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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:
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" \" p" z/ \4 b; W( D% \# Z; XOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.% E5 Z R' p( O: h
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.+ v. p. E) y8 o
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
9 l; M$ g; U# h) v8 p, XFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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# M! @: t4 u: F0 I; d w5 V. t$ L! 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.; ?* j" V$ F, S
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.5 K6 e4 P0 E# e- |8 x: A: g
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.: [7 X- A, |5 X0 b- x8 ^
Don't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.; s& N$ a3 [; T
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.# u1 t" C9 _: k1 f/ z
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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f% `7 J$ c0 C: C/ Mshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
$ f! R4 H3 G' z* X; s% K" G' Yuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols0 b# E4 \* l7 u+ m2 o; z
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer- U2 M& E. p6 ~5 {% ]# f
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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