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: 25/October/2004 at 7:08am

Here is a brief outline of my story: I owe 54,000 half of which is in interest relief an no problem the other half went to collections mistakinly as I applied for interest relief online via email but it was not time stamped according to the collector so it would not be valid for an appeal. Anyway since january I have been hounded up to 5 times a day of which I ignore all calls as I do not work and have no assets thus have nothing to offer. However, I went back to school for an education degree (parents help) and plan on resuming payment and talking to them to set up arrangments the minute I am hired.

With this background here my question and I cannot find an answer that satisfies me on the boards:

My partner and I (not married not anything joint) have just purchased a home and my name is not on title and she was approved for the mortgage without me having to sign or associate my soiled name with anything. ( i am just going to be a renter) (but not really)

1) Is the home safe can they touch her assets at all?

2) Will being with me affect anything in terms of her credit, property, assets.

3) We really want to get married but I am really scared to as I fear this may open her up to lien or asset seizures. Please educate me here as I want to marry.

4) I do want to pay but have no capability at present. I will take full ownership when I get a teaching position which will be easy. Is their anyway of communicating this in a way that works to CA'S.

 

tHANKS FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Blue. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25/October/2004 at 7:48am

I talked to a collection agent at CBCL regarding my CSL loan. She told me point-blank that they could not touch my husban'd pay cheque or any of his assets. She stated quite bluntly that the loans were MINE, in MY name, and had nothing to do with him. That made me rest a little easier.

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It really does depend on who you talk to....Blue I think you got a nice one.  The agent at CBCL that I spoke to told me she was going to put a lien on my house, which I own with my husband.  Now the CSL is mine, not affiliated with my hubby in any way.....but it's my understanding that they can put a lien on my half of the house.  Which is just fine with me, cause if I ever do sell my house, they are the first people I am going to pay off.  Actually, other than my mortgage, they are the only people left to pay off. 

calg........they cannot touch her assets in any way, unless she has signed for your loan.  It's YOUR loan, not HERS.  Even if you get married, if it is in her name, they can't touch it.  As far as wether it will affect her credit.....I don't know. 

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NO NO AND NO

No, they can't put a lien on property that is joint.
No, they can't touch joint assets.
And no, it will not affect anyone else's credit.

But..........

YES.... they will threaten that they can and will do that. Do not listen to them.
One collection agency called up my brother and asked if he would help me out.

Like, how bad do they really want their commission.
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