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posted 27 December 2005 11:54 AM

I was fired from a job last Febraury, my employer accusing me of lying about my SIN number. I was owed comissions and believed they had fired me to avoid paying what was owed. The other day I found out that whenever my SIN is entered my father's info comes up because we have the same name. Is there anything I can do?

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Michelle
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posted 27 December 2005 12:09 PM

Go to Human Resources Development Canada and explain to them what's happening, and ask them to rectify the situation by telling you what your SIN is.

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Aristotleded24
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posted 27 December 2005 04:02 PM

Would you also be able to apply to a local labour board for compensation?

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posted 27 December 2005 04:56 PM

I think I deserve compensation, but I have yet to acertain who screwed up. Is it carelessness by the HR at my former company, or a real government screw up? It has cost me thousands of dollars so far and is the reason my last two employers fired me. At the time I didn't have an answer, until a student loan rep from my bank asked me to confirm by birthdate. I think it is such that if I let people know that they could easily make an error it can be fixed immediately. But as for the past problems I still feel like I got screwed for someone else's error. My old boss told me I was committing fraud and would not listen to me when I told him he was mistaken. It wasn't his fault, but someone should have to answer for it.

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radiorahim
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posted 27 December 2005 09:41 PM

Ask your Member of Parliament to intervene on your behalf with HRSDC to get the S.I.N. issue straightened out. When an MP intervenes it becomes a "ministerial inquiry" and government departments are required to at least come up with an answer or explanation within 48 hours.

Every federal government office has someone who's job it is to handle "ministerials". Whether you voted for your MP or not, or whether you like them or not...go to them. Resolving constituency problems is a major part of any MP's job. Its what you pay them for. Given that we're in the middle of an election campaign, I would think that your MP would have a bit of "extra" motivation to get your problem resolved.

After you get your S.I.N. problem straightened out, go back to your employer and try to resolve the situation. If they still won't pay up, file a complaint with the Employment Standards Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Labour against both of your former employers.

IANAL (I am not a lawyer) but I would think it would be a good idea to speak to a local community legal clinic about your situation. Community legal clinics often deal with EI appeals, WSIB appeals and Employment Standards issues.

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