Fraud awareness and reporting

Fraud information for Service Canada’s programs and services

Scam and fraud prevention – Service Canada

Identify unauthorized and misleading communications.

Employment Insurance and fraud

Find information on your responsibilities, as well as employers and third parties, consequences of committing fraud, reporting fraud with EI, and more.

Social Insurance Number fraud and data breaches

Know the steps to protect your Social Insurance Number (SIN) and find information on what do to if you think you are victim of a Social Insurance Number (SIN) fraud or if your SIN appears in a data breach.

Report fraud, abuse or misuse

Contact information to report fraud or misuse of Service Canada programs and services or abuse of temporary foreign workers.

Proactive disclosure and penalties

Learn about penalties for false or misleading representation or statement related to EI, Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS).

Temporary Foreign Worker Program – reporting abuse and misuse

We strongly encourage you to report any potential cases of abuse of temporary foreign workers or misuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Other resources on scams and fraud

Scam prevention and the Canada Revenue Agency

How to report a scam, suspicious activity, or suspected tax cheating.

Protect yourself from scams and fraud

Protect yourself or your business from scams and fraud.

How to report fraud and scams in Canada

Steps to take to report suspected fraud.

Scams that target Canadian consumers

List of common scams and tips to avoid being scammed.

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2026-02-27