This website is a testimony to the problems Canadian Student Loan borrowers experienced from approximately 1996 to 2008 and until their loans were paid off.

The privatization of the Student Loans system by the Chretien and Martin Liberal governments broke the system and defaulted thousands of borrowers who were trying to pay their loans. There were even stories of suicide due to the harassment of borrowers.

Read the report that I prepared back in 2007 here. Canada Student Loans-The Need for Change Fortunately the new Conservative government at the time revamped the program and fixed the system for new borrowers, but borrowers under the previous program were left with ruined credit and continued harassment from debt collectors.

I call on the Canadian Government to apologize to the borrowers affected by this fiasco and make amends.

Unfortunately the Liberal government is again clobbering the Education system with their upcoming changes to International Student Visas. Yes, there's a problem, but instead of a well thought out plan, they have pulled the emergency brake on the train causing a derailment. This has introduced unprecedented instability for both private and public education institutions who serve both international and local students.

Universities can't plan. I've heard of courses being cut because the government has no process in place for universities to send the newly required acceptance letters to the government.

This means that students who have been accepted can not attend courses that start in the summer 2024 semester. With cut sections, current Canadian students will have trouble getting courses, and may have to switch to part-time which changes their enrollment status and might trigger repayment of their loans or ineligibility for funding. I've seen this before. It wreaks havoc on the student loan borrowers.

Again, the Liberal government has messed up the education environment. Will the new system needed in a rush for the acceptance letters be the new Arrivecan scandal?

I call on the government to implement a slower phased in approach and delay the requirement of the acceptance letters until a process is in place to submit these letters.


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    Posted: 22/July/2005 at 4:32pm
hi guys,

my monthly payments are coming along well, but i still have this collector who calls me at home. somehow (i do not know how) he got my work phone number, and asked if he could contact me at work. i simply said no, it wastes company time, i can deal with this at home.

so my supervisor answers the phone at frickin' 7:15 this morning and it's this collector. there i sat on the phone for 45 minutes arguing over another $40 a month (discussing bad credit in front of your boss isn't very cozy). is this considered harassment? has this happened to anyone else? i don't like these guys tracking me down and demanding my money AND time.

thanks!
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Free,

Collectors access employment information from your credit report. In most cases, it is reported there in big black font.

Secondly, they are not allowed to caontact you by phone until 8:00 AM to discuss your account. In some provinces, the rule is 8:30 AM.

 This happens to lots of people, unfortunately.

 If you need help, let us know. Otherwise, keep us posted!

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