Mustbenuts ~ I hear ya ... I too called when researching and I was told by the person who answered the phone at CRA that they agreed that it was a risk to put out the SIN and if I did not want to do it to look into getting a Business Identification Number ... which is why I did that which is when I discovered that in Ontario I had to registered for one anyway in order to advertizing my business by a name other than my legal name.

Quote Originally Posted by Spixie33 View Post
I thought we can only get the Business number if we plan to claim GST??
Nope anyone can get one if you are willing to pay the $60 every 5 years ~ I know friends who have names registered that they do not even do business under they just did not want someone ELSE to be able to use that name!

Also our industry is exempt from charging or collecting GST in fact unless they changed it centres use to be able to get a 'rebate' number and they can tally all their GST they PAY for things like toys and so forth and get some of that back based on their revenue and so forth sadly we do not make enough or spend enough to qualify ... anyway the registration process is a one stop shop though you just have to click NO to all the other business related questions GST, WSIB, employer health tax and so forth that do not apply ... you are just registering your name and getting the BIN that comes with it.