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# Debt relief in **Sydney, Nova Scotia**

Our debt solutions professionals and Licensed Insolvency Trustees specialize in helping residents of Sydney and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality navigate their debt relief options—such as consumer proposals and bankruptcy—with compassion and clarity.

 [ Book a free consultation ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/get-in-touch/contact-us) 

 

 

  ![Image of the giant fiddle in Sydney, Nova Scotia.](https://pr-assets.grantthorntonlimited.ca/craftcmsimages/content-blocks/_imageLarge/SYDNEY.png)  

 

 

 

##  How we **can help**

Doane Grant Thornton Sydney is proud to provide the following debt solution services to residents and small business owners in Sydney and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality:

- **[Free consultations](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/get-in-touch/contact-us)**
- **[Consumer proposals](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/consumer-proposal/what-is-a-consumer-proposal)**
- **[Bankruptcy](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/bankruptcy/what-is-bankruptcy)**
- **[Professional debt advice](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/debt-help-resources/articles)**
- **[Financial counselling](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/debt-help-resources/articles/counselling-resources-and-modules)**

*This office primarily offers virtual services. If you require an in-person appointment, please call ahead.*

 

 

- "I am finishing this process with a genuine sense of peace and confidence moving forward." Sonya (Sydney, NS)
 
 

 

 

 

 

## **Get in touch** with our Sydney team

 

 

8:30 AM to 5 PM Atlantic Time

### **Call** our office

 

You can reach our Sydney office by phone at

**(902) 567-6262**

 

 

 [ Call now ](tel:9025676262) 

 

 

By appointment only

### **Visit** our office

 

You can find us located in the Membertou Place at

**90 San'tele'sew Awti, Suite 301, Membertou, NS B1S 0A5**

 

 

 [ Get directions ](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grant+Thornton+Limited+-+Licensed+Insolvency+Trustees,+Bankruptcy+and+Consumer+Proposals/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xacd3850084d99d20?sa=X&ved=1t:2428&ictx=111) 

 

 

Anytime online

### **Book** a free consultation

 

Speak with one of our debt solutions professionals to find out if our services are right for you.

 

 

 [ Book a consultation ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/get-in-touch/contact-us) 

 

 

 

 

 

## Did you know?

Sydney, Nova Scotia, was once known as “The Steel City”, and was home to one of Canada’s largest steel mills and played a vital role in both World Wars as a key shipping hub.

 

 

 

 

##  Consumer proposals in **Sydney**

If you're falling behind on debt payments and want to renegotiate payment arrangements with your creditors, a **[consumer proposal](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/consumer-proposal/what-is-a-consumer-proposal)** might be the best option for you.

 

 

- **Stop** collection calls and wage garnishments
- Consolidate your unsecured debt into **one affordable monthly payment**
- ****Zero**** interest payments or upfront fees
- Protect ****your assets****
- Regulated by the ******federal government******
- Reduce your debt ****by up to 80%****

 

 

 

 

 

##  **Bankruptcy** and other debt solutions

If you've explored all other debt solutions, [**personal bankruptcy**](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/bankruptcy/what-is-bankruptcy) may offer relief from unmanageable debt. Available only through a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, bankruptcy can eliminate nearly all unsecured debt—including CRA and small business tax debt.

 

 

- Get relief from your debt in **as little as nine or 21 months**
- ****Stop**** collection calls and wage garnishments
- ****Protect** [some of your assets](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/debt-help-resources/articles/article-what-assets-can-i-keep-in-bankruptcy)**
- Pay ****zero interest****
- Regulated by the ******federal government******
- Combine your debt into ******one affordable monthly payment******

 

 

 

 

 

## Our Licensed Insolvency Trustees serving **Sydney, Nova Scotia.**

 

 

### Blaire MacNeil  
CPA, CIRP, LIT  

 

- [1 (902) 549-5529](tel:19025495529)
- <blaire.macneil@doane.gt.ca>

![Portrait image of LIT Blaire MacNeil](https://pr-assets.grantthorntonlimited.ca/craftcmsimages/Content-block-imagery-and-graphics/Blaire-MacNeil.png)

 

 

 [ About Blaire ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/about-us/our-team/blaire-macneil-about-me) 

 

 

### Kaitlin Verge  
CIRP, LIT  

 

- [1 (902) 455-5608](tel:19024555608)
- <kaitlin.verge@doane.gt.ca>

![Portrait image of LIT Kaitlin Verge](https://pr-assets.grantthorntonlimited.ca/craftcmsimages/Content-block-imagery-and-graphics/Kaitlin-2026-light-purple-team-page.png)

 

 

 [ About Kaitlin ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/about-us/our-team/kaitlin-verge-about-me) 

 

 

### Adam Cardwell  
CIRP, LIT

 

- [1 (709) 778-8808](tel:17097788808)
- <adam.cardwell@doane.gt.ca>

![Portrait image of LIT Adam Cardwell](https://pr-assets.grantthorntonlimited.ca/craftcmsimages/Content-block-imagery-and-graphics/Adam-Cardwell.png)

 

 

 [ About Adam ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/about-us/our-team/adam-cardwell-about-me) 

 

 

 

 

 

## **Take the first step** to debt freedom

Speak to one of our debt solutions professionals during a free, no-obligation consultation.

 [ Book a free consultation ](https://grantthorntonlimited.ca/en/get-in-touch/contact-us)