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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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Only provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.( g4 q% X, Q5 d, K1 \! o. T
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.
# `' J: K. _5 W% e3 q# XInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
6 g. N) Y6 @9 b4 L4 s4 E, G7 o/ S) CFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:& u( {; v* e& }8 m6 X% Q
5 }- s, c% e" {6 E# B+ YDon'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.
' ^+ m+ M3 \6 j P% xStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
1 p2 ?9 \3 t" |% F/ M. l! x4 V( x9 mNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
5 r: c* q2 S0 n4 I! a" G3 TDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.) J3 d1 W6 J; o& k. {. I
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.3 M/ p6 ~& r8 d: }" c
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:3 N- [+ q; |' m' a9 u! I/ K. N! f
5 W( L3 `# i0 Rshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
7 Y! \: z+ H8 q) b& Duse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
: ~) A5 l( [( W# `3 A$ X9 x2 `never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer7 y1 ?7 z! D0 q7 K6 o
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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