Canada Student Loans

• Federal finance minister highlights medical student loan forgiveness in Halifax

  Chrystia Freeland told reporters at Dalhousie University the $26.2-million commitment over four years is aimed at addressing the shortage of heath-care professionals.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2022
  
• Post-secondary graduates in Edmonton struggle to pay student loans as deferred payments resume

  After six months of deferred payments, Albertans with government student loans are now on the hook to pay up.

  Economy

  Oct 25, 2020
  
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• Canada Student Loans payment freeze will be over soon: How to get help after

  As the COVID-19-prompted payment holidays come to an end, money experts say there are still options available for cash-strapped graduates.

  Money

  Sep 7, 2020
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• Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments claiming student loan debt inequality

  Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities to graduate with considerably more student debt than their able-bodied peers.

  Money

  Jan 14, 2020
• How quickly should you pay off your student loans? Two money experts share their stories

  Sometimes, longer is better.

  Money

  Sep 12, 2019
• 4 things many new grads don’t know about student debt

  It will soon be time to pay up. Here's what newly-minted grads should know about government and private loans.

  Money

  Jun 14, 2019
• Liberals write off $200 million in outstanding student loans

  The federal government is writing off more than $200 million in outstanding student loan payments that officials will never be able to collect.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2018
• 77% of Canadian graduates have regrets about student debt: poll

  The report found 30 per cent of graduates would have kept more frugal budgets.

  Consumer

  Sep 20, 2017
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• Canadians with government student loans who make $25K or less will get some reprieve

  Students who are having difficulty meeting their monthly loan payments can apply for assistance through the Repayment Assistance Plan.

  Education

  Oct 31, 2016
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• Canada student loan program mistakenly forgives $113K to doctors, nurses

  The federal government is keeping closer tabs on a student loan program targeting doctors and nurses after many of them had loans mistakenly forgiven over the past two years.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2016