Is Canadian debt enforceable outside of Canada after Canadian bankruptcy?

February 22nd, 2007 by Questions

Is Canadian debt enforceable outside of Canada after Canadian bankruptcy?

If I am discharged from Canadian bankruptcy and subsequently leave Canada can the creditor still enforce my Canadian debt in the other country? Do I get relief from Canadian courts if this happens?

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One Response to “Is Canadian debt enforceable outside of Canada after Canadian bankruptcy?”



, Barton Goth, GCO, Bankruptcy Trustees said:

If you have filed for bankruptcy in Canada and successfully obtained your discharge from bankruptcy then regardless of what country you move to this debt has been cleared.

An important distinction is that the Canadian debt is cleared, if you have debt from the UK file bankruptcy
In Canada and move back to the UK, Canadian legislation cannot protect you from that “foreign debt.:

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