Restructuring Case of the Year
A Canadian restructuring with exceptional stakeholder outcomes. Recognizing a winner, finalists and a runner-up.
Second annual gala • Toronto • 2027
Canadian
Insolvency Awards.
And Year in Review
Thursday, April 8, 2027Arcadian Court, Toronto
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Celebrating excellence
The work.
The people.
The evening.
Canada's insolvency and restructuring community comes together to celebrate the cases, initiatives and people shaping the profession.
Join us at Arcadian Court for the second Canadian Insolvency Awards. Bring your colleagues and clients. Reconnect with peers. Recognize outstanding work.
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The 2027 awards
Exceptional work.
National recognition.
Celebrating achievement, innovation and impact across Canadian insolvency and restructuring.
Changemaker Award
A case that advanced the profession through legal precedent, novel strategies, structures or technologies.
Social Interest Restructuring of the Year
A restructuring with a meaningful public benefit, including work involving essential services, non-profits or vulnerable communities.
Consumer Insolvency Initiative of the Year
An initiative with measurable benefits for access to debt relief, public awareness, professional standards or underserved communities.
New for 2027
The next generation.
A lasting legacy.
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Rising Stars
Recognizing exceptional emerging professionals with 10 years or less of experience in insolvency and restructuring. Recipients are selected on merit, with no fixed cohort size.
Nomination details →∞
Hall of Fame
Honouring individuals whose careers have made extraordinary and lasting contributions to Canadian insolvency and restructuring. Inductees are selected on merit, with no fixed number.
Explore the Hall of Fame →A look back at 2026
An evening
worth remembering.
Our inaugural gala brought 230 members of the community together. Celebrate the winners, the conversations and the moments that made the evening.
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Experience. Perspective. Judgment.
The judging
panel.
Our 2027 judging panel brings together experience from across Canada. Additional appointments will be updated as confirmed.
D.J. Miller
Co-chair · Partner
Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP
Toronto
Martin Rosenthal
Co-chair · Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Montreal
Kelly Bourassa
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Calgary
Natasha MacParland
Partner
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Toronto
Maurice Chiasson
Partner
Stewart McKelvey LLP
Halifax
Joseph Reynaud
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Montreal
Deryck Helkaa
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Calgary
Dr. Virginia Torrie
Faculty of Law
Queen's University
Kingston
Larry Ellis
Restructuring and insolvency professional
Sheri Aberback
MNP LLP · Invited
Montreal
The Honourable Geoffrey B. Morawetz
Former Chief Justice, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Toronto
Michelle Grant
PwC Canada · Invited
Vancouver
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On the night
Make a night
of it.
Gather your colleagues and clients at a table of 10. Celebrate the year's achievements in the company of Canada's insolvency and restructuring community.
April 8Thursday evening, 2027
Arcadian CourtToronto
2027 partnerships
Be part of the celebration.
Explore the available sponsorship and registration options for the 2027 gala.
Nominations
Whose work deserves
the spotlight?
Nominations open January 11 and close February 12, 2027. Case-based finalists and individual honourees will be announced separately ahead of the gala.
Nomination detailsSave the date
One evening.
A national community.
Thursday, April 8, 2027. Arcadian Court, Toronto. Gather your team and join the second Canadian Insolvency Awards gala.
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