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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:0 h7 z* m) ^1 Q! f9 m4 m( _0 ^$ C
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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.2 o+ y$ @1 D3 l, X h2 C
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 Z# p/ ]) A! o8 [; r: ?
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
: [2 F/ ?* Z+ W" N/ Z; eFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:; P% S. q. t6 e+ _4 O( s
% M8 c6 p# ^! I4 {5 ? W8 }5 iDon'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.. o3 ?* R4 B! |& l
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
$ N" E$ c1 t8 P3 v; a, iNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
1 K& X. }# x/ R3 c3 jDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.: a9 c: Q) h* w* Q$ Q
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
. J/ S' A/ F+ b. F4 C# nProtect 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
% V- o2 _% z, suse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols) J. r g3 [. g3 a, B' e1 \
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer. d( [5 I7 F+ d# o
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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