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Can You Keep an Active Corporation During a Personal Bankruptcy?
Author : stevewelker
2.05.2026
A question that comes up from time to time is whether someone can file a personal bankruptcy and simply continue operating their corporation as usual. The short answer is: sometimes legally, but often not practically. In many cases, maintaining an active corporation t...
HST Assessments on House Flipping: A Growing Cause of Insolvency
Author : stevewelker
16.04.2026
A pattern I am seeing more and more often looks like this: Someone buys a house.They renovate it.They sell it for a profit. They believe the sale is...
Writs on Your Property After a Consumer Proposal
Author : stevewelker
24.03.2026
What They Are — and Why You Must Remove Them After You Finish If you have completed (or are close to completing) a consumer proposal, and you previou...
Can You Dissolve An Insolvent Corporation?
Author : stevewelker
23.02.2025
The short answer: No - You cannot dissolve an insolvent corporation Corporations In Canada corporations are incorporated under federal legislation k...
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Fines, Administrative Penalties, Disgorgement Orders, and Bankruptcy
Author : stevewelker
4.12.2024
Summary Long story short: Administrative penalties levied by a securities commission such as the Ontario Securities Commission are dischargeable by a...
Eviction Orders, Rental Arrears, Consumer Proposals and Bankruptcy
Author : stevewelker
Tag : Eviction
1.10.2024
Rental Arrears Falling behind on your bills often means also falling behind on your rent.  While most individuals prioritize their landlord over othe...
Consumer Proposal and Student Loans
Author : stevewelker
Tag : Eviction
9.02.2022
Consumer Proposal and Student Loans Are you struggling with student loan debt?  If so, here are some potential solutions to erase your student loan...
Consumer Proposals and Your Credit Report
Author : stevewelker
Tag : Eviction
25.01.2021
A Consumer Proposal is a great way for many people to address their debt and avoid bankruptcy. A Consumer Proposal's primary consequence is t...
Consumer Proposals and OSAP / Student Loans
Author : stevewelker
Tag : Eviction
13.01.2021
When weighing your options to deal with your debt, its important to consider the implications of your potential decision.  Many debtors seek the hel...