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    Your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a confidential number used for income reporting but some organizations ask for it for other reasons. The SIN is important for privacy protection as it can provide access to personal information and put one at risk for fraud and identity theft. The document provides advice on protecting one's SIN, when one needs to provide their SIN, obligations businesses have regarding privacy law, and what to do if one's SIN has been compromised or lost.

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    Your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a confidential number used for income reporting but some organizations ask for it for other reasons. The SIN is important for privacy protection as it can provide access to personal information and put one at risk for fraud and identity theft. The document provides advice on protecting one's SIN, when one needs to provide their SIN, obligations businesses have regarding privacy law, and what to do if one's SIN has been compromised or lost.

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    Your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a confidential number used for income reporting but some organizations ask for it for other reasons. The SIN is important for privacy protection as it can provide access to personal information and put one at risk for fraud and identity theft. The document provides advice on protecting one's SIN, when one needs to provide their SIN, obligations businesses have regarding privacy law, and what to do if one's SIN has been compromised or lost.

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    How to protect yourself socially?

    Your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a confidential number used for income reporting purposes.
    However, some organizations ask for the SIN for other reasons.

    The SIN is important to privacy protection. It can open the door to your personal information and can
    put you at risk of fraud and identity theft.

    On this page

    What privacy risks are related to the SIN?

    How can I protect my SIN?

    When do I have to provide my SIN?

    When don’t I have to provide my SIN?

    What should I do if I’m asked for my SIN?

    What obligations do businesses have under federal privacy law?

    My SIN may have been compromised, what should I do?

    How do I apply for a SIN?

    What should I do if I have lost my SIN?

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