Canada: Insolvency/Bankruptcy

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of July 28 to August 1, 2025.

In Canada, the common forms and requirements for the creation and perfection of security granted over immovable and movable property depend on provincial/territorial legislation. Canada is a federal jurisdiction...

Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l'Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d'arbitrage en faveur d'une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l'affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re).

In December 2023, Ontario's legislature unanimously passed Bill 41, the Protection from Coerced Debts Incurred in relation to Human Trafficking Act, 2023 – a significant piece of legislation...

When a company restructures under financial distress, can its directors still be shielded from liability, even when tax authorities object? That's one of the questions addressed in a significant ruling...

On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision, Piekut v Canada, 2025 SCC 13, in which the SCC declined to release the plaintiff from her student loan debt, finding that she sought relief too close to when she ceased being a student.

The Supreme Court of Canada has released a decision that will impact how provincial courts across Canada interpret bankruptcy law—and could have practical implications for students borrowing government loans...

When you go back to school, does your government student loan debt come with you? According to the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Piekut v Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13 ("Piekut")...

In May 2024, Red Lobster Management LLC (RL Management) and fourteen of its affiliates (collectively, Red Lobster), including Red Lobster Canada Inc. (Red Lobster Canada)...