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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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+ d: L4 l. s# t: I8 R% X) [Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.9 x ?. I+ D$ v$ e
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.
5 R! c" N H- }! x+ g* N. ~* UInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.8 D+ y5 S2 z$ J4 E0 n
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:) e# ]2 @" p2 r8 b2 u3 M0 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.
3 @0 x ^. ~. C, T+ v5 B2 w/ oStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
8 s( g' V6 q O* z2 ?( `) gNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.$ S: z1 x- y# W4 L
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
, F2 _7 u) r+ F, o$ QNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
4 h# i+ D! Z6 O0 J' k! o- gProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:2 T/ k% z, {, f Y8 f( q
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
% T5 h! ]' c# N1 G6 U; j6 v) iuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols; v$ X$ K; u, n9 p
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer% m7 t' }! x* q
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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