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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:. y Z8 n: Q% F Y6 y7 X
* g7 N8 N/ ?% F. BOnly provide your Social Insurance Number if you know that it is legally required.
9 a( M) ~8 C( {9 }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.
9 S/ S% v$ u1 t3 X7 t4 fInform Service Canada if your SIN card is lost or if you suspect that your SIN is being wrongly used.
4 p8 u0 L! G& @. j h) x2 i: @For more information on how to protect your SIN, follow these tips:; m/ k9 f8 @: ]+ s0 J: Y
% }+ v: f2 |8 K1 ^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.
! F" }* o o: n& BStore your card safely, for example, in a secure file cabinet at home or in a safety deposit box.
2 A3 n8 w+ }* q. s' p, H' L* ~1 tNever use your SIN card as a piece of identification. Doing so puts your SIN and personal information at risk.
$ j0 S2 d& ^+ zDon't provide your SIN over the phone unless you make the call and you know with whom you are dealing., M6 ~ ~% q! s4 e3 \" C
Never reply to e-mails that request personal information such as your SIN.0 P9 ?+ c% w: ]& b/ C# Z/ d+ I
Protect your personal information and your SIN. For example:: N4 U) y! b- h% H9 v' M
" Q9 a: }2 p1 @" c" G' b* {shred all paper records containing personal information once you no longer need them
3 \% w7 {( f/ G% f0 wuse confidential passwords that contain a combination of upper and lower case characters, numbers and symbols
: q- w$ n. K, c: T* m% `4 qnever use automatic login features that save user names and passwords on your computer9 H* B- Z, \ e# u( ]- Z' N
use a personal firewall and anti-virus software on your computer system. |
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