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: 20/June/2017 at 4:39pm
So 5 years ago, I got into 17K in student debt. I now work at a call center and I am not fond of the chosen diploma as I have no interest in the field it turned out, I will admit I picked it out in high school just because it seemed it would be an okay field not thinking. 
Also the field requires a university diploma to get licenced and having no interest in it, I am stuck. 
 I now work minimum wage and have been in the repayment assistance program for a while. I want to look into changing my career to hospitality and will need schooling in the field I am interested in. Would I be able to go back onto OSAP or do I have to save up a couple more years? Cry
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The main concern is not being in default.  I'm not sure how the repayment assistance status works, but perhaps the NSLSC could answer your questions.... 

anyone else with advice or info?

PS: Sounds like me when I was 23... although I didn't have as much debt, I had low prospects for work and going back to school was the best thing I ever did for myself.... try to find a way.... let us know what you find out...
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