Debt collection self help toolsDebt formWhat are you requesting?*You have rights when dealing with a debt collector. In British Columbia, debt collectors are required to follow the laws set out in the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and the Debt Collection Industry Regulation. We have developed some self help tools to assist you with some of the common issues we are contacted about. I would like to dispute the debt that I allegedly owe I would like to inform the collection agency that I do not think its my debt and I am not the debtor I would like to request communication in writing only I would like to request that all communication be through my lawyer I am requesting written notification of the debtYour name* First Last The phone number you are being contacted at*Your email address* Your street address* Street Address City Province AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Postal code Is your mailing address the same as your street address?* Yes NoYour mailing addressPlease complete if it's different from your street address. Street Address City Province AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Postal Code Name of the collection agency contacting you*Email address of the collection agency* Name of the collector contacting youThe city where the agency is locatedPhone number of the collection agencySection 116(4)(c) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act states “a collector must not continue to communicate with a debtor (c) if the debtor has notified the collector and the creditor that the debt is in dispute and that the debtor wants the creditor to take the matter to court”. NOTE: you must also send a notification of the debt in dispute to the original creditor.Alleged amount owedWho the money is owed toAccount numberThis communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above.*This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above. I am disputing the debt the collection agency is attempting to collect and want the creditor to take me to court. As required, a copy of this dispute of debt form has also been sent to the creditor.Section 120 of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act states: “a collector must not (b) collect or attempt to collect money from a person who is not liable for the debt, or (c) if a person has informed the collector that the person is not the debtor, continue to communicate with that person unless the collector first makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the person is in fact the debtor".Name of the debtor the agency is trying to contact* I am requesting that the collection agency cease all contact with me about a debt owed to the agency by the above mentioned person. The person does not live at this address and cannot be reached at this phone number.Section 116(4)(a) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act states “a collector must not continue to communicate with a debtor (a) except in writing, if the debtor (i) has notified the collector to communicate in writing only, and (ii) has provided a mailing address at which the debtor may be contacted".Alleged amount owedOwed toAccount numberProvide the account number if known.This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above.*This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above. I am requesting that the collection agency communicate with me in writing only at my mailing address providedSection 116(4)(b) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act states “a collector must not continue to communicate with a debtor b) except through the debtor's lawyer, if the debtor (i) has notified the collector to communicate only with the debtor's lawyer, and (ii) has provided an address for the lawyer".Alleged amount owedOwed toAccount numberProvide the account number if known.This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above.*This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above. I am requesting that the collection agency communicate with me through my lawyer.Name of the legal firm*Name of the lawyer*Lawyer's mailing address* Street Address City Province Postal code Country AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Section 115(3) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act states that "if a debtor informs the collector that the debtor has not received the notice required under subsection (1), the collector must send that information to the debtor at the address provided by the debtor".Alleged amount owedWho the money is owed toThis communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above.*This communication is only for the purposes of Section 116(4) of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and I do not acknowledge the debt described above. I am requesting written notification of the alleged debtAcknowledgement*By clicking the submit button below: • I acknowledge that Consumer Protection BC is not acting as my legal representative or providing legal advice and may share the information in this form with the business involved to resolve my complaint. • I understand that an email will be sent directly to the collection agency with my request and I will receive an email on how to follow up with the collection agency. • I authorize the release of this information to other agencies that may be able to assist with my complaint. • I acknowledge that the information contained in this form is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I agreeCAPTCHA TweetShareSharePin0 Shares