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Bank Act

Version of section 357 from 2012-12-19 to 2024-03-06:


Marginal note:Final accounts

  •  (1) Within one year after the appointment of a liquidator and after paying or making adequate provision for all claims against the bank, the liquidator shall apply to the court

    • (a) for approval of the final accounts of the liquidator and for an order permitting the distribution, in money or in kind, of the remaining property of the bank to its shareholders, or members, if any, or to the incorporators, according to their respective rights; or

    • (b) for an extension of time, setting out the reasons therefor.

  • Marginal note:Application by shareholder or member

    (2) If a liquidator fails to make the application required by subsection (1), a shareholder of the bank or, if there are no shareholders of the bank, an incorporator — or, if the bank is a federal credit union, a member or shareholder of the federal credit union or, if there are no members or shareholders, an incorporator — may apply to the court for an order for the liquidator to show cause why a final accounting and distribution should not be made.

  • Marginal note:Notification of final accounts

    (3) A liquidator must give notice of their intention to make an application under subsection (1) to the Superintendent, to each inspector appointed under section 349, to each shareholder of the bank or, if there are no shareholders, to each incorporator and to any person who provided a security or fidelity bond for the liquidation. If the bank is a federal credit union, the liquidator must also give the notice to each member of the federal credit union.

  • Marginal note:Publication

    (4) The liquidator shall publish the notice required under subsection (3) in the Canada Gazette and once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers in general circulation in each province in which the bank has transacted any business within the preceding twelve months or as otherwise directed by the court.

  • 1991, c. 46, s. 357
  • 2010, c. 12, s. 2044

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