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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.7 v* }' Q0 ] Q
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.; {) B8 f# ?( A7 }6 e: k# z6 d
Inform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
; M1 g' B# t% y- y3 t7 pFor 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.
: ]- Q4 s. H# o. D+ DStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
9 f7 G3 \' U0 P" C- @6 J- jNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
0 W. e5 y. E9 l' _! wDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.- @$ g/ ~0 U6 `
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.7 {" }2 J. M8 V- ?0 \( r* ]
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:5 A7 f9 ~( l( F% h( C6 T: K
) W$ g& E, k/ ?! b: E) I lshred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
1 m) z$ X: F* e$ a; S! u5 E( guse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols1 }+ w+ a8 Y. \9 r
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
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