Education is one of the most important tools you can acquire to help build a solid foundation for your future. Investing time and energy in your education can be laborious, but ultimately fruitful. Unfortunately, the costs associated with pursuing higher education can be very high, usually requiring students to take a loan and ...

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One of the biggest concerns for graduates, aside from finding a good job, is making their student loan repayments. Educational institutions often don’t provide financial counselling, and repayment options make it hard to achieve financial independence. As tough as things may seem, it is important that you keep up with ...

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In the last ten years, the number of federal and provincial student loan borrowings has increased considerably – and so has the number of student loan bankruptcies. In the late 1990s, amendments to the ‘Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act’ made it impossible for student loan debt to be discharged if the individual filed ...

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As of 2014, the average amount of student debt in Canada post graduation was around $25,000. With poor job opportunities for graduates, it is becoming difficult for students to pay back their debts. In many cases, it may force someone to delay other life milestones such as marriage, purchasing a first home or having ...

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North America is in the midst of a student debt crisis. The exorbitantly high cost of post secondary education and a job market where repayment often takes years to complete means that student loans tend to follow people around for a depressingly long time. Pursuing a masters or other graduate degree often comes with the ...

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