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Originally Posted by Bagor
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Yes it does.
If it begins with a 9 it tells you the person is on a temporary visa as well as telling you when the visa expires. If it's before the expiry date then it is valid, if not ... then it's not. The expiry date is printed on a temporary worker's SIN card.
If it doesn't begin with a 9 it tells you the person is either a PR or citizen so therefore it is valid.
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Sigh, I understand that. First of all, someone having a temporary SIN does not mean that they have a VISA nor does it tell if the status they currently have is expired even if the SIN has expired. SIN's are issued by HRSDC (Service Canada), Temporary Resident Status is either granted by CIC or CBSA.
Someone can have a valid work permit yet have an expired SIN number/card. Someone can have a valid SIN card but have a invalid work permit.
For example, someone could have been issued a 3 year work permit and then aquired a temporary SIN valid for the length of their work permit. Most work permits are Employer specific. The person gets laid off from his job, leaves the country, then comes back to Canada as a Visitor for a specific time period that is shorter than the original validity of his work permit. He stays longer than what he was authorized to stay for yet he has a valid SIN because of the original work permit. Thus subject provides a valid SIN yet he is in Canada illegally.
One of several examples that I can provide.
A valid SIN card is simply a small indicator that subject may have been granted temporary resident status and that it may still be valid, but it would only be considered a small indicator.