Consumer Proposal same as Bankruptcy
About 3 years ago I went with a company that consolidated all my personal charge card debts totaling close to 50,000.00. I have been making payments of 1025.00 a month and was told that I would be paid off after 5 years. I have been told that my credit rating shows up as me having claimed bankruptcy but I really haven’t. I am making all the payments on time. Would I have been better off claiming bankruptcy as I now live paycheque to paycheque and am finding it very difficult?

Wheter or not you would have been better to file bankrutpcy is a question that is very difficult to answer without examining the specific details of your financial situaiton. However, I can tell you that a consumer proposal has a reduced impact on your credit in comparison to a bankrutpcy, both in severity and time. A Proposal lists an R7 for 3 years from completion and a banruptcy is an R9 for 6 years from completion.