16. The conduct of a chartered professional accountant who makes an assignment of property or against whom a receiving order is made under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3) is deemed to be derogatory to the dignity of the profession. The same applies when an entity of which the chartered professional accountant is the sole director or the principal shareholder makes an assignment of property or when a receiving order is made against it under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
This may be rebutted if the chartered professional accountant shows that the situation that led to the bankruptcy does not result from the chartered professional accountant’s incompetence, neglect in the conduct of his business, or fraud and if the protection of the public is not compromised.
A chartered professional accountant in one of the situations referred to in the first paragraph shall inform the syndic in writing within 10 days following the date on which the situation occurred.
716-2024O.C. 716-2024, s. 16.