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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2.1) A proposal accepted by the creditors and approved by the court does not release the insolvent person from any particular debt or liability referred to in subsection 178(1) unless the proposal explicitly provides for the compromise of that debt or liability and the creditor in relation to that debt or liability has assented to the proposal.

If you file a proposal and all the other creditors accept, but the student loan creditor does not, you still owe the student loan!
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I have an outstanding student loan. There is a garnishment order on my salary for the provincial part and HRDC is after me for the Canada Portion.I applied for bankruptcy back in 1999. Although my student loans were included in the bankruptcy proposal, I did not benefit from that.

My question; now that Bill C55 has passed, would I benefit from it or should I file for bankruptcy again.

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if the changes actually come into EFFECT, which wont be till June 30 at the earliest, then there is the possibility of applying to the court to have your student loans included in the bankruptcy. No guarantee that it will be accepted though.
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Is there any update on when the bill c55 will come into effect? I'm also wondering about my student loan (now up to 35 gs) which i tried to include in a bancruptcy when the waiting period had just become two years. after two year went by it went up to ten so i was caught. declared b/crupt before so i don't really wanna do it again. i've been living well under the poverty line for quite some time and as a single mom don't have much hope in climbing out so... any thoughts?

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Right after Hell freezes over

Early 2008 is the latest Deadline to End All Deadlines.  I am simply going to keep paying what I can afford to pay until next July, when my 10 years expires.  Then I am going to apply to have my student loans included in my bankruptcy.

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It’s Aug. 10, 2006 today. I finished all my BA courses in July 1997, nine years ago. Does anyone know if I can clear the debt by declaring bankruptcy today?  (Or when else?)

On Nov. 22, 2005, Bill c-55 got Royal Assent, I think.

I heard the law was due to come into EFFECT by August 2006 – to allow a bankruptcy to clear a student loan debt after SEVEN years, is that right?  Thanks.

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The bill was rammed through the House on November 22, along with a couple others. 

The latest Deadline To End All Deadlines is early 2007 now.  Though really its anyone's guess. 

Even if the law did pass, there is no guarantee that all or any of the Student Loan would be included in the bankruptcy.  You would still have to prove hardship and good faith.  There might be some faint hope for those who have already gone under.  They might be able to appeal to the courts to include their student loans in their bankruptcies a bit sooner.  But expect the bar to be raised from the stratosphere to low Earth orbit.

HRDC only cares about how much money it lost during the 90's because of student loans that were defaulted into bankruptcies.  The fact that tuition increased exponentially during that time period (and since) doesn't enter into their equasions. 

My own advice would be not to count on being able to include those Student Loans in your bankruptcy without a fight.

If you are already undergoing financial distress because of your financial situation, contact Johnny at cfwgroup.  You'll find his website and ample testimonials on this site. 

So, instead of bankruptcy, go directly to Johnny
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Tongue Hi everyone, So it's been a few years now... gee it's really surprising that this bill STILL hasn't taken effect... it's now mid 2007 and they can send troops to afghanistan pretty fast but they can't take care of their poor students who didn't go into the military.... that must be what this is... I think many people are lured into the military for the free education... I almost was too, even though I'm a peacenik, a beatnik and a total wimp... still I thought perhaps the military has a role for me... my country needs me, and I could be so much more, if only I had the education... now I want to take a few courses at my university to get myself back into the swing of things, get some references and up my gpa for applying to grad school and I couldn't believe the half courses were almost $500! I remember when a whole 4 month term was only twice that, which means the price has quadrupled (although I'm not a mathie) since I was a student in the late 80s and early 90s. It's damn daunting to think of graduating with this much debt. Now I worry for my child. 
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Oh, there's another bill going through the House which promises to make some legislative changes to the BIA.  It is Bill C62.  here is the link:
 
 
There isn't a single word in there about Student Loans.  Oh. Right. It's being "studied".  Again. I gave up hoping for legislative change months ago.  In a few weeks' time, my 10 years will expire and I can apply to include my loans in my bankruptcy of several years ago.  I am steeling myself for failure.  I expect that I will still have several thousand yet to pay.  But maybe it will give me a light at the end of the tunnel.
 
I deeply regret ever having gone to University.  But hey I hired the money didn't I?  I have had it.  I hope I don't sound too depressing.  I am in better shape than most who post here.  After all, I have no dependants and I have a job that pays half decently. I can even pay one of my loans down easily.  but there is no way I can afford $895 payments on a salary of $2,000 a month.  Not when rent is $700 a month.
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Ya I hear ya Staretz. I don't know where they come up with their numbers for the recommend payment. I make about 2000 a month after taxes and they want me to pay 800 a month on my loan. It's ****ing ridiculous. How do they expect people to pay that I do not know.
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