
Common Questions
I’m thinking about declaring bankruptcyWhen dealing with debt, you may want to explore all of your options. They include:
- getting financial counselling
- using a debt management program, which involves a written agreement between you and the lender
- consolidating or refinancing your debts
- making a proposal to your creditors under Canada's bankruptcy laws
- as a last resort, declaring personal bankruptcy
Good starting points include:
- When You Can't Pay Your Debts, from the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch, outlines these and other options for dealing with debt.
- Debt Help, from Credit Counselling Society, tells you about the options available to you to help manage your debt, including bankruptcy.
- Consumed by Debt?, from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada, outlines your options when you are facing a debt problem, and explains that Licenced Insolvency Trustees (LITs) are the only qualified professionals authorized to administer insolvency proceedings.
- Consumer Law and Credit/Debt Law: A Guide for British Columbia, from the Legal Services Society, has detailed information for advocates about bankruptcy.
Need more help?
- Credit Counselling, from Credit Counselling Society, provide information and free, confidential appointments with a credit counsellor in a number of locations in BC or over the phone.
- Find more help near you on Clicklaw HelpMap.
See our related common questions:
- I am being harassed by debt collectors. Are they allowed to do that?
- I’ve missed a few mortgage payments and am facing foreclosure
- See all common questions about debt
Last reviewed September 2018
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- bankruptcy, debtor's rights & options, can't pay your debts, debtor's rights & options, broke, money problems