Blair Mantin

CMC, CIRP, PRESIDENT OF SANDS & ASSOCIATES, LICENSED INSOLVENCY TRUSTEE

Blair Mantin, President of Sands & Associates, is a Licensed Insolvency Trustee and Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (“CIRP”) with over 20 years’ experience providing solutions and non-judgmental support to consumers and businesses in financial difficulty.

Certifications

• Licensed Insolvency Trustees are Canada’s sole official debt help professionals, and fewer than 1,000 individuals in Canada hold this designation.
  • Licensed Insolvency Trustees are federally regulated and endorsed professionals recognized for their specialized service to individuals and organizations with debt problems.
  • In Canada legal insolvency proceedings including Consumer Proposals, and personal bankruptcy, can only be administered by a Licensed Insolvency Trustee.
• Blair is also a Certified Management Consultant (“CMC”), earning his CMC designation in 2007 by placing first in Canada on the Comprehensive Exam and being awarded the Canadian Gold Medalist award for this achievement.
  • The Certified Management Consultant designation is the only international certification of this profession and signals a commitment to high standards and ethics of consulting.
• Blair holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (with distinction) from the Schulich School of Business, York University, and was a proud recipient of the York University President’s scholarship recognizing high levels of academic achievement during each year of his studies.

Industry Leadership

As a passionate advocate for consumer financial literacy, Blair is a frequent guest on major television and radio networks, providing expertise and insights on topics including consumer debt warning signs, provincial and federal debt relief resources, and debt solutions.

• A well-known radio personality in BC, Blair hosted a long-running weekly personal finance show on BC’s largest talk-radio station (2017-2025), and he currently appears monthly as an expert on the Vancouver Consumer radio show on CKNW.
• Blair also co-authored the book When Life Bites You in the Wallet, a reader-friendly, approachable guide to taking control of your finances.

In addition, Blair leads Sands & Associates’ annual BC Consumer Debt Study, a unique series offering an in-depth look at consumer debt issues in British Columbia, and how financial challenges impact individuals and their families. The BC Consumer Debt Study has been conducted each year since 2012 and is consistently profiled in BC media as a source of deep consumer insights and lauded as the only study of its kind to provide in depth analysis of BC consumer debt issues.

If you or someone you know is experiencing signs of a debt problem, reach out to Blair and the trusted team of debt experts at Sands & Associates for a free, non-judgmental debt consultation.