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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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# C: c0 g5 S; C5 kOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
3 g9 g6 ^% k4 X$ `3 mContact 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.
3 Y3 @* J* L( H T" I4 y2 hInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.8 h/ t6 m( g) n9 v" N
For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:
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$ ^1 P2 u8 X' }3 [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 b+ P: d: [' J7 M% i6 C2 q# xStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.2 O, D) ], [2 z+ `& `3 ^
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
7 j3 y, `' {/ y; I4 CDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.% t9 t1 ]1 J* K3 s
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.
) O" p( m. y& |/ x+ iProtect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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9 ^- L2 e" r5 _, r( x* B, Yshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them0 x8 m5 G# e) \# B+ _- {: d
use confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols; ]) p' }: w$ r+ U' Z' R2 p3 `; N
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer' a$ o2 v! p- \, K& w, K
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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