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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?
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# j9 d' C1 O& @. MThere are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:7 z/ e: ?# b: ~' E r! g& I* c
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.7 B- ]# h# ~- h. j5 |
Contact Service Canada if you change your name, your citizenship status changes, information on your SIN record is incorrect or incomplete, or if there is a death in your family.$ v+ y) X& K, }
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
& O- T D4 U9 U/ `& e! H0 w( `For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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+ C: v" [, z# U4 `Don't carry your SIN card with you unless you know you will have to show it that day, for example, when starting a new job.
( {! p3 X; x# |# B3 k5 iStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.; g4 \/ `7 m d- ?5 H
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
- x- r8 d A+ j6 V. z9 o& {Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
3 ]; i( P' M1 U% t% C4 JNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
; o. G3 Z7 j' c' }+ ~$ M7 G! bProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them) @2 E3 r- h0 W8 X* k [; |
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
$ } ^, a/ ^+ q& r$ ]6 Onever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer J: C/ n7 \+ N9 @8 c7 j. Y8 A
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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