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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?3 p9 s5 T! W0 E t6 o
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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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/ H- ]+ A3 i- }7 O) w4 eOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
! I' Y0 |5 M1 h' S# TContact 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.
6 \) w" K- ^8 nInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.6 A }% F$ u: I* A+ P7 {) Y4 p
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:% z* Z+ T8 P* c) h% 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.* X. @) u# L. \" ^ H8 T/ a8 _" _
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
% [7 }/ a. u* JNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
& ~% G4 I" A# x9 C6 rDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.
I% E+ v* {3 B' ENever reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.2 T* G' I2 i8 D% v i) e
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:4 P ?& @, Y1 h5 {; a9 T. l: w
7 P9 e/ C" U5 `1 V5 S- }0 ]shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them0 s1 n" T6 E4 @% o5 E) J
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
0 p% w* K2 l; I5 Inever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer1 ^- K) R* |) X' x
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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