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: 17/October/2014 at 11:42am
Hi guys,

In July of this year, a Rev Service of BC account (student loan) was removed from my equifax report as the statute of limitation had been reached. As the result of that, my credit score went up by 70 points. I was shocked to find my score plummeted to 633 when I pulled up the equifax report last month. It turns out that the REVSERVBC account was back up again. The date of last activity was changed to Apr/2011.

I called REVSERVBC and they told me the garnishment of tax return in Apr/2011 reset the limitation period. Does involuntary garnishment count as acknowledgement of the loan?

I contacted EQUIFAX to launch an investigation, but they told me they can't do anything. She kept saying that they only report the information they receive from the creditors. Since REVSERVBC sent them this information, they must report the account.

I am about to purchase a condo and the bad credit score will affect my mortgage rate.

Is there anything I can do to dispute the account?

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Revenue Services of BC takes the position that a tax rebate seizure is an admission. However, it is the only province that does. In fact, BC Revenue is not the government. Rev Services of BC is actually Hewlett Packard, a private company charged with collecting BC loans.

The federal and every other provincial government does not rule an involuntary payment as such and admission. The BC government does nothing about the "misinterpretation" by their third-party, which is to be expected.  The one argument that they will present is that if a tax rebate is taken and the borrower does not kick up a fuss, complain, or oppose it in a reasonable amount of time, this is admission of liability, of which is complete rubbish. Governments and their hired third-parties such as this one consider themselves impervious to laws that would otherwise restrict them. If the government is taking this position it could very well be a form of abuse of public office and misfeasance, not to mention a violation of a person;'s legal and human rights.

Ironically enough, the office of the attorney general in BC has completely ignored a request for investigation and transparency concerning this issue. I find this rather bizarre and unethical on her part.

The problem for Hewlett Packard is that they are a private company. Someone could very well sue and charge them. The government would likely be shielded and HP would be left to clean it up.

Every person in BC, or who owes BC Student Aid, and who is a victim of this could launch a class action suit against Hewlett Packard and BC Student Aid I would think.

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So I guess there is nothing to be done other than paying off the debt? It's unfair that they can get away with this.

Thanks for clearing that up.
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It's unfair and it requires money to fight. I fight for borrowers but it all depends on the case. If it is hardship then it is less of a fight really.  We have great lawyers and connections, but in the end it all comes down to dollars and cents. The system looks for ways to make it so that you cannot fight them, financially.

The first thing you need to establish is if you have a case for a limitation issue and then go from there.  Then, if there is and they continue to violate the law then it is a great investment to make in a litigation case.  I think it is a very good class action suit.
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Since I need to repair my beacon score asap, I think I should just pay it off. Will my beacon score go up within a few months after paying the loan off? My mortgage broker told me my score could go up fairly quickly if I pay off the loan.

Also, would it make a difference on my score if I negotiated with Revservice BC for a lesser amount?

Thank you so much for helping me out Johnny.

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As long as the remark is still on your report it will still have a negative affect on it. However, if you can pay it without any trouble then you should anyway.

Negotiating with RSBC is difficult but it depends on the case. Each is different.

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