Fraud awareness and reporting

Prevent, detect, deter – Protecting you and our programs and services

Fraud Prevention Month

Fraud Prevention Month is an annual campaign that involves several agencies and organisations in Canada. The campaign raises awareness on various resources to:

  • recognize fraud
  • reject fraud, and
  • report fraud

Fraudulent communications

Know how to protect your personal information from unauthorized and misleading communications.

Employment Insurance (EI) and fraud

Fraud affects everyone and compromises the effectiveness of one of Canada's strongest social programs, EI.
Find out what you should know about the consequences of EI fraud.

Reporting abuse or misuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

We strongly encourage you to report any potential cases of abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). You should report potential cases of abuse of the TFWP to the Government of Canada.

Social insurance number (SIN) fraud

Know the steps to protect your personal information if you think you have been a victim of a SIN fraud.

Reporting fraud

You can remain anonymous when you report fraud, abuse or misuse to Service Canada.

If you made a false or misleading representation or statement

Consult Proactive disclosure and penalties if you made a false or misleading representations or statements related to:

  • Employment Insurance, or
  • Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

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