TORONTO, Dec. 3 /CNW/ -- TORONTO, Dec. 3 /CNW/ - Equifax Canada Inc. today announced that Nova Scotians can immediately access their credit reports and credit scores online. This positive change is a result of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations' November decision, which allowed consumer reporting agencies to sell online credit reports.
The decision was a result of the current national undertaking to harmonize credit reporting disclosure rules and ongoing dialogue between Equifax and the province of Nova Scotia.
"Nova Scotians now have the same convenient access to their online Equifax credit reports and scores that consumers in the rest of Canada have enjoyed for many years," said Carol Gray, President of Equifax Canada. "We again congratulate Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations for enabling this important service in their province," she continued.
By accessing www.equifax.ca consumers, using a credit card, can instantly access their credit reports and scores after their identity has been verified. Consumers have the option of purchasing their online credit report, which costs $15.50 or their credit score and credit report combined, which costs $23.95. These are the same fees charged in all Canadian jurisdictions. Free credit reports will still be available to Nova Scotians, as they are in the other provinces, by mail, telephone, and in-person.
Nova Scotia previously prohibited the online sale of credit reports based on an interpretation of its Consumer Reporting Act - the Act governing the collection and distribution of personal information by consumer reporting agencies.
About Equifax:
Equifax empowers businesses and consumers with information they can trust. A global leader in information solutions, we leverage one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.
Customers have trusted Equifax for over 100 years to deliver innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Businesses - large and small - rely on us for consumer and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools, and much more. We empower individual consumers to manage their personal credit information, protect their identity, and maximize their financial well-being.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax Inc. employs approximately 7,000 people in 14 countries through North America, Latin America, and Europe. Equifax is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX.
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