Useful links for restoring your financial stability

By being well informed, you increase your chances of getting out of debt and restoring your financial stability. We therefore recommend below some essential links to help you better understand the maze of information on indebtedness and over-indebtedness.

The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act of Canada establishes a legislative framework, which allows any citizen or company to restructure its financial affairs with dignity following debt.

Many technical terms are used in the insolvency field. It is helpful to consult the definitions. For more information, visit the Minister of Justice website.

Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) is the organization that regulates bankruptcy and insolvency in Canada. It supervises Licensed Insolvency Trustee the implementation of the law. The OSB is an essential resource for legislation and is a source of comprehensive information on all debt-related issues.
Visit the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy.

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada website provides information on various financial products and services. It also discusses your rights when dealing with financial institutions.
Visit the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

Equifax Canada

This site provides information on your credit file including your credit rating, as well as on how to protect your personal information and shows you how to protect yourself from identity theft.
Visit Equifax Canada

The Conseil des Syndics de Faillite du Québec

The Conseil des Syndics de Faillite du Québec (CSF), established in 1980, is the provincial association that brings together and represents Licensed Insolvency Trustee in Quebec. Making the representativeness of its members a priority, the CSF also ensures that the public is well informed.
Visit Le conseil des Syndics de faillite

TransUnion Canada

A global leader in credit information management, TransUnion Canada gives you access to your credit file and provides tips for improving your credit rating, as well as tips on how to protect yourself from identity theft.
Visit TransUnion Canada

Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals

The CAIRP is a non-profit organization created in 1979 to promote a fair, transparent and efficient administration of insolvency and restructuring across Canada.
Visit CAIRP.

LifeLock

This website alerts you whenever your data (name, company, credit card) are used on the Internet.
Visit Lifelock

Réseau de protection du consommateur du Québec

This is a web-based network which comprises 25 consumer associations (in French).
Visit Le Réseau de protection du consommateur du Québec

L’Autorité des marchés financiers

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers is the body mandated by the Government of Quebec to regulate the province’s financial markets and provide consumers with assistance related to financial products and services.
Visit Autorité des marchés financiers

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

The FCAC is a federal agency responsible for administering the federal laws that protect consumers for financial services and for providing consumers with information about financial products and services, including bank accounts, credit cards, debit cards, loans, mortgages (hypothecs in Quebec), fraud and insurance.
Visit Agence de la consommation en matière financière du Canada

Office de la protection du consommateur

The OPC helps consumers make informed choices by providing information on their rights, obligations and remedies when they have a problem with a merchant.
Visit Office de la protection du consommateur

Union des consommateurs

The mission of the Union des consommateurs du Quebec is to promote and defend the rights of consumers, especially from poor and disadvantaged households (in French).
Visit Union des consommateurs du Québec

Office of Consumer Affairs

Information to help you to understand consumer- and market-related issues.
Visit Office of Consumer Affairs.

Institut québécois de planification financière (IQPF)

The Institut québécois de planification financière is the only organization in Quebec authorized to grant financial planning diplomas and to establish rules concerning the ongoing professional development of professional financial planners.
Visit Institut québécois de planification financière (IQPF)

Option Consommateurs

A non-profit association for the promotion, defence and respect of the interests and rights of consumers.
Visit Option Consommateurs

At What Cost? Access to Consumer Credit in a Post-Financial Crisis Canada

Visit At what cost? Access to Consumer Credit in a Post-Financial Crisis Canada

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