All persons 18 years of age or over who are employed in pensionable employment must obtain a Social Insurance Number ("S.I.N.") and a S.I.N. Card from Service Canada for the purpose of contributing to either the Québec or the Canada Pension Plan.
Every employer who employs an employee in pensionable employment shall require the employee to produce his S.I.N. Card within 30 days of the start of his pensionable employment.
Every employer must maintain a record of the S.I.N. of each employee.
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