Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)

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The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) is the federal statute that governs personal and corporate insolvency proceedings, including bankruptcies, proposals, and the distribution of assets to creditors in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal statute ⓘ
insolvency law ⓘ
abbreviation BIA ⓘ
administeredBy Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ⓘ
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada ⓘ
appliesTo insolvent debtors in Canada ⓘ
licensed insolvency trustees ⓘ
secured creditors in Canadian insolvency proceedings ⓘ
unsecured creditors in Canadian insolvency proceedings ⓘ
contains provisions on automatic stay of proceedings ⓘ
provisions on environmental claims in bankruptcy ⓘ
provisions on surplus income of bankrupts ⓘ
provisions on wage earner protection in bankruptcy ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
enforcedBy courts of bankruptcy jurisdiction in Canada ⓘ
governs avoidance of preferences and transfers at undervalue ⓘ
bankruptcy of corporations ⓘ
bankruptcy of individuals ⓘ
bankruptcy of insolvent estates of deceased persons ⓘ
bankruptcy of partnerships ⓘ
commercial proposals in Canada ⓘ
consumer proposals in Canada ⓘ
corporate bankruptcy in Canada ⓘ
discharge of bankrupts ⓘ
distribution of assets to creditors in bankruptcy ⓘ
duties of inspectors in bankruptcy estates ⓘ
duties of receivers ⓘ
duties of trustees in bankruptcy ⓘ
insolvency proceedings in Canada ⓘ
meeting of creditors in bankruptcy ⓘ
personal bankruptcy in Canada ⓘ
priority of claims in bankruptcy ⓘ
proof of claims by creditors ⓘ
receiverships under federal insolvency law ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Canada ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalArea bankruptcy law ⓘ
insolvency law ⓘ
legalSystem common law system of Canada ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
purpose to provide a fair and orderly process for dealing with the debts of insolvent persons and companies in Canada ⓘ
regulates bankruptcy offences ⓘ
commercial insolvency proceedings ⓘ
consumer insolvency proceedings ⓘ
licensing of insolvency trustees ⓘ
relatedTo Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ⓘ
Wage Earner Protection Program Act ⓘ
shortName Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ⓘ

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Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada → administers → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) ⓘ
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada → enforces → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) ⓘ
Licensed Insolvency Trustee → legalAuthority → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) ⓘ
subject linked to: Licensed Insolvency Trustees
Licensed Insolvency Trustee → mustComplyWith → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Rules ⓘ
subject linked to: Licensed Insolvency Trustees
linked to: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) → shortName → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ⓘ
linked to: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)
OSB → legalFramework → Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ⓘ
linked to: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)