Trapped orca eats seal meat
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Poland urges more spending
Cutting rates at own pace
MPs chide health agency
Full Trump jury seated
Iran fires at attack drones 
World's largest election 
TikTok testing new app
Body Shop explores sale
Apple pulls apps from China
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Hilton teams up with Sia
Swift still 'can't forgive' Kim
Grimes to ‘cap the disarray’
Feeling a little remorseful over your Christmas spending? Even though you might want to bury those credit card receipts and never look at them again, take a deep breath and add them up. Being honest about what you spend on credit makes the fear of reading your actual credit report a little easier.
According to Industry Canada, you should ask for your credit report once a year. There are two agencies that can help you with that—Equifax or TransUnion.
Check that the information is correct and if not, contact your provincial or territorial consumer affairs office. Also, beware of companies saying they can correct your credit report for a fee, sometimes hundreds of dollars. No credit repair company can do anything that you can't do yourself.
You can find more tips on reducing your debt and checking out your credit report in Take Charge of Your Debt at www.ic.gc.ca/debt.
This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.
