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National Insolvency Search Services

Industry Canada (IC)

Last Verified: 2007-08-16

Get immediate results on the easy to access national insolvency database. It includes basic estate information on all bankruptcies and proposals registered since 1978, receiverships registered since 1993 and information on all petitions.

Summary

For a fee of $8.00 for each group of 10 matches, determine the insolvency status of an individual or a corporation. You may undertake insolvency searches on the Internet 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.  

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Setting up an account

  • register on https://strategis.gc.ca by choosing "Create your user ID" and filling in the required information. If you forget your password, call the Help Desk at 1-800-328-6189;
  • fax your letterhead, include the person's name who is responsible for accounts payable and a password of 6 to 8 letters to 613-941-9490, and you will be sent your client number;
  • then, call the Client Help Desk at 613-941-2863, and the staff will establish a connection between your client account and your Strategis ID;
  • begin searching by visiting the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada . Simply charge your searches to your Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy account, bills are sent out monthly.

New Brunswick Contact(s):
See National Contact.


National Contact(s):
Insolvency Name Search/Call Center
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
Industry Canada
4th Floor
Heritage Place
155 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0H5
Telephone: 613-941-2863
Fax: 613-941-9490
Web site: http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/bsf-osb.nsf/en/home