Regularly checking your credit report for unauthorized accounts or inquiries is a key step in spotting identity theft before it can cause lasting damage. A credit monitoring product can make this process even easier.
Explore ways to better protect yourself from identity theft or fraud and what to do next.
Learn how to protect yourself from spyware and ransomware to help keep your personal data safe.
With Equifax Complete Premier and Equifax Complete Friends and Family, you’re not alone. We’ll help you recover from ID theft, help restore your identity and cover up to $1 million in related expenses (certain conditions, restrictions and exclusions may apply).
Every month there’s another news story about cyber criminals stealing personal data. How do you know if you’ve been a victim and what can you do to recover?
Learn about credit scores, credit worthiness, and how credit scores are used in day-to-day life.
Paying off debt is generally good for your financial health. However, continuing to use credit can be important for keeping your credit scores healthy.
A lower credit utilization ratio can help improve your credit scores. We explain credit utilization and how to keep it low.
Get the facts about credit scores and reports from Julie Kuzmic, Equifax Canada's Senior Compliance Officer and Consumer Advocate.
Understand how your financial behaviour impacts you and your credit, along with what is included on your credit reports and why.
Not sure why your credit score is showing zero? Learn more about why this may be happening and how your score is calculated by reporting agencies.
Shopping for a loan involves many steps and, potentially, multiple credit checks. Understand how hard inquiries are generated on your credit reports.
Whether you're saving up for a car, home, or college, learn how your credit can help remove friction from making milestone purchases.
Whether you’re a young adult, a recent immigrant, or just new to credit, building your credit history in Canada is an essential first step to help you achieve some of your financial goals.
The death of a loved one is often very difficult and credit concerns aren’t usually top of mind. However, it’s important to know how to notify credit bureaus and close credit accounts if necessary.
Understand how to shop online more safely, how to create and store stronger passwords, and more.
Updating your accounts with complex and unique passwords can help protect your identity and your wallet.
Home or public Wi-Fi? Always use a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN acts as an encrypted tunnel for your internet traffic, helping to protect your online identity from digital snoops and fraudsters.
It can help you avoid crowds and traffic, but shopping online can also put you at risk of identity theft or fraud. Here are some suggestions to help you browse more safely.
Learn how debt can affect your credit scores, plus the different types of debt (both good and bad), and best practices for paying it off.
Making the wrong money decisions can hurt your credit scores, possibly making it harder to get a loan or a lower interest rate. These six money moves can help you stretch your dollar without damaging your credit.
Learn more about how debt consolidation works and discover options for paying down debts in our informative guide. We will help you find the best solutions for paying off debt that can fit your current needs.
If you're struggling with debt, credit counselling may be an option you could consider. But what can credit counselling do -- and not do -- for you?
Discover personal finance tips and tricks around everything from managing your money to saving and planning for the future.
Most Canadians get these 6 credit facts wrong. Understanding more about credit reports and scores can help you start living a better financial future.
Equifax Canada’s Director of Consumer Advocacy Julie Kuzmic explores why it's so important to have conversations about credit and money in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.
There is no hard and fast credit score you need to get a personal loan, but your credit scores can impact the type of loan and terms you are eligible for. Learn more here from Equifax Canada.
Find short videos about how to protect, monitor, and restore your credit and identity.
Our credit alerts notify you of key changes to your Equifax credit report. Unrecognized lenders could signal ID fraud.
Our Device Protection helps protect your devices (phones, tablets, computers) from viruses, malware, ransomware and other threats that can attack your system and steal your data.
Our VPN encrypts your data and hides your IP address, helping to shield you from online snoops.