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 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 have been forced to cancel programs and layoff hundreds if not thousands of full-time and contract instructors.

Again, the Liberal government has messed up the education environment.


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    Posted: 19/September/2006 at 8:33am

Hi all, its good to see that this forum is still up and running although it would be even better if there was no need for it. 

Just a question...

I have an account with CIBC which holds 2 student loans and a personal loan.  They are not willing to consolidate- because they say I have "no net worth".  Well, they won't give me a mortgage  so that would be why I don't own a house.  My credit rating is not bad but it could be higher because apparently I am not paying down my student loans fast enough.

Is there anyway I can transfer everything to another bank/credit union?  What are the chances of that happening.  I hate CIBC... I want out!!!!!

Any suggestions?- I am guessing no other institution will want me but I would rather be paying the interest to someone other than CIBC.

Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

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