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: 17/January/2007 at 1:57am
I am reluctantly, but seriously considering a CP or Bankruptcy now.

I have am $18,000 and growing defaulted student loan that has gone to CBV Collections.

I defaulted on it because I also have $19,000 in other unsecured consumer debt and can barely pay one, let alone both.

I got in this state by taking 4-years towards a double major, not finishing, going back to work then having my wife take four years towards a BA which she will finish this year.

over the past year I have watched my credit score fall from the high 700's to it's current 570. It will keep going down if I don't do something.

I have been to see a Trustee yesterday. They can reduce my non-CSL Debt by 50% and then my payments would be manageable and I could probably get my CSL back into good standing within a year.

I have read that it is very hard to get a CSL that has been sent to collection back into interest relief or debt reduction and impossible to do so with defaulted interest.

It seems to me the only way out is CP or Bankruptcy.
I know the CP will give me R7 credit for 3-years after the CP and that scares me because I am only 28 and will be wanting to own a house and start a family within that time.

I am also married. My wife will not be part of the CP or Bankruptcy but I don't know if she will be any better off to apply for a mortgage during that time. We do have good co-signor options though.

I am also scared to do either because I want a career in law enforcement and they frown heavily on bad credit history.

I'm stressed right out and am haven't slept well in along time.

I think I am going with the CP but wanted to ask you all for advice before I go ahead with it.

Thank you for this space and your time.
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Talk to John at CFW Group... he can sort this out for you... banktruptcy is rarely the solution, and a consumer proposal is really another form of bankruptcy. Both will clobber your credit rating for along time.

You have to watch the Consumer Proposal because there are a whole bunch of regulations that kick in regarding your student loans. Even if you're paying them, they may be treated as being in default because of the CP or bankruptcy. Your trusted (as usual) probably doesnt know this.

Talk to Johnny... and glad you found support on this site...

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