Once I get my work permit under this accelerated process for refugee claimants in Canada, how do I apply for a Social Insurance Number?

When you get your work permit, you must then apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN). You can do this online, by mail or in person at a Service Canada Centre.

• Find out how to apply for a SIN
• To find a local Service Canada Centre, call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232)

You must provide documents to support your SIN application, including

• a work permit
• a secondary document

Examples of acceptable secondary documents:

• passport
• Canadian provincial or territorial identification card or driver’s license
• acknowledgement of claim document
• refugee protection claimant document
• any other Canadian government-issued identification