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Directives and circulars for persons to which the 2009 amendments apply
Directive or Circular PDF Title
2011 (PDF) General Transitional Directive (2011)
2010 (PDF) General Transitional Directive (2010)
2009 (PDF) General Transitional Directive (2009)
Directive No. 1R3 1R3 (PDF) Counselling in Insolvency Matters
Directive No. 2R N/A Joint Filing
Directive No. 3 3 (PDF) Duties of the Bankrupt to Deliver Credit Cards to the Trustee
Directive No. 4R 4R (PDF) Delegation of Tasks
Directive No. 5R4 5R4 (PDF) Estate Funds and Banking
Directive No. 6R3 6R3 (PDF) Assessment of an Individual Debtor
Directive No. 7 N/A Inventory of Estate Assets
Directive No. 8R6 8R6 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R7 8R7 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R8 8R8 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R9 8R9 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R10 8R10 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R11 8R11 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R12 8R12 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 8R13 8R13 (PDF) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 9R3 N/A Electronic Filing and Other Methods
Directive No. 10R 10R (PDF) Redemption of Security and Section 147 Levy of the BIA
Directive No. 11R2 - 2013 11R2 (PDF) Surplus Income
Directive No. 13R4 13R4 (PDF) Trustee Licensing
Directive No. 14 14 (PDF) Use of Related Persons to Perform Services for Bankruptcy Estates and Costs Chargeable to the Estate
Directive No. 15 15 (PDF) Trustee Consultation Fees in Bankruptcies and Proposals
Directive No. 16 16 (PDF) Third-Party Deposits and Guarantees
Directive No. 16R (Pre-1992) 16R (PDF) Preparation of the Statement of Affairs
Directive No. 17 17 (PDF) Retention of Documents by the Trustee
Directive No. 18 18 (PDF) Unclaimed Dividends and Undistributed Funds
Directive No. 19R 19R (PDF) Reporting of Receipts Resulting from the Realization of Certain Assets in Summary Administrations
Directive No. 20 20 (PDF) Bankruptcy Assistance Program
Directive No. 21R 21R (PDF) Estate Security
Directive No. 22R 22R (PDF) Proofs of Claim, Proxies, Quorums and Voting at Meetings of Creditors
Directive No. 23 23 (PDF) Publication in Local Newspaper
Directive No. 24 24 (PDF)
Directive No. 25 25 (PDF) Realization of Estate Assets
Directive No. 26 26 (PDF) Notice to Bankrupts and Officers of a Bankrupt Corporation with Regard to their Duties and Status
Directive No. 27R 27R (PDF) Advances of Trustee's Remuneration for Bankruptcies Under Ordinary Administration
Directive No. 28 28 (PDF) Non-Resident Office
Directive No. 29R2 29R2 (PDF) Advertising by Trustees
Directive No. 30 30 (PDF) Trustee's Report to the Creditors on Preliminary Administration
Directive No. 32 32 (PDF) Trustee Electronic Recordkeeping
Circular No. 2R2 2R2 (PDF) Summary Administration Estates with Realizable Assets Exceeding $15,000
Circular No. 3R2 3R2 (PDF) Employment Insurance
Directives and circulars for persons to which the 2009 amendments do not apply
Directive or Circular PDF Title
2011 (PDF) General Transitional Directive (2011)
2010 (PDF) General Transitional Directive (2010)
N/A General Transitional Directive (1993)
Directive No. 1R2 N/A Counselling in Insolvency Matters
Directive No. 2R N/A Joint Filing
Directive No. 3 3 (PDF) Duties of the Bankrupt to Deliver Credit Cards to the Trustee
Directive No. 4R 4R (PDF) Delegation of Tasks
Directive No. 5R4 5R4 (PDF) Estate Funds and Banking
Directive No. 6R3 6R3 (PDF) Assessment of an Individual Debtor
Directive No. 7 N/A Inventory of Estate Assets
Directive No. 8R5 8R5 (PDF) The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act Forms
Directive No. 9R3 N/A Electronic Filing and Other Methods
Directive No. 10R 10R (PDF) Redemption of Security and Section 147 Levy of the BIA
Directive No. 11R 11R (PDF) Surplus Income
Directive No. 14 14 (PDF) Use of Related Persons to Perform Services for Bankruptcy Estates and Costs Chargeable to the Estate
Directive No. 16 16 (PDF) Third-Party Deposits and Guarantees
Directive No. 16R (Pre-1992) 16R (Pre-1992) (PDF) Preparation of the Statement of Affairs
Directive No. 17 17 (PDF) Retention of Documents by the Trustee
Directive No. 18 18 (PDF) Unclaimed Dividends and Undistributed Funds
Directive No. 19R 19R (PDF) Reporting of Receipts Resulting from the Realization of Certain Assets in Summary Administrations
Directive No. 20 20 (PDF) Bankruptcy Assistance Program
Directive No. 21R 21R (PDF) Estate Security
Directive No. 22R 22R (PDF) Proofs of Claim, Proxies, Quorums and Voting at Meetings of Creditors
Directive No. 23 23 (PDF) Publication in Local Newspaper
Directive No. 24 24 (PDF) Information to be Provided to Creditors in Commercial Proposals
Directive No. 25 25 (PDF) Realization of Estate Assets
Directive No. 26 26 (PDF) Notice to Bankrupts and Officers of a Bankrupt Corporation with Regard to their Duties and Status
Directive No. 27R 27R (PDF) Advances of Trustee's Remuneration for Bankruptcies Under Ordinary Administration
Directive No. 28 28 (PDF) Non-Resident Office
Directive No. 29R2 29R2 (PDF) Advertising by Trustees
Directive No. 30 30 (PDF) Trustee's Report to the Creditors on Preliminary Administration
Circular No. 2 N/A Summary Administration Estates with Realizable Assets Exceeding $10,000
Circular No. 3R2 3R2 (PDF) Employment Insurance

Important notice: The online versions of the Directives and Circulars are not the official versions. In the event of an inconsistency between the online and PDF versions, the PDF version prevails.

Directive No. 11R2-2013
Directive No. 11R2-2013, Surplus Income. Appendix A, has been updated to reflect the Superintendent’s standards for 2013.