Adding your Social Insurance Number (SIN) or International Tax Number (ITN)

How to add or edit your SIN or ITN

First, go to your profile in Workday

  1. Log into your Workday account at myworkday.ubc.ca.
  2. On the Workday home screen, click your user icon in the top right corner.
  3. Click the “View Profile” button in the pop up menu.

Next, go to your personal information

  1. Click the “Personal” tab in the left menu.
  2. Click the “IDs” tab in the top menu.

Add or update your SIN or ITN

  1. Click the “Edit” button in your IDs view.
  2. Read the information in blue text. It provides additional information for adding your SIN or ITN number.
  3. Be sure to follow the steps in order to avoid receiving an error message.

To update your SIN number

  1. Click the plus sign in the top left of the “National IDs” table.
  2. Click the “Country” box and enter “Canada”.
  3. Click the “National ID Type” box and select “Social Insurance Number”.
  4. Click the “Add/Edit ID” box and enter your Social Insurance Number (SIN).
  5. Update the “Issued Date” and “Expiration Date” boxes.
  6. Please check that the information is correct before proceeding, since you will not be able to see your SIN or ITN numbers in full through your Workday profile.
  7. Click the orange “Submit” button to save your changes.

To update your ITN number

  1. Click the plus sign in the top left of the “Government IDs” table.
  2. Enter ‘Canada’ in the “Country” box.
  3. Select ‘Individual Tax Number’ under “Government ID Type”.
  4. Add your ID number in the “Identification #” box.
  5. Update the “Issued Date” and “Expiration Date” boxes.
  6. Please check that the information is correct before proceeding since you will not be able to see your SIN or ITN numbers in full through your Workday profile.
  7. Click the orange “Submit” button to save your changes.

View your changes

You can view your changes and confirm that your SIN or ITN has been added to your record by returning to your IDs view on your “Personal” tab in your profile. Follow the previous instructions for going to your personal information.

You will see that you have a SIN on record. However, your number will not be shown on screen. Instead, you will see “XXX XXX XXX”. Your SIN number will only be visible to staff who require it for their work.