Can you go to jail for credit card debt in Canada?

[Anonymous]

[Kayla45]

Hi, Canadian here, no you won't go to jail for not paying your credit card. BUT what will happen is it will hit your credit score and make life much harder. In addition to that it will be sent to a collection agency. Refusal to pay at that point then it will be automatically taken from your wages you earn from employment.

[Anonymous]

jail? not really sure it depend how much you owe and if it were intentional which would be fraud if you never intended to ever pay. if you honestly just can't pay the bill , more likely to have credit and bank issues

[ArtemisSilver]

No. You'll eventually be sent to collections and have your credit rating ruined though. I'd suggest that you consider a consumer proposal instead and save some semblance of dignity instead of simply defaulting.

[slatyb]

Not for debr in Canada or the US. You can go to jail for credit card fraud.

[Bethany22]

I don't think so

[In_Trance]

No you can't