If a debt included in your Bankruptcy has been co-signed or guaranteed, the co-signer/guarantor will be responsible for making the payments in full. Filing a Bankruptcy only gets rid of your legal obligation to pay the debt.

The Licensed Insolvency Trustee must file any outstanding income tax returns if they remain unfiled at the date of Bankruptcy, as well as a pre-Bankruptcy income tax return for the period from January 1 to the date of your Bankruptcy. The Licensed Insolvency Trustee will retain any refunds arising from these income tax returns. If a balance is owed on these income tax returns, the amount will be included in your Bankruptcy. The Licensed Insolvency...

A secured credit card is ideal for people with low or no credit. To obtain one, you must provide a deposit to the credit card issuer that serves as collateral. For example, if you deposit $1,000, your credit limit you can charge will also be $1,000. From there, a secured credit card works like a regular credit card, with required minimum monthly payments. You will be able to make purchases online and in-store, plus you’ll be able to use the...

It is a piece of legislation that governs the administration of a Bankruptcy estate and oversees the distribution of its value to the Bankruptcy estate’s creditors, while providing a financial fresh start for individual debtors. Both Bankruptcies and Consumer Proposals are debt solutions under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.

The process starts when you meet with your  Licensed Insolvency Trustee and fill in the appropriate paperwork. Bankruptcy will stop wage garnishments and lawsuits against you by your creditors. Once the filing is complete, you will begin to undertake bankruptcy duties and surrender your assets to your Licensed Insolvency Trustee, who will seek to turn those assets into cash and hold those monies in trust for distribution to your creditors.

Because bankruptcy is a process to help "honest and unfortunate" debtors, there are certain exceptions to the assets you have to surrender. Most people are entitled to keep limited amounts of essential items like clothing, furniture, medical equipment, tools of trade, pensions, and registered retirement savings. If you have little or no equity in your home, you may be able to negotiate with your mortgage provider to continue paying your mortgage...

If you need a personal loan after Bankruptcy, you will likely have to obtain a co-signor depending on the state of your credit. A co-signor is an individual that promises to pay your debt if you cannot pay it yourself.

Filing Bankruptcy will not affect your spouse’s credit rating. However, if you have any joint debt, your spouse would be responsible for paying that joint debt in full.

The only way to file for Bankruptcy in Canada is through a Licensed Insolvency Trustee. The first step when filing for Bankruptcy is to contact a MNP Licensed Insolvency Trustee to discuss your debt options. If filing for Bankruptcy is the right step for you, your Licensed Insolvency Trustee will guide you through the Bankruptcy process.