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The debt limit for filing a consumer proposal is less than $250,000 in total unsecured personal debts.
A Consumer Proposal allows you to make a legal arrangement with your creditors wherein you'll only have to repay a portion of your debts – in full settlement – with no interest, fees or additional penalties. In fact, it's not uncommon for debts to be reduced by 70-80%!
The only unsecured debts which cannot be eliminated in a Consumer Proposal are: Court fines, penalties, and restitution orders. Alimony, child support, and maintenance. Any award by the court for intentional bodily harm, sexual assault, or wrongful death.
One option to build credit is to apply for a secured credit card while going through a consumer proposal. A secured credit card will help you build a positive credit history when used responsibly.
The total amount of debt owing, excluding the mortgage on your principal residence, must be less than $250,000 in order to qualify for a consumer proposal.
The maximum that you can owe as a single person and still qualify for a consumer proposal is $250,000. Married couples who file their income taxes jointly, however, can owe up to $500,000. You can get specific guidelines for each province and territory with these consumer proposal guides linked below.
Key takeaways A good debt-to-income ratio is less than or equal to 36%. Any debt-to-income ratio above 43% is considered to be too much debt.
Debt Required to File a Consumer Proposal To file a consumer proposal, which is a debt option more drastic than debt settlement but only slightly better than bankruptcy, you must owe at least $1,000 in unsecured debt. The maximum that you can owe as a single person and still qualify for a consumer proposal is $250,000.
Those who file a consumer proposal can keep a credit card with a zero balance at the date of filing. This will help re-establish credit during the consumer proposal. Many people worry that filing a consumer proposal will drop their credit card limit, this is not automatically the case.