ID Theft: Resources
Contact Information for reporting and detecting ID theft
PhoneBusters National Call Centre (PNCC)
Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets
1-888-495-8501
Fax: 1-888-654-9426
Reporting Economic Crime Online (RECOL)
1-888-495-8501
Equifax Canada Inc. (credit reports; fraud alerts)
Consumer Relations Department
Box 190 Jean Talon Station
Montreal PQ H1S 2Z2
1-800-465-7166
TransUnion Canada (credit reports; fraud alerts)
Sales and Marketing Division
325 Milner Avenue, Suite 1501
Toronto ON M1B 5N1
1-877-525-3823
Non-profit Organizations
CIPPIC
Identity Theft Working Paper Series (March 2005)
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) is a nonprofit consumer organization with a two-part mission -- consumer information and consumer advocacy. The PRC offers an Identity Theft Victims Guide and Identity Theft Resources.
Identity Theft Resource Center
The Identity Theft Resource Center is an American nonprofit organization that focuses exclusively on identity theft. ITRC was founded in December 1999 by Linda and Jay Foley. While its national office is based in San Diego, CA, ITRC has representatives working with its program throughout the United States.
IdentityTheft.org
The IdentityTheft.org website is dedicated to Identity Theft Prevention and Survival. It covers numerous identity theft subjects.
The Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
The Society of Internet Professionals offers numerous Identity Theft & Fraud Resources from books to useful links.
BBBOnline
The BBBOnline offers an Identity Theft guide that covers what identity theft is, how it happens, how to protect ones identity, etc.
Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
The Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus offers general information on identity theft and links towards more information.
Better Business Bureau - Manitoba
The BBB published a guide entitled Preventing, Detecting and Correcting Identity Theft.
Credit Union National Association
The Credit Union National Association offers Identity Theft Resources such as brochures such as "How to Prevent & Get Over It", videos and other useful links.
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois offers a short guide titled "Identity Theft: Resources and Strategies".
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana offers Identity Theft Resources that covers how to protect yourself and what steps to take if your personal information is compromised.
Dartmouth College
The Dartmouth College offers Identity Theft Resources which provide links to other identity theft resources.
McMaster University - Identity Theft
McMaster University offers general information on identity theft which covers how to protect yourself what to do if you become a victim.
Canadian Federal and Provincial Government
Consumer Measures Committee
The Consumer Measures Committee has a representative from the federal government as well as every province and territory. The CMC provides a federal-provincial-territorial forum for national cooperation to improve the marketplace for Canadian consumers, through harmonization of laws, regulations and practices and through actions to raise public awareness. The Consumer Measures Committee has Working Group on Identity Theft.
Saskatchewan Justice
The Consumer Protection Branch offers two guides. The first guide is "Tips for Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft" and the second guide is "What to do if it happens to you".
Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario
The Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario offers these two short brochures "Identity theft and your credit report: What you can do to protect yourself" and "Identity Theft: How to Protect Yourself".
Ministry of Government Services of Ontario
The Ministry of Government Services of Ontario offers an Identity Theft guide which describes what identity theft is, how to reduce the risk and how to detect if you have been victimized.
Department of Government Services of Newfoundland & Labrador
The Department of Government Services of Newfoundland & Labrador offers Tips for Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft. The page also contains links to these three related documents "What To Do If Identity Theft Happens To You", "Identity Theft Statement", "Identity Theft Statement Instructions".
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
The RCMP offers two publications on identity theft: a short guide on Identity Theft, with tips for individuals, and another guide specifically designed for students entitled "Personal Information and Scams Protection - A Student Practical Guide". The RCMP also operates a website with information on identity fraud and related crimes, at http://www.recol.ca/ .
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police offers a short Tip Sheet on identity theft.
Calgary Police Service
The Calgary Police Service Crime Prevention Unit provides a guide entitled "Steps to Avoid Becoming a Victim".
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
PSEPC offers a number of Identity Theft resources, including a guide on "Best Practices for Preventing Online Identity Theft", a guide on "Advice for Consumers". PSEPC also published the following public advisory "Public Advisory: Special Report for Consumers on IDENTITY THEFT".
Office of the Information and Privacy Commission of British Columbia
The Identity Theft Resources of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commission of British Columbia are links towards other organizations involved in identity theft.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada offers various identity theft publications such as "Privacy Commissioner's Message - Five Key Steps to Reduce the Risk of Identity Theft" and "Fact Sheet: Identity Theft".
SafeCanada.ca
The SafeCanada.ca's "Identity Theft - Questions and Answers" page provides links to different identity theft resources.
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
The Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations department offers a tip sheet entitled "Tips for Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft".
PhoneBusters
PhoneBusters is a national anti-fraud call centre jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. PhoneBusters provides identity theft information and statistics.
Consumers' Bureau of Manitoba
The Consumers' Bureau of Manitoba offers a tip sheet entitled "Tips for Reducing the Risk of Identity Theft".
Canada 's Office of Consumer Affairs
Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs offers consumer tips on Identity Theft via their Canadian Consumer Handbook 2006.
Non-Canadian Government Resources
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
This Federal Trade Commission website is the main United States government website on identity theft.
Office of Privacy Protection of California - Identity Theft
Through the Identity Theft section of its website, the Office of Privacy Protection of California offers a vast amount of information such as "Tips for Identity Theft Protection" and "Identity Theft Victim Check List".
Government of South Australia - Office of Consumer and Business Affaires
The Office of Consumer and Business Affaires offers a variety of identity theft related links via their website.
U.K. Home Office Identity Fraud Steering Committee
This website has been produced by the Home Office Identity Fraud Steering Committee, collaboration between UK financial bodies, government and the police to combat the threat of identity theft.
Businesses
Better Business Bureau
Equifax
Equifax is Canada's largest consumer reporting agencies (credit bureaus). You can obtain your credit report from Equifax free of charge. They also offer information on Identity Theft.
TransUnion
TransUnion is Canada's second largest consumer reporting agency (credit bureau). You can obtain your credit report free of charge from TransUnion. They also offer information for Fraud Victims.
Visa
Visa offers an identity theft guide entitled "Protect Your Personal Information".
MasterCard
MasterCard offers general information on identity theft including how it occurs, popular scams and victim assistance.
Canadian Credit Report
This website offers information on "Canada Identity Theft and Credit Fraud". You can also order your credit report online using the site, for a fee.
National Bank of Canada
The National Bank of Canada offers tips on how you can protect yourself against Identity Theft.
TD Canada Trust
Canada Trust offers general information on Internet Security and identity theft and tips on how to protect yourself.
Citizens Bank of Canada
The Citizens Bank of Canada offers a few tips to protect yourself.
Scotiabank
Scotiabank offers tips to minimize the risk and information on what to do if you are a victim.
Identity Theft Resources
This website offers tips on protecting yourself. It also offers reviews of Identity Theft prevention products.
Identity Theft Security
This website offers general information, news, discussions boards, etc. on identity theft.
eBay.ca
On this web page, eBay offers safety tips to prevent identity theft.
Canadian Bankers Association
The Canadian Bankers Association provides tips on minimizing the risk posed by identity theft.
Canada Post
Canada Post offers general information on how identity theft occurs and how to protect yourself.
Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch offers an identity theft guide for its clients. The guide is entitled Protecting Yourself Against Fraud and Identity Theft.
Reports on Identity Theft
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
On April 30, 2005, the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association published a reported entitled "PIPEDA and Identity Theft".
The Public Interest Advocacy Center (PIAC)
PIAC offers some identity theft publications. They include reports, submissions to public consultations and policy positions.
Heenan Blaikie
The law firm Heenan Blaikie published the following article "Identity Theft - The Sin Of "Sin" Theft (And Other ID Thefts)".
French Resources - Ressources Francophones
Option consommateurs
TransUnion
PhoneBusters
Office de la protection du consommateur du Québec
This page last updated: June 2, 2007
Webpage URL: http://www.cippic.ca/en/faqs-resources/identity-theft/resources/