I get letters in the mail asking me to pay a minimum payment and the total is 2900

payment asked to pay are 371,

from my understanding this loan was from 8 years ago or so since then I never made a single payment or talked to anyone ever about this, 

I had someone call me a few times and I think i just said Im busy now call back later,

the point is I never made any payments and its been 8 years i thought that after 6 years it becomes statute barred ? but obviously its not because I still get letters and every month they add 10$ in interest

so for example May 2013 they asked me for 2880 june they asked for 2890 and then 2900 next month, 

I dont want to be in debt anymore so I was looking at options but I really can't pay this, I dont have a job and I get no income , I have not reported income in over 6 years, 

I do have some money in the bank and that money has never been touched or pulled out, regardless of the treatning letters from CRA saying that if I dont respond in 15 days they will take actions, ( that was a year ago ) and nothing happened and I even have a credit card from my bank which I use often and no problems. 

so what are my options here ? 

I guess first to find out if its statute barred? but I dont think it is otherwise why am I still getting letters every month with 10$ in interested added every month,

is there anything I can for example settle for a 1 payment to end this debt ? 

I obviously rather have them just cancel this debt and not pay anything so please help me to do this the best way without having to pay it all