I would agree with you that we are concerned about the quality of the information in the register. The government does not have a framework or a plan in place to ensure that quality systematically. It has been improving but it needs to be more rigorous than it is.
I guess the only comfort, if you will, is that access to those programs is not dependent solely on a social insurance number; the applicant has to provide other documentation or information, and there would be checks in those systems as well.
But I agree with you, this is a serious issue.