CRA deductions for paying US based Private Student Loan?

[jr_23]

Hello;

New here, I recently moved to Canada from the US, have a US based private student loan which is now in repayment. I am Canadian, not American, however did not apply for any Canadian loans.

Question -

Can I apply for some special deduction on the loans I am paying to the US?

Can I consolidate the US loans here in Canada, either Federal or private loans?

Any advice on how to manage these loans in the most cost effective way is greatly appreciated.

ps - I can make the loan payments (after a lot of belt tightening) but like to get some deduction or tax benefit at the minimum.

Thanks in advance.