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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:1 M! A7 ^$ g& E p
+ q- [1 a' L* w6 C2 POnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.* _8 ]/ j+ [" n8 G& s; Z( D
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 V9 \% x2 u* q: H" y, M d5 O9 ~
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used." P1 R5 d9 s/ J2 m% T( t6 ?
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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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.
9 d0 |) X1 P* u4 n& E- rStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
! g3 k# r6 s/ a' G: I3 a6 M% B+ v5 XNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.1 |9 ^: m( ^0 E1 {$ Q" c, ]
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.% |% X& @ l5 b& F9 g W
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.% l+ @4 {! {9 m [" H9 Y
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:* s- p! p9 q! `9 z* P# X1 k; ~9 b, J- Z% M
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
% F' K5 n: n5 W6 X2 kuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols7 ?+ F3 i& W/ b5 H
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
; ?5 Y8 K" x6 T& K; duse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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