Canada’s Credit System Ignores Your Foreign Credit History
Excellent credit in your home country means nothing here, but some banks are finally starting to change that. If you arrive in Canada with a…
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Why newcomers to Canada hit a credit wall
Canada's credit-obsessed financial system leaves new residents scrambling to prove they can borrow money. Canada runs on debt. Want a cell phone? Credit check. Rent…
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Canadians think bankruptcy is shameful until it hits close to home
We judge bankruptcy as moral failure while insolvency rates hit 15-year highs — revealing our broken relationship with debt. Forty-one percent of Canadians still think…
