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How can I protect my Social Insurance Number and my SIN card?
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* q5 b1 C* L) [+ GThere are a number of things you can do to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and your SIN card:2 S# U" w0 s% }' f
r& E- H# Y6 d0 W vOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.0 ^' t% j0 C1 _) I
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.
, O( B" R( Y0 n9 d, UInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
4 c9 {/ P% e/ O% d @, U& y* uFor more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:5 Z/ F" ~" }6 m# t. D6 H% i- u
) s: |/ z1 v' oDon'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) x, y; V$ T
Store your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.! @9 G* {. v; p
Never use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
7 ^! Y8 x" b! U# {3 d0 QDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing.! @" W3 o; u! b; G1 h
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.! _$ E$ D& q1 ]; |. M) P5 K
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:
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shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
* _' T" i" g b8 U0 ?2 S iuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols7 }9 D& W9 Z6 ^3 c O7 j
never use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer
! Z$ y7 B! _3 C6 G" wuse a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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