As of Sep 18, 2009, someone filing bankrptcy for the second time is required to make payments into their estate for 24 months. If the household income where they live exceeds the government standards for the number of people in the household, then the bankruptcy will be extended to 36 months.

A word of warning since you are from Ontario – if your husband ends up in Court at the end of his bankruptcy then it is likely he will be ordered to repay a significant portion of his tax debt (anywhere from 20 to 50% of the taxes he owes). This isn’t part of the law, but it is how the Courts in Ontario treat people that don’t pay their taxes in a second bankruptcy. If you want to avoid this penalty then make certain your spouse performs all of his duties properly if he decides to file bankruptcy a second time.