Canada went the opposite direction - it is now impossible to get an SIN (SSN equivalent), and if you forget it, you have to go to a government office for them to print out a sheet on standard letter sized paper that clearly states to memorise and destroy it.
Canada went the opposite direction - it is now impossible to get an SIN (SSN equivalent), and if you forget it, you have to go to a government office for them to print out a sheet on standard letter sized paper that clearly states to memorise and destroy it.
I mean this system makes so much more sense imho.
A random string of 9 numbers is hardly ID.
But then it appears on all my tax documents that I’m supposed to keep.
the instruction to destroy it is so people cannot demand it as identification like US does.
Shh, those are supposed to be stored in a safe/safety deposit box, only to be looked at when verifying your identity with the government.