Question: Hello, I am embarrassed about going bankrupt and would like to know how confidential the process is? How can someone search to see if i am bankrupt, do they have to input my social insurance number OR can they search only by last name?
thanks
Answer: Once you file bankruptcy your credit report will be updated to show that you are bankrupt. Any bank or lender that does a credit check will see that you are bankrupt. This is done based on your name, not your social insurance number.
The other way to find out if a person or company has filed bankruptcy in Canada is to do a search on the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy’s web site. The cost is $8 for each search.