Commercial insolvency in Canada

Commercial insolvency in Canada
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Commercial insolvency in Canada has options and procedures that are distinct from those available in consumer insolvency proceedings. It is governed by the following statutes:

The following discussion concentrates on insolvency as it applies to corporations, but the rules apply to individuals and other entities involved in commercial matters as well, with necessary modifications.

Contents

Financial difficulties prior to insolvency

Provincial legislation under the property and civil rights power of the Constitution Act, 1867 regulates the resolution of financial difficulties that occur before the onset of insolvency, and the BIA incorporates many of them by reference in the application of its provisions. Notable legislation is in effect for governing:

Alternatives to resolving financial difficulties

Where a commercial debtor is experiencing financial difficulties, it is generally in his best interests to work with the secured lenders.[9] The following options may be considered in order to seek a resolution to the matter:

  • informal compromise with creditors
  • out-of court restructuring agreements [10]
  • plans of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act or similar provincial corporations legislation [11][12][13][14]
  • the debtor making an assignment for the general benefit of creditors under the pertinent provincial legislation [15]
  • the creditor(s) securing appointment of a receiver or interim receiver to seize and administer any of the debtor's property [16]
  • the debtor making a proposal to creditors (known as a "Division I proposal") [17]
  • the debtor making an application under the CCAA to make a compromise or arrangement with its creditors [18]
  • an insolvent debtor making an assignment under the BIA for the general benefit of his creditors[19]
  • creditors applying for a bankruptcy order where the debtor owes at least $1,000 and has committed an act of bankruptcy

All options other than the first four have the effect of staying any proceedings that can be brought against the debtor.

Insolvent persons have the choice of making an assignment immediately, or to seek protection from creditors in order to reorganize their affairs and continue as a going concern. For the latter option, companies owing less than $5 million generally opt to file a Division I proposal, while those owing more can also opt for the CCAA proceeding.

Entities subject to insolvency regime

The BIA covers all debtor and insolvent persons, and "person" includes (in addition to individuals):

  • partnerships (including one or more of the partners, upon the creditor's application) [20]
  • unincorporated associations
  • corporations (including income trusts, but excluding banks, insurance companies, trust companies, loan companies and railway companies)
  • cooperative societies and organizations
  • successors of partnerships, associations, corporations societies and organizations
  • heirs, executors, liquidators of the succession, administrators or other legal representatives of a person [21]

The CCAA covers insolvent companies (together with their affiliates) with debts greater than $5 million. [22]

The Winding-Up and Restructuring Act covers financial institutions not covered by the BIA. [23]

The Canada Transportation Act covers railway companies. [24]

Settlement of the insolvent person's estate

The trustee/receiver/monitor must first realize the amount of the proceeds from the property that is available for payment to the different classes of creditors, and different rules apply according to the type of proceeding. They are summarized as follows:

Starting with the property under the possession or control of the insolvent person
Type Notice of intention, or proposal[25][26] Bankruptcy[27] Receivership CCAA
Held in trust for another person Exclude Exclude Exclude
Exempt from execution or seizure Exclude Exclude Exclude
Income tax refunds for the fiscal year of the event Add Add Add
Such powers over property as are exercised for the insolvent person's own benefit Add Add Add
Garnishments for enforcing notices of assessment for income tax, CPP and EI liability Exclude Exclude Exclude
Withholding taxes deducted at source Exclude Exclude Exclude
Funds constituting a deemed trust for the Crown (other than for garnishments and withholding taxes deducted at source) Exclude
Third party's property in possession of bankrupt[28] Exclude
Goods shipped in 30 days prior to the event, and still unpaid[29] Exclude Exclude Exclude
Produce of farmer, fisherman or aquaculturist shipped in 15 days prior to the event, and still unpaid[30] Exclude Exclude Exclude
Copyrights and manuscripts for works not yet published[31] Revert to owner
Property transferred at undervalue[32] Add Add Add Add[33]

The estate is then settled, using the priority of claims outlined in the BIA.

Creation of security interests

It is in the lender's or supplier's best interest to minimize his financial exposure should his client experience financial difficulties. To that end, there is a range of remedies available to establish his status as a secured (vs unsecured) creditor under both provincial and federal legislation.[34][35]

In the common law provinces, security interests are created through the registration of mortgages and charges against the real property concerned. In Québec, this is done by way of hypothecs against immoveable property.

For personal property (moveable property in Québec), secured creditors create their security interests through registration under the Personal Property Security Act ("PPSA") in force in their province, or under the Civil Code in Québec by way of hypothec through the Registre des droits personnels et réels mobiliers.[36][37] Banks can also create security interests under SS. 426-427 of the Bank Act,[38][39] which normally have priority over PPSA registrations.[40]

There can be complex interplay between insolvency law and other legal regimes, such as admiralty law.[41]

In the common law provinces and territories, legislation in place for specific security interests is as follows:

Province Personal Property Security Act Securities Transfer Act Bulk Sales Act Builders' liens Repair and storage liens Workers' liens
 British Columbia RSBC 1996, c. 359 SBC 2007, c. 10 Builders Lien Act Repairers Lien Act, Warehouse Lien Act Livestock Lien Act, Tugboat Worker Lien Act, Woodworker Lien Act
 Alberta RSA 2000, c. P‑7 SA 2006, c. S-4.5 Builders' Lien Act Possessory Liens Act, Warehousemen's Lien Act, Garage Keepers' Lien Act Woodmen's Lien Act
 Saskatchewan SS 1993, c. P-6.2 SS 2007, c. S-42.3 Builders' Lien Act Commercial Liens Act Threshers' Lien Act, Woodmen's Lien Act
 Manitoba CCSM c. P35 SM 2008, c. 14, also referred to as CCSM c. S60 Builders' Liens Act Garage Keepers Act, Warehousemen's Liens Act Threshers' Liens Act, Woodmen's Liens Act
 Ontario RSO 1990, c. P.10 SO 2006, c. 8 RSO 1990, c. B.14 Construction Lien Act Repair and Storage Lien Act Forestry Workers Lien for Wages Act
 New Brunswick SNB 1993, c. P-7.1 SNB 2008, c. S-5.8 Liens on Goods and Chattels Act, Mechanics' Lien Act, Storer's Lien Act Woods Workers' Lien Act
 Nova Scotia SNS 1995-96, c. 13 SNS 2010, c. 8 Builders' Lien Act Woodmen's Lien Act
 Prince Edward Island SPEI 1997, c.33, also referred to as c. P-3.1 Garage Keepers' Lien Act, Mechanics' Lien Act, Warehousemen's Lien Act
 Newfoundland and Labrador SNL 1998, c. P-7.1 SNL 2007, c. S-13.01 Mechanics' Lien Act, Warehouser's Lien Act
 Yukon RSY 2002, c. 169 SY 2010, c. 16 Builders Lien Act Garage Keepers Lien Act, Warehouse Keepers Lien Act Miners Lien Act
 Northwest Territories SNWT 1998, c.8 SNWT 2009, c.14 Garage Keepers Lien Act, Mechanics Lien Act, Warehouse Keepers Lien Act Miners Lien Act
 Nunavut As NWT SNu 2010, c. 15 As for NWT As for NWT

Debtor protection provisions

No person may terminate or amend — or claim an accelerated payment or forfeiture of the term under — any agreement, including a security agreement, with a bankrupt individual by reason only of the individual’s bankruptcy or insolvency. [42] Similar provision is made with respect to any insolvent person upon filing a notice of intention or a proposal, [43] as well as for any debtor company subject to the CCAA by reason only by reason only that proceedings commenced under the CCA or that the company is insolvent. [44] Because of these restrictions on what are called "ipso facto" clauses, creditors must be careful in specifying appropriate trigger events in their contracts' termination clauses. [45]

A notice of intention [46] or a Division I proposal [47] will automatically create a stay of proceedings and "no creditor has any remedy against the debtor or the debtor’s property, or shall commence or continue any action, execution or other proceedings, for the recovery of a claim provable in bankruptcy". Similar provision is also made on the bankruptcy of any debtor. [48] Directors of insolvent companies that have filed a notice of intention or a proposal have similar protection. [49]

Contracts may be assigned elsewhere in the event of a notice of intention of a Division I proposal[50], bankruptcy[51] or CCAA proceeding[52]. Agreements of any kind can be disclaimed in the event of a Division I proposal[53] or CCAA proceeding[54], as well as leases in a bankruptcy proceeding[55].

Critical suppliers may be ordered to continue dealing with companies undergoing a CCAA proceeding, if the goods or services supplied are critical to the company's continued operation[56].

Anti-avoidance provisions

As in other countries, certain debtors may be tempted to bypass the process outlined above through the transfer of assets from an insolvent company to a phoenix company, thus abandoning outstanding liabilities to creditors. Recent legal developments have made this procedure unattractive, through creditors using the oppression remedy available under the CBCA and similar provincial corporations legislation. [57]

Several procedures are available for investigating companies' behaviour during times of insolvency or other financial difficulty. The BIA provides for examination of relevant parties during the administration of the estate,[58] and the CBCA and similar provincial corporations legislation provides for the court to appoint inspectors to investigate and report back on fraudulent, dishonest, oppressive or unfairly prejudicial behaviour of a corporation.[59][60] A typical inspector's report can be viewed here.[61]

Where bankruptcy is sought, it does not necessarily wipe the slate clean on certain debts. Some liabilities are not released upon discharge.[62] Directors and parties related to the bankrupt may still be held personally liable for certain tax debts, [63] and directors can be held accountable for other liabilities. [64]

Certain bankruptcy and CCAA proceedings involve the issue of unpaid wages, severance and termination pay, and other payroll liabilities. The Wage Earner Protection Program Act [65] provides a procedure to claim a portion of the amount due, against which the "super-priority" of the employees on the assets of the estate is subrogated. [66]

Removal of directors

The court has power to remove one or more of the company's directors, if the court is satisfied that the director is unreasonably impairing or is likely to unreasonably impair the possibility of a viable proposal (or in the case of the CCAA, a compromise or arrangement) being made in respect of the company or is acting or is likely to act inappropriately as a director in the circumstances. [67][68]

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