Department of Employment and Social Development Act

Marginal note:Registration

• 28.1 (1) Any person who is employed in insurable employment as defined in the Employment Insurance Act or who is a self-employed person in respect of whom Part VII.1 of that Act applies must be registered with the Commission.

• Marginal note:Register

  (2) The Commission shall maintain a register containing the names of the persons referred to in subsection (1) and any other information that it determines is necessary to accurately identify them.

• Marginal note:Social Insurance Number

  (3) The Commission shall assign to each person registered with it a number that is suitable for use as a file number or account number or for data processing purposes, and that number is the person’s Social Insurance Number for any purpose for which a Social Insurance Number is required.

• Marginal note:Social Insurance Number card

  (4) The Commission may issue to each person registered with it a card containing the person’s name and Social Insurance Number.