Ok now without going into specifics, I’ve come into some money recently. I have about $7,000 in debt, and obviously I am going to clear that all so that I no longer have any debt. The thing is that I now have a very bad credit rating. Is there something I can do to fix my credit rating right away after clearing all my debt? Or do I have no choice but to wait for 7 years until the rating fixes itself?

P.S. I’m in Canada.