The Social Insurance Number of Canada. This page is generated from the registry metadata of the library.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Country code | CAN, CA |
| ID type | Social Insurance Number |
| Official name | Social Insurance Number (SIN) |
| Also known as | Social Insurance Number; SIN |
| Display format | ###-###-### |
| Input masks | ###-###-### |
| Length | 9 to 11 |
| Example | 123-456-782 |
| Checksum | yes |
| Checksum algorithm | Luhn (mod 10) |
| Parsable | no |
The root entry registers every country:
import { validateNationalId } from 'idnumbers';
validateNationalId('CAN', '123-456-782').isValid; // true
To bundle only this country, import its definition from idnumbers/countries/can and pass it to register():
import { register, validateNationalId } from 'idnumbers/core';
import { country } from 'idnumbers/countries/can';
register(country);
validateNationalId('CAN', '123-456-782').isValid; // true