Ottawa Credit Counselling Services

We provide free, confidential, non-judgmental credit counselling to help you get your finances back on track.

Free Credit & Debt Counselling Services in Ottawa

Free Credit Counselling Ottawa – Struggling to make your minimum payments? Are debt problems affecting your sleep, health, or relationships? We can help put an end to your stress. We serve all of Ottawa and the surrounding areas.

 

Canada’s Leading Provider of Non Profit Consumer Credit Counselling & Debt Solutions Services

We are an award winning non-profit consumer credit and debt counselling service providing help with debts, money management, and interest relief in Ottawa. Our experienced, professionally trained and certified Counsellors can help you put together a plan to:

  • Create a spending plan to manage all of your living expenses
  • Get your finances back on track
  • Consolidate your debts in Ottawa with just one monthly payment
  • Save thousands of dollars in interest
  • Stop collection calls from creditors

Find Out What Options May Be Available to You
by Answering 9 Simple Questions

Just answer these easy, multiple-choice questions to get a look at your potential options. Within a few minutes, you'll be looking at summarized options and results that apply specifically to your situation.

Discover Your Options

Self Assessment of Debt Relief Options
1. How would you describe your financial situation? Please move the slider along the scale to reflect approximately where you feel you're at.
I can cover all my expenses each month, plus have the ability to save.
 
I can cover my monthly expenses, but I need to borrow, work extra, etc.
 
I can no longer cover all my expenses every month.
 
2. Which of the following best describes you?
3. How stressed do you feel about your debt?
Not stressed
 
Somewhat stressed
 
Very stressed
 

People We Helped Interviewed by the News Media

At times, the news media will interview one of the people we helped who are comfortable sharing their story with the public. Below are three of these stories.

Global TV talks to Julia Fletcher after she pays off $10,000 in debt with 0 interest negotiated by the Credit Counselling Society. Watch
CTV News shows how Dan Robinson paid off $30,000 in debt with no interest with the help of the Credit Counselling Society. See story

Global TV sits down with Charis who has almost paid off $67,000 worth of debt on 13 credit cards with the assistance of the Credit Counselling Society. Watch

Offering Free Consumer Debt & Credit Counselling Services for Over 25 Years

With 98% of clients surveyed reporting they would recommend our services to others, offices located in communities across Canada, the Better Business Bureau’s highest rating, and over 80 awards, the Credit Counselling Society is one of Canada’s leading credit counselling and debt relief service providers. If you need help with your debts or just want to learn how to manage your money better, call us now at 613-234-0505 or 1-888-527-8999.

Credit Counselling Society office at 116 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Office

331 - 116 Albert Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G3

Phone: 613-234-0505

Our Ottawa office also provides credit counselling services to Gatineau, Kanata, Nepean, Gloucester, Cumberland, Hull, Aylmer, Buckingham, Stittsville, Winchester, Smiths Falls, Embrun, Carleton Place, Perth, Arnprior, and Renfrew.

Plan Your Trip: OC Transpo Trip Planner

It’s Okay to Ask for Help with Debt

“Life just happened. My debt got to the point where I started to feel like I was drowning. I didn’t feel like I could fix it on my own, and I wanted to start living my life as an adult without debt. I decided to reach out for help. Feeling relieved, I knew that everything was going to be okay – a lot of work – but okay. I had a plan to pay back my debt and continue doing the things I love to do like yoga and travelling.”

– Yasmine

More Info About the Credit Counselling Society & Our Approach

We’ve offered non profit consumer credit counselling for well over 25 years. 95% of Canadians who get in touch with us are often helped without being charged a cent. People only choose to pay for our help if they decide to go on our Debt Management Program. This consolidates each one of someone’s credit card and other unsecured debt payments into a single monthly payment that they can afford. The program either eliminates all credit card interest rates or drastically reduces them. Although this is a valuable program that eliminates debt, allows someone to re-establish their credit, protects their privacy, and gets their finances back in order as fast as possible, it’s just one of a number of ways that we’re able to help people.

We truly believe that the best debt consolidation or debt help in Ottawa is a solution that enables someone to get back on the right track as soon as possible while at the same time helping them accomplish their long term financial plans. Regrettably, the way we approach this is very different from the way some commission focused debt advisors, credit consultants, financial counselors, and credit advisors out there do things, but we firmly believe that when someone is having a difficult time financially, you need to carefully look into all options available to them and concentrate on what’s going to do the most to help them in the long-term. This is why we don’t pay any of our staff commission – only straight salaries. To also ensure our organization operates at the highest ethical standards and follows best practices, we have chosen to join, submit ourselves to audits by, and are accountable to Credit Counselling Canada and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. We are also accountable to a volunteer board of directors, the Canada Revenue Agency, and are the only agency in our industry to open its books up to an external auditor annually. When it comes to earning and keeping your trust, we believe that maintaining the highest standards of transparency and accountability are paramount.

If you’d like one of our professionally trained counsellors to take a look at your situation and help you figure out what all your options are to get back on track, give us a call today at 613-234-0505. All you’ve got to lose is your debt.

The Credit Counselling Society also provides alternatives to filing for bankruptcy in Ottawa, Ontario.

Have questions?

Need some help?

If you want help figuring out the best solution for your unique situation, call or chat with us online. We’re here to help.

Putting Your Interests First

Our goal is to always put consumers first and look out for their best interests in everything we do. One way we do this is through transparency and accountability. We are held accountable to the most rigorous standards in our industry.

Certified by Great Places to Work Canada
Accredited by Canada’s national association of non-profit credit counselling organizations.
North America’s largest association of non-profit credit counselling organizations.
Accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

Was this page helpful?

Helpfulness of page - face 1
Helpfulness of page - face 2
Helpfulness of page - face 3
Helpfulness of page - face 4
Helpfulness of page - face 5