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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?
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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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. P$ t1 P( s1 ~- ~/ E& U8 n6 m3 j7 `( aOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.1 O" B8 A3 d( n
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.
) Y! A- t* {9 i+ R1 [Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
# G5 l/ Q# F4 ?: I1 v' R- `For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:1 S% H" P$ a% O; B0 F! E
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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.- w1 ?# W. b% M" N
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.; A7 B/ @5 p7 T' g4 n
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.8 A8 @# v) ?2 x( w. b/ h8 C
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
& x( M2 v1 R! F; q8 ~Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
) z" a" ^" M: r- C# lProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:. h" @0 P2 f9 ^6 T2 P* u
% v/ b2 g8 s* h, Y" Ashred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
$ ^8 x) P- J: S+ W: ?' H7 i' m) P( Zuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
' z0 U; q! b4 O& X+ C$ P" pnever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
) z ~; Y8 m2 e, t b2 O% f) R1 [2 guse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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