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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
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.
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No need for the sighs, I was simply responding to your assertion that they don't tell you much about the status of a foreign national. That they can tell you the status of the person's visa (temporary or permanent) is IMO more than not much. Investigate further if you so choose the ones beginning with 9, the others .... well they're permanent residents.
Your examples are more the exception than the norm.