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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:8 L% ~& j/ B' d, L
" \5 M# W2 w& M! T! W& q4 P3 @9 |; {Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
7 S5 Q% f' F. | oContact 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.& g; a4 Q# b8 x* J; ^! L: n+ M2 T
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
+ }) P2 P5 o- QFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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0 p! M0 R. `; |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.
' E' p g/ K3 r# I( b& g: sStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
4 S6 H4 m/ i5 ]# p0 GNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
, t) Q: }1 [" B* w GDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.3 U8 C# p, ?; v$ g4 L: _1 E3 ]; L
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
$ s2 x8 Q8 C5 C" V5 |0 X! c" mProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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) E* j; d# F; z) O. ~% \shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
6 v3 F: l. l4 \9 u+ @3 S8 l( j6 |& Ruse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols2 d8 X1 c1 C1 A
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
: _7 _( T/ q' a& juse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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