Resources
There are a number of credit-counselling agencies which can provide information on the financial and consumer topics that might be troubling you. For budgeting information or debt counseling at little or no cost, contact any of the following nonprofit organizations:
Credit Canada
45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 810
Toronto, ON
M2N 5W9
1-800-267-2272
416-228-DEBT (3328)
www.creditcanada.com
Credit Counselling Canada (CCC)
To find the member agency closest to you
1-866-398-5999
www.creditcounsellingcanada.ca
CCC Members:
Credit Counselling Society
Head office – New Westminster, BC
1-888-527-8999
www.nomoredebts.org
Money Mentors
Head office – Calgary, AB
1-888-294-0076
www.moneymentors.ca
Community Financial Counselling Services
Winnipeg, MB
1-888-573-2383
www.cfcs.mb.ca
Sudbury Community Service Centre
Sudbury, ON
1-800-685-1521
www.sudburycommunityservicecentre.ca
Community Counselling & Resource Centre
Peterborough, ON
1-800-274-1611
www.ccrc-ptbo.com
Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara
Head Office – St. Catharines, ON
1-800-663-3973
www.ccrn.ca
Catholic Family Services of Hamilton
Hamilton, ON
1-877-527-3823
www.cfshw.com
Family Counselling and Support Services (Guelph/Wellington)
Guelph, ON
519-824-2431
www.familyserviceguelph.on.ca
Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada
Head Office – Saint John, NB
1-888-753-2227
www.solveyourdebts.com
Family Service PEI
Charlottetown, PE
902-892-2441
www.familyservice.pe.ca
Credit Counselling Services of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's, NL
1-888-738-3328
www.ccsnl.ca
Note:
For residents of Quebec contact Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada.
For residents of Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territory and Nunavut contact Credit Counselling Society.
Additional helpful financial resources:
CanLaw Credit Counselling Services:
www.canlaw.com/credit/counselling.htm
Alternatives to Bankruptcy
www.bankruptcycanada.com/alternatives1.htm
Bankruptcy Information
www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ca00889e.html
Bankruptcy Statistics
www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/br80196e_pr750.html
Canadian Business Magazine Online
www.canadianbusiness.com
Credit Reports Information
www.equifax.ca
suite101.com/article.cfm/consumer_advocacy/19088
Equifax Canada Inc.
Consumer Relations Department
Box 190 Jean Talon Station
Montreal, Que.
H1S 2Z2
1-800-465-7166
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
www.ic.gc.ca
Personal Bankruptcy in Canada
www.bankruptcycanada.com
TransUnion Canada
P.O. Box 338, LCD 1
Hamilton, Ont.
L8L 7W2
1-866-525-0262, 905-525-0262
Consolidated Credit Counsellors of Canada
Toronto, ON
1-888-287-8506
www.consolidatedcredit.ca
