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- How to lodge a complaint
- How to protect your privacy
- How to protect your privacy in the workplace
- How to protect your identity
- How to protect your personal information on-line
- How to protect your personal information when it is transferred across borders
- How to protect your privacy from intrusive technologies
Note: This section has been compiled using information that is specific to the needs of individuals
Social Insurance Number
Fact Sheets
- Social Insurance Number
- Best Practices for the use of Social Insurance Numbers in the private sector
Case Summaries
- Settled case summary #19: SIN not required when signing apartment lease
- PIPEDA Case Summary #209: Individual alleged that bank request for SIN was unnecessary
- PIPEDA Case Summary #204: Telecommunications company accused of refusing service unless SIN was provided
- PIPEDA Case Summary #189: Bank removed customer's SIN from some, but not all, of its records
- PIPEDA Case Summary #159: Bank obtains meaningful consent to use SINs for credit matching purposes
- PIPEDA Case Summary #151: Individual objects to request for SIN for purpose of credit inquiry and clause consenting to disclosure of personal information
- PIPEDA Case Summary #146: Company uses SIN for identification purposes
- PIPEDA Case Summary #142: Bank uses SINs for credit matching purposes without meaningful consent
- PIPEDA Case Summary #132: Bank accused of inappropriately demanding SIN to open child's account
- PIPEDA Case Summary #105: Customer objects to bank using Social Insurance Number to activate credit cards
- PIPEDA Case Summary #22: Company asks for customer's SIN as a matter of policy
