said, they may be able to hold the letter at the office, or they might even take a foreign correspondence address. Once they've seen your proof of ID documents, they normally issue a SIN immediately.