Do I have to have a social security card in this province to apply for an employment permit?

You don't have to have a social security card in this province to apply for an employment permit. To apply for an employment permit according to the relevant announcement of the Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, the employer shall go to the district employment promotion center where the unit is registered for employment and insurance, submit the Application Form for Employment and Entrepreneurship Certificate, and affix 1 2 inch bareheaded registration photo on the form, which shall be filled in by the applicant himself, signed and confirmed by the unit.