Debt Advisors Canada helps Ontario residents understand their debt options without pressure. We have one office, in Mississauga, and we serve the rest of the province by phone, email, and online. Tell us roughly what you owe, and an advisor will explain the options that may fit. The assessment is free and confidential.
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DACL serves Ontario residents from a single office in Mississauga, with most help delivered remotely by phone, email, and online. We assess your situation, explain your options, and refer you to the right professional when a formal solution is involved. We do not lend money, file insolvency paperwork, or run a government program.
Here is the part most people do not know. The rules that decide what a creditor can do to you depend partly on Ontario law and partly on federal law, and the two do different jobs.
Ontario law sets a limitation period of two years for most consumer debts. In plain English, a creditor generally has two years from your last payment or written acknowledgement to sue you on a debt. Making a partial payment or signing something that admits the debt can restart that clock. After two years, the debt usually still exists, but the creditor's ability to take you to court over it is limited. This is general information, not legal advice, so confirm your own situation with a licensed professional.
Formal solutions like consumer proposals and bankruptcy are different. They run under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the same across every province, and only a Licensed Insolvency Trustee can file and administer them. So the limitation period is provincial; the insolvency process is federal. Knowing which is which helps you ask the right questions.
One Ontario-specific detail worth flagging: if a bankruptcy ever appears on your credit report, TransUnion keeps a first bankruptcy on file for seven years in Ontario, while Equifax removes it after six. That is a small example of why "what happens in Ontario" is a fair question to ask, not a marketing line.
We explain how each one works and refer you onward when a formal step fits. We do not administer any of them.
You do not need to come to Mississauga. Most Ontario clients are served remotely.
STEP 1
A rough picture is enough to start. Free and no-obligation.
STEP 2
An advisor explains the options that apply to your situation in plain language.
STEP 3
You decide, with a clear view of your choices. If you are near the GTA and prefer to meet in person, you can.
Ontario residents with unsecured debt they are struggling to keep up with, especially anyone recently declined for a consolidation loan or starting to get collection calls. If a tighter budget would solve it, we will tell you that rather than push a formal solution.
DACL assesses, educates, and refers. We are not a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, a lender, a law firm, or a government program. We have one office, in Mississauga; we do not have offices elsewhere in Ontario.
We review your situation and explain your options in plain language.
When a formal solution is involved, we refer you to the right licensed professional.
DACL is not a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, a lender, a law firm, or a government program. Consumer proposals and bankruptcies are filed and administered only by a Licensed Insolvency Trustee under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
We've been helping Canadians since 2009. Here is what people ask most:
Yes. We serve Ontario residents from our Mississauga office and remotely by phone, email, and online across the rest of the province.
No. We have one physical office, in Mississauga. The rest of Ontario is served remotely.
Generally two years from your last payment or written acknowledgement, under Ontario's limitation rules. A partial payment or written admission can restart that period. This is general information, not legal advice.
No. Only a Licensed Insolvency Trustee can file those, under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. We assess your situation and refer you appropriately.
Yes. We have operated from our Mississauga office since 2009, and our 739+ Google reviews are public. Is DACL legitimate?
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General information, not legal, financial, or professional advice. Confirm your situation with a licensed professional. Debt Advisors Canada is not a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, a lender, or a government program.