How can I request my SIN information?

The Privacy Act gives individuals living in Canada the right to access and correct personal information about them held by various federal government organizations. This means you can ask for information about your SIN record held in the Social Insurance Register.

To request copies of SIN application form(s) you have previously submitted, you can either:

What should I do if I want to request copies of my SIN application form(s) using the Personal Information Request form or letter?

  • You should complete the Personal Information Request form. Indicate on the form that you are requesting these copies under the Privacy Act, Bank HRSDC PPU 390.
  • If you do not use the Personal Information Request form, you can provide a letter indicating that you are requesting the information under the Privacy Act, Bank HRSDC PPU 390.
  • You also need to provide your original document(s).

Send your completed Personal information Request form or letter and original document(s) to:

Access to Information and Privacy
85 de la Savane Road, bag 42
Gatineau QC  K1A 0J9

or

Service Canada
Social Insurance Registration Office
PO Box 7000
Bathurst NB  E2A 4T1

If you wish to request personal information pertaining to another individual under the Privacy Act and Regulations, you must either be:

  • a representative defined as “a guardian, curator, committee, executor administrator or other legal representative’’
  • a lawyer, trustee or individual who has power of attorney for the individual
  • able to provide a consent form filled out by the individual