filing for bankruptcy what does it mean
Filing bankruptcy means a person or business has availed themselves of Canadaâs bankruptcy laws in order to obtain protection from their creditors and relief from their unsecured debts. When a person files for bankruptcy they are said to be bankrupt or âin bankruptcyâ. If you file for bankruptcy something called your bankrupt estate is created. Think of this as bag filled with all of your unsecured debts (credit cards, loans, lines of credit, income taxes, etc, etc). While you remain âin bankruptcyâ you still own the bag, but you donât have to make any payments on the debts.