How to go about securing the best rate and plan for your credit card in Canada.
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Universities, tourism sector worry as foreign visa officers walk off job – Canada.com
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National PostUniversities, tourism sector worry as foreign visa officers walk off jobCanada.comOTTAWA — Canadian universities and tourism operators are bracing for disaster as foreign service workers walked off the job Monday at 15 of the busiest international visa offices as part of an expanding job action that could last until the end of the year.Foreign-service officers escalate job action to 15 missions as binding arbitration …Toronto StarNo deal yet for striking foreign service workers, feds coping with visa backlogGlobe and MailStriking diplomats vow major visa shutdownCBC.caNational Post -iPolitics.ca (subscription) -Regina Leader-Postall 27 news articles »
Universities, tourism sector worry as foreign visa officers walk off job – Canada.com
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National PostUniversities, tourism sector worry as foreign visa officers walk off jobCanada.comOTTAWA — Canadian universities and tourism operators are bracing for disaster as foreign service workers walked off the job Monday at 15 of the busiest international visa offices as part of an expanding job action that could last until the end of the year.Foreign-service officers escalate job action to 15 missions as binding arbitration …Toronto StarNo deal yet for striking foreign service workers, feds coping with visa backlogGlobe and MailStriking diplomats vow major visa shutdownCBC.caNational Post -iPolitics.ca (subscription) -Regina Leader-Postall 27 news articles »
Canada’s unionized foreign-service workers followed through Monday on their threat to walk off the job at 15 big visa-processing centers around the world.
Reduce Your Credit Card Interest Rate
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One of the most depressing things about having credit card debt is the fact that the high interest rate can mean that most of your monthly payment (if you carry a balance) goes to paying interest, rather than reducing your principal. This can mean a long, slow slog as you try to pay off debt.However, you might not have to keep paying that interest rate. In some cases it’s possible for you to reduce your credit card interest rate… just by asking.
How to Reduce Your Credit Card Interest Rate
Is your credit card interest rate 18% or higher? Call the number on the back of your card, tell them you have seen lower rates and chances are that you can get them to lower it. It’s not always that simple, of course, but it’s a start.
Call and ask to speak to someone about your interest rate. In some cases, representatives are allowed to drop your interest rate by as much as 3% in order to retain you as a customer. If the first representative can’t help you, ask for someone who can help you lower your interest rate…
