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Information you can trust: Canada.

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Information you can trust: Canada

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Most of what you need to know about local services and voting comes from official sources you can check yourself. This sheet covers simple habits for checking claims and spotting messages that only pretend to be official.

Go to the source

  • Read agendas, minutes, budgets and notices before relying on a summary.
  • Type the official web address yourself, or search the main government portal.
  • For voting, use only your official election office.

Check the claim

  • Open a new tab and look up who is behind it.
  • Find the original notice or document.
  • Check the date: is it old news shared as new?
  • If you can’t check it, don’t share it.

Spot a scam

  • Watch for urgency, threats and unexpected contact.
  • Be wary of requests for personal or bank details, or payment by gift card or cryptocurrency.
  • Don’t click links or call numbers in the message. Find the agency’s contact details yourself.

If it happens

  • Stop replying, and contact your bank if you shared bank details.
  • Report it using the official routes on the back of this sheet.

In Canada

  • Official websites. Check government programs and services on official Government of Canada websites: look for addresses that begin with canada.ca or end with .gc.ca.
  • Signs of a scam. It may be a scam if someone demands immediate payment, uses threatening language, sends a link to click, asks for personal or financial information, or asks for payment by cryptocurrency or gift cards. If unsure, contact the department or agency directly.
  • Calls claiming to be the CRA. Don’t trust the number on caller ID or share personal information with the caller. Ask for their name, office and callback number, end the call, and confirm the number with the CRA’s verify tool before calling back.
  • Where to report. Report all scams or fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, even if you were not a victim, and forward suspicious texts to 7726 (SPAM).

Official places to check:

  • Government of Canada: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/fraud-scams.html
  • Canada Revenue Agency: www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/scams-fraud/verify-cra-contact.html

General information, not advice about your own situation. Checked 19 October 2026. If an official source says something different, it is right. Free to copy and adapt. moraph.org/commons/sessions/voice/information-you-can-trust