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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?+ @7 V6 O( l$ F5 w% O" ~3 C
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There are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:8 s; r1 E0 i& f6 C& g/ I! R8 O
2 D8 {+ w* r$ k1 T a+ y) BOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
5 ~& \6 x* r7 t& z w% |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.4 `" m% ~& g8 ]# Q5 ?9 O: _! `
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
8 |7 l2 Y C3 BFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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+ E# k [+ C+ M% cDon'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.: s* Z, e# ~) k7 t# E1 r
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
# F) W- u& i# b& r7 y% C* lNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.- g3 l b F! `" M, [
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
2 p* z+ O* a% o+ m& @4 j0 SNever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
: H- r6 o, e" a5 a; ]/ fProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:8 Z. u5 v# a2 @3 ?( t* |6 O
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
$ g1 | {6 B! O2 M- Buse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
( U9 q i, j2 [+ Onever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer; [ c1 }/ F. o, J. H8 c
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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