You cannot get a SIN number. You can try but I don’t know of the major banks as you need SIN, Canadian address. Maybe some fo the online banks. Why do yo need a Canadian bank account?
You cannot get a SIN number. You can try but I don’t know of the major banks as you need SIN, Canadian address. Maybe some fo the online banks. Why do yo need a Canadian bank account?
But if you are a visitor, you are only here for a few weeks/months. You don’t open a bank account (or cannot). When you visit, you use ATMs, credit or debit cards, traveller cheques and some cash. You can carry thousands of dollars but you declare over $10k. It will be one of the customs questions at immigration.
But if you are a visitor, you are only here for a few weeks/months. You don’t open a bank account (or cannot). When you visit, you use ATMs, credit or debit cards, traveller cheques and some cash. You can carry thousands of dollars but you declare over $10k. It will be one of the customs questions at immigration.
I opened a new account to put my investments in. I had to provide multiple pieces of ID. SIN. Then had to go in person to SHOW all my identification in person. For investments you must provide a SIN because you potentially could have capital gains or losses , dividends, interest , trust income , all reported to the CRA .
You just can’t walk in to a bank an open an investment account
The person I know who opened did provide multiple photo IDs (passport and Canadian driver's license) however no sin was required for them as they couldn't obtain it on visitor visa status.