Security Checklist for Whitehorse Businesses

Please open the following link to find a Security Checklist that will help you protect your business from being a victim of crime:  Security Checklist.pdf (738KB PDF)

You can print off one page or any number of pages that you feel will be helpful, you do not have to print the entire document.  If you want any further assistance in implementing any safety and prevention programs, please contact us at 667-7545.

The Bank of Canada- Counterfeiting Prevention Program

Counterfeit bank notes make up only a tiny percentage of the total number of notes in circulation. But it is still very important to make efforts to combat counterfeiting so as to limit its impact on businesses and its potential to diminish public confidence in Canada's money.

Employees and Employers should know what counterfeit money looks like. You should also know what to do if you suspect a counterfeit note.

The Bank of Canada has given us permission to link to their website on counterfeiting prevention at:
http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/en/banknotes/counterfeit/index.html

or to their learning resources page, which includes a training video at
http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/en/banknotes/education/index.html

The Bank of Canada is the agency responsible for counterfeit notes and can provide educational and crime prevention materials for businesses to use in raising awareness and training their staff to detect counterfeit currency.  In the Yukon, the RCMP Commercial Crime Unit can provide educational materials and advice on counterfeit detection and prevention.

Identity Theft

According to the Government of Canada, identity theft has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in Canada and the United States. Consumers often become victims of identity theft without having any direct contact with the identity thieves who acquire their personal data. Simply by doing things that are part of everyday routine -- charging dinner at a restaurant, using payment cards to purchase gasoline or rent a car, or submitting personal information to employers and various levels of government – consumers may be leaving or exposing their personal data where identity thieves can access and use it without the consumers’ knowledge or permission.

For information on how businesses can reduce the risk of identity theft, log on to: http://www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/le/bs/retailers-en.asp