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: 21/September/2004 at 11:08am

I've heard that if you're an employee of the fed or prov. govt, or teacher, etc. that there are going to be special programs to help with student debts.  That is, if you're employed in the public sector.

Does anybody know if this is true, and if so, what are the details?

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Where did you hear this?    I'd really like to look into this....  wouldn't that just be salt in the wound, the same people who helped put us here now get a leg up....
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It's very predictable.  Help those who help themselves.  It is the law of the jungle. 
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I can't find anything on the CUPE site.
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I believe Johnny mentioned it....anyone have specifics?

 

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There was mention of assistance for medical graduates... thats all I've heard.
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i know that in the past, employees of certain universities were allowed to enroll their children tuition free

i also know that there used to be internal 'bursaries, awards and scholarships' for employees children that were not posted in any college or university calendars.

i no longer have first hand knowledge of whether or not these things still exist, however, and please remember this is from when i was a student 5-10 years ago.  and no, i did not reap the benefits of any of this bullsh!t - my mom was on contract with hrdc and thus not a full time employee so not allowed any benefits whatsoever.  as for the university - my best friends' mom worked in the financial aid office and 'encouraged' him to attend where she worked for obvious reasons.

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mark - is this what you are referring to ?

"in recognition of the increasing need for skilled medical profesionals in underserved communities, the Province of BC has implemented the loan forgiveness program for nurses, physicians, midwives and pharmacists"

www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentservices/student/finish/debt_red/b c/nurse.htm

reminds me of the show northern exposure...hope other provinces jump on board with this

 

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like i said in a previous post today - i cant type worth a $%!@ today

www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentservices/student/finish/debt_red/b c_nurse.htm

im going to go crawl under a rock now - having carpal tunnel sucks - but chronic fatigue makes it interesting

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I was wondering if Johnny had any further info on these initiatives?  Will it be restricted to the medical professions?  Are they going to open it up to a greater array of public service employees?

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I think that what you are reffering to with med students is a very different creature.There is a program which I think is specific to Ontario where, because of a physician shortage, the Ont. government wiil practically pay you through med school, as long as you agree to work for two years in an underserviced area (e.g. deep north).  This has been around for about two years now, but has nothing to do with public employees or after- the -fact debt.  Nurses are not included in this - there is no shortage of qualified nurses.
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