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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?# @' p6 j# w# C t
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:
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; P6 S7 O* K# xOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
4 \0 b4 F2 L- ]" E7 e* D! XContact 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.4 J w- @9 s! @: p/ w
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.6 P" J4 a3 }& f( P$ d/ `5 O2 f9 x
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:& V# v; t9 f% J8 H) e% @* b
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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.
% W9 H$ _ W) U5 K' n2 w) m& J' rStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.! j3 f; S4 `/ X2 H9 O& o# f3 r/ i
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
, F6 H' N' ~: @) qDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
Z% D# M, }% J: t9 ?Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
, M- I7 i- h4 N7 O aProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:8 A6 |* ~5 u$ N4 q7 I7 C0 j0 }
( N3 Q' i7 s- l2 h" d/ bshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them/ U6 t( O' B2 G$ A4 B
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols8 p9 [4 H+ \$ k% _ B0 j/ w
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
" W& z; ^$ i/ L8 i3 Ouse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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