Membership Guidelines & Application
Membership in the IIC is by invitation of the Board of Directors and is based on an application review process.
The 2022 Membership Application Program
The IIC Membership Application Program is now open. The deadline to apply is April 15, 20221. The membership application review will be conducted over the spring with candidates informed of the results at the end of June.
Former applicants can roll forward their application on file for two years but are are strongly encouraged to update it and
resubmit by the set deadline.
However, if you are a previous applicant and have applied for three years unsuccessfully, a new application including updated sponsors will be required. Board directors can not serve as sponsors.
All queries and applications can be emailed to executive director Meghan Cross at mcross@insolvency.ca.
Applications not received by the set deadline will not be considered for the current membership year.
Membership Application & Guidelines
Those interested in pursuing membership in the IIC must complete a Membership Application.
We encourage applicants to read and review the Membership Guidelines before applying.
Membership Admission Standards
The IIC is a professional, educational and honorary association of
commercial insolvency and restructuring practitioners, persons regularly
engaged as chief restructuring officers or advisors, senior representatives of
financial institutions, regulatory bodies and investor or depositor
compensation corporations, members of the academic community and others with
interests and substantial experience in the fields of insolvency and
restructuring. Members are dedicated to the improvement of the insolvency process
and the enhancement of the professional quality of and public respect for the
commercial insolvency and bankruptcy practice.
The IIC honours those professionals whose sustained performances in
the practice of their profession exemplify the highest standards of
professionalism among insolvency specialists by granting them membership.
Membership shall be restricted by invitation to honour those individuals who have proven to their peers, through long, continuous
performance in their insolvency specialty that they possess: (i) the highest
professional qualifications and ethical standards; (ii) that high level of
character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership which demonstrates
the likelihood that they will continue to contribute to the enhancement of insolvency scholarship, continuing education and the
insolvency process; (iii) a commitment to fostering and furthering the
objectives of the IIC; (iv) sustained, exceptionally high quality professional services to clients,
bar and public;
(v) significant evidence of
scholarship, teaching, lecturing, and/or distinguished published writings on
bankruptcy practice, procedure, philosophy, improvements and reforms which
demonstrates a consistent contribution to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency
literature, education, insolvency practice and the insolvency process.
A nominee whose credentials demonstrate a sufficient number
of the above criteria so as to identify
the nominee as a distinguished, preeminent insolvency professional, shall be
eligible to be honoured by admission to membership.
Members are required
to contribute to the IIC and those individuals submitting applications to join the
organization should clearly
understand that they will be expected to prepare and present or co-
present at least one paper for inclusion in the journal published periodically
through the IIC symposium committee. Additional anticipated participation over
the course of an individual's membership also includes serving on committees
and attending regional networking and professional development events such as
the annual conference.
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