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: 11/March/2014 at 11:08pm
Perhaps I'm not in such an unusual position as I think I am. But here it goes;

My common-law partner and I are currently 22, and 20, respectively. We purchased a house together last year, which means a mortgage (current balance is now ~$148,000), and an unsecured line of credit (balance ~$10,000) for the down payment and improvements. We are planning to have the LOC paid off in a years time, but keep the house ( which means keep the mortgage, obviously). Payments on the mortgage are less than rent in our city, and we do rent out a portion of the house, which actually pays the entire mortgage payment ( however, we DO NOT claim this income).

My question is can I still get government (or bank) student loans when we have a mortgage? Both of our education is 4 years , about. $25,000 total tuition each. Can the government/bank take our house if we stopped paying due to job loss or something? Would we go to apply and they'd just tell us to sell our house and use the cash we'd then have to pay outright for our educations? I'm at a loss and every time I try to talk to the banks here, they want me to fill in applications and ignore my questions.

Any help would be much appreciated!
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Well,not claiming the income ti tax fraud. You need to declare ALL of your income on a student loan application.

There used to be rules that you had to contribute a portion of your assets, but not likely your home. Check with your financial aid office or call the people at student loans, but make sure you delcare all of your income.

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Now this was years ago, but when my spouse applied for student loans he was denied, because he had assets of over 25k. 
This asset, was a leased van, and it was clearly indicated it was a lease.
 
Last I checked a lease was basically like rent, you don't own it but OSAP said he was denied because he had assets he could dispose of and use that money to pay for his education.
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Tax fraud? Yikes! When I took all my stuff to the accountant a couple weeks ago for my 2013 tax return, I brought all rental income receipts and expenses from that (utility bills, maintenance for the suite, etc) but he told me not to worry about it. I received my notice of assessment from the CRA last week and my taxable income did not include the rent I got last year, so I assumed we didn't claim the rental income. I guess my original post didn't at all mention that stuff (didn't think it was relevant to my question). I've gone to this accountant for my tax returns ever since my first return, so I trust him. But after hearing the words tax fraud, I think I'm gunna pay him a visit tomorrow morning and find out what exactly is going on with that then! Thanks for the heads up! Last thing I wanna do is go to jail! Thanks!

I contacted CanLearn, and they said my house wouldn't be considered an asset, since I live there, but that the mortgage payments would be counted in my debt to income ratio (as it would be with someone paying rent). But they also said the mortgage would be counted under total debts when it comes to approving me for student loans. So I asked them if this meant I'm basically screwed since they'll see I have a $148,000 loan, and not count my house as even a $140,000 asset to counter-act with the loan. They said that while what I say is TRUE, I shouldn't be screwed over so long as I can afford the student loan payments, and have made all mortgage payments on time. The mortgage becomes a factor as to how much debt I am carrying, but they see a mortgage as "good debt" even when considering approval for government student loans. They also said the same as you (admin) that I need to claim that rental income, and with basic bills (the cable, water, power, etc) it should more than offset the taxes owed on the income, but the rental income then tells them I make more money than just my pay cheques, and it should only help to get me approved for student loans, as I'd have extra cash available to make the payments on all the debts.


I just thought I'd post all the information I've learnt by talking with CanLearn, in the hopes this eventually gets archived and helps someone else out, should they be in the same situation one day and are trying to search to find our more information. I do apologize for steering away from the boards primary purpose!
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Thanks for posting this info...

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Might need a new accountant!  Your rental income likely should be declared, but you might also be then able to write off a portion of your mortgage interest....  Best to talk to a tax accountant about that though....
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