Regulations Amending the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations (Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions)

Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 160, Number 46: Regulations Amending the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations (Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions) November 14, 2026 Statutory authority Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act Sponsoring department Department of Industry REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Rules Amending the Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules (Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions). PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT Notice is given that the Governor in Council proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations (Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions) under paragraph 62(b) of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act footnote a. Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 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Ottawa, November 6, 2026 Max Kaplan Acting Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council Regulations Amending the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations (Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions) Amendments 1 The Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Regulations footnote 1 are amended by adding the following after section 1: Incorporation by reference 1.1 Any reference in Schedule 1 to a provincial Act is a reference to that provincial Act as amended from time to time. 2 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 2: Public post-secondary educational institutions 2.1 The institutions listed in Schedule 1 are prescribed as public post-secondary educational institutions for the purposes of the definition company in subsection 2(1) of the Act. 3 The schedule to the Regulations is numbered as Schedule 2. 4 The Regulations are amended by adding, before Schedule 2, the Schedule 1 set out in the schedule to these Regulations. 5 The Regulations are amended by replacing “the schedule” with “Schedule 2” in the following provisions: (a) paragraphs 9(a), (c) and (d); (b) subsection 11(1); and (c) section 13. Coming into Force 6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. SCHEDULE (Section 4) SCHEDULE 1 (Sections 1.1 and 2.1) Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions Ontario 1 a publicly-assisted university as defined in section 1 of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.19 2 any colleges of applied arts and technology established under subsection 2(1) of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 8, Sched. F Quebec 3 any colleges established under section 2 of the General and Vocational Colleges Act, CQLR, c. C-29 4 any regional colleges established under section 31 of the General and Vocational Colleges Act, CQLR, c. C-29 5 any educational institutions at the university level referred to in paragraphs 1(1) to (10) of the Act respecting educational institutions at the university level, CQLR, c. E-14.1 Nova Scotia 6 Nova Scotia Community College, established under section 51 of the Community Colleges Act, SNS 1995-96, c. 4 7 any educational institution referred to in paragraph 2(1)(f) of the Universities Accountability and Sustainability Act, SNS 2015, c. 11 New Brunswick 8 St. Thomas University, established under section 1 of An Act to Incorporate Saint Thomas’ College, SNB 1934, c. 45 9 Maritime College of Forest Technology, constituted under section 3 of the Maritime College of Forest Technology Act, SNB 1978, c. 68 10 University of New Brunswick, continued under section 2 of the University of New Brunswick Act, SNB 1984, c. 40 11 Université de Moncton, continued under subsection 2(1) of the Université de Moncton Act, SNB 1986, c. 94 12 Mount Allison University, continued under subsection 2(1) of the Mount Allison University Act, 1993, SNB 1993, c. 78 13 corporations established under subsection 3(1) of the New Brunswick Community Colleges Act, SNB 2010, c. N-4.05 14 an institution as defined in section 1 of the Adult Education and Training Act, RSNB 2011, c. 101 Manitoba 15 a college as defined in section 1 of The Advanced Education Administration Act, C.C.S.M. c. A6.3 16 universities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of the definition university in section 1 of The Advanced Education Administration Act, C.C.S.M. c. A6.3 17 Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology, continued under subsection 2(1) of The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act, C.C.S.M. c. T130 British Columbia 18 an institution as defined in section 1 of the College and Institute Act, RSBC 1996, c. 52 19 Royal Roads University, continued under subsection 3(1) of the Royal Roads University Act, RSBC 1996, c. 409 20 universities referred to in the definition university in section 1 of the University Act, RSBC 1996, c. 468 21 Thompson Rivers University, continued under subsection 2(1) of the Thompson Rivers University Act, SBC 2005, c. 17 Prince Edward Island 22 Holland College, established under subsection 2(1) of the Holland College Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-6 23 University of Prince Edward Island, established under subsection 2(1) of the University Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. U-4 Saskatchewan 24 University of Regina, continued under subsection 3(1) of The University of Regina Act, RSS 1978, c. U-5 25 University of Saskatchewan, continued under section 3 of The University of Saskatchewan Act, 1995, SS 1995, c. U-6.1 26 regional colleges established under paragraph 3(1)(a) or subsection 32(2) of The Regional Colleges Act, SS 1986-87-88, c. R-8.1, or community colleges continued as regional colleges under subsection 31(1) of that Act 27 Saskatchewan Polytechnic, continued under subsection 3(1) of The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Act, SS 2014, c. S-32.21 Alberta 28 a public post-secondary institution as defined in paragraph 1(p) of the Post-secondary Learning Act, SA 2003, c. P-19.5 Newfoundland and Labrador 29 Memorial University of Newfoundland, continued under subsection 3(1) of the Memorial University Act, RSNL 1990 c. M-7 30 College of Newfoundland and Labrador, established under section 3 of the College Act, 1996, SNL 1996 c. C-22.1 Yukon 31 Yukon University, continued under section 2 of the Yukon University Act, SY 2019, c. 15 Northwest Territories 32 Aurora College, continued under section 2 of the Aurora College Act, RSNWT 1988, c. A-7 Nunavut 33 Nunavut Arctic College, continued under section 2 of the Nunavut Arctic College Act, C.S.Nu., c. 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