What is Kingston Data & Credit?
Kingston Data & Credit is a licensed debt collection agency that recovers unpaid debts for businesses across Canada and the United States. They also handle billing, credit reporting and legal services.
Kingston Data & Credit was founded in 2010 by Jason Kingston and is headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario. The CEO is Blair DeMarco-Wettlaufer.
Source: Kingston Data & Credit
Why is Kingston Data & Credit calling me?
If Kingston Data & Credit is calling, a creditor has placed your unpaid account with them for collection.
Sometimes it's an old debt you've forgotten. Sometimes it's an account referred to them by mistake. And sometimes it's a scam using Kingston Data & Credit's name.
Don't share details and don't pay anything until you've got it in writing.
Kingston Data & Credit phone numbers
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Some numbers are submitted by users. We call to verify each one and recheck periodically, but numbers can change.
If you receive a call from a different number claiming to be Kingston Data & Credit, verify the debt in writing and confirm the details before paying.
Who does Kingston Data & Credit collect for?
Kingston Data & Credit collects unpaid debts for businesses. The company doesn't publish a list of clients or the industries it works in.
If you don't recognize the creditor name on a collection letter or call, pull your credit report from Equifax Canada or TransUnion Canada. It shows who sent the account to collections.
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Is Kingston Data & Credit legitimate?
Yes. Kingston Data & Credit Inc. is a legitimate collection agency that has operated since 2010.
It's advisable to get proof of the debt in writing before you pay any collection agency.
Will Kingston Data & Credit affect my credit score?
A collection account from Kingston Data & Credit will severely damage your credit score once it's reported to Equifax or TransUnion.
It stays on your credit report for 6 years from the date of your first missed payment, known as the date of first delinquency. Paying it won't remove the mark from your credit file but updates the status to paid, which looks better to future lenders.
Source: Equifax Canada – How long does information stay on my credit report
What to do if Kingston Data & Credit calls you (step by step)
What if the debt is old?
Every province has a time limit on how long a collection agency like Kingston Data & Credit can sue you for an unpaid debt.
Ontario, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon
Once the limitation period expires, Kingston Data & Credit can still sue you, but you can raise the expired limitation period as a complete defence. The defence isn't automatic. You have to file a defence in court and plead the expired limitation period. If you don't, the court will grant default judgment as if the limitation didn't apply.
Making a payment or acknowledging the debt in writing restarts the limitation period, but only if it hasn't already expired.
These limitation periods apply to most consumer debts like credit cards, lines of credit, and personal loans. Different rules may apply to government debts, court judgments, or secured debts like mortgages.
For more information, read our guide about debt statute of limitations.
How to stop calls from Kingston Data & Credit
Sometimes, you can stop collection calls from a collection agency by sending a cease and desist letter. Once Kingston Data & Credit receive it, they have to stop calling. The debt doesn't go away, and they can still take legal action. You can use our cease and desist letter templates.
Provincial law doesn't give you this right in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island or the Yukon.
Regardless of province, if the debt's on a loan, line of credit, or credit card, send the letter by registered mail under federal law. Federal law is the only law in Canada that also stops an original creditor's in-house collectors, not just a collection agency. You can send it to your original creditor and its collection agent, a collection agency or a law firm.
If Kingston Data & Credit is making collection calls to you from its Ontario location, then you can send a cease and desist letter available under Ontario's law.
Restrictions on calls to your workplace
Many provinces and territories place restrictions on collection agencies when they attempt to call you at your workplace.
How to file a complaint about Kingston Data & Credit
In Canada, debt collection is regulated province by province, not federally. The rules ban harassment, calling outside set hours, discussing your debt with your family or employer, and threatening legal action they have no intention of taking.
Source: Government of Canada (FCAC) – Debt collection: know your rights
If you think Kingston Data & Credit is breaking any debt collection or privacy laws, contact the consumer protection authority in your province.
Before making a written complaint, document the dates and times of contact, the phone number used, what was said, and copies of any emails, letters or texts.
Some consumer protection agencies regulating the conduct of collection agencies will not process your complaint unless you first send a written complaint to the collection agency summarizing the conduct in question and making a request for remedial action.
For contact details and links to your provincial office, visit the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Consumer Affairs Offices directory.
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Legal Name
Kingston Data & Credit Inc.
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