In the North, everything is different – and insolvency is no exception.

The financial restructuring group at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP is tracking the following appeals.

Jean-Daniel Breton, CPA, FCIRP, LIT It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since I assumed the role of CAIRP Chair. Since my last message, change has been the only constant, as our industry...

By Jim Algie Ukraine war shocks add to a growing list of social, economic and geopolitical factors to boost global, business uncertainty and trigger rising expectations for Canadian insolvency rates....

By Dr. Benoit Mario Papillon, Professor, Dept. of Finance and Economics, Business School, University of Quebec -- Growth and insolvency: a surprising correlation -- As the saying goes, you have to have...

By Anna Lund, Associate Prof., Faculty of Law, University of Alberta and Breanna Case, BA (hons), MA, JD Candidate 2022, University of Alberta Individuals starting insolvency proceedings commonly report...

By Chelene Riendeau, CIRP, LIT, Vice President, Consumer Insolvency, MNP Ltd. You’ve issued the debtor a Certificate of Discharge or a Certificate of Full Performance and have sent them off, free from...

By Mary Paterson, Emily Paplawski, and Mary Angela Rowe, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP In the insolvency context, claims disputes are typically resolved through a summary process rather than through a...

By Andrew Flynn With the poise and confidence one might expect from a big wheel on the world financial stage, Mahesh Uttamchandani expounds on global financial issues with authority from his home in...

Virginia Torrie, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law

July 1, 2020 marked the centenary of Canada’s foundational bankruptcy statute. Parliament passed the Bankruptcy Act in 1919 and it came into force the following year. The 100th anniversary of this statute...