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/September/2017 at 1:17pm
I had an Ontario student loan and a Canada student loan.  I also had credit card debts.  I have been living overseas for 10 years and have not been contacted re these loans or credit cards for that time.  I am thinking of returning to Canada to work for a year.  Before I do that I want to make sure that my loans and credit card debt are no longer existing (they were not paid in full).  How can I check this?  

Who would I need to contact re the 2 loans and do I need to contact the bank for information re the credit card debt?  

In doing so, am I admitting that a loan may still be outstanding and therefore restart the statute of limitations period?

If I open a bank account for my pay to be deposited can they take my pay to repay outstanding credit card debt?

Also, can you suggest a secure site for getting my credit report?

I very much regret ever taking loans and signing up for credit cards on campus where they made it so easy however I have no one to blame but myself.

Any assistance you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
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Why weren't you making payments on your debt?

The Ontario portion of your loan will always be there - it has no limit.  In the period of time that you have been out of country, it has likely doubled in size.  The Canada portion MIGHT be statute barred.

Of course,  there may also be judgements against you for both parts of your loans and perhaps your credit cards.

I suggest you start the process by checking your credit.  You can get a credit report from Transunion for free, by registering with creditkarma.ca.  You can get a free Equifax report from ratehub.ca
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You should not contact anyone.  Doing so may reset any statute of limitations by acknowledging the debt.

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Thank you for your response.  

I was paying all debt while overseas by sending money back to my mother.  Once that option was no longer available I was told by two banks in Canada that I had to return to the country to may my debts. That was not going to happen, therefore payments were no longer made.

Can you advise how I can apply for a credit report as it seems each of the websites I have tried (including those you mentioned below) requires a Canadian address which I do not have.  Also, by applying for a credit report can you confirm that will not restart the statute of limitations?

Also, would the statute of limitations not apply tot he credit debt as well?  You mentioned below that there may be judgments against me - what sort of judgments?

Thank you once again for your help.
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Enter the address you last used on any credit application.  

Whenever you apply for credit your address is updated with the address you applied with.  Often also, when you update your home address with your creditor, they will also update your address on your credit report.

So, think back.  Where were you last living IN CANADA when you either applied for credit or updated your address with your creditor?  Use that address.

Judgements can be applied against you, in you absence, if your creditor can show that they have done everything possible to find you.   Judgements are in many cases visible on your credit report.
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Forgot to mention, the goal when requesting your credit report, is to prove your identity.  You do this with your SIN, and by matching your address with what they have on file.  They will also ask you a few question about your credit report to prove your identity.

So, you want to use the address that they have on file.  Don't use your current address.
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