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Trustee joining an existing corporate trustee firm

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In accordance with Section 42 of the Trustee Licensing Directive, such a change requires the prior approval of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy.
A written request for such approval must be submitted to the Licensing Section of OSB.


Please provide the following information/documentation to the Licensing Section:

All Trustees:

  1. Trustee name and licence #
  2. Current firm (if applicable)
  3. Effective date of proposed change, (i.e. date at which trustee is joining new firm)
  4. New principal business address, Telephone, Fax, Email
  5. Estate Concilation – please choose the situation which applies to you:
    1. Transferring files to another trustee within the firm (name of the trustee)
    2. Trustee keeping files (substitution)

Where the trustee is still subject to the condition of direct supervision of an established trustee:

  1. A supporting letter from the supervisor trustee outlining the supervision plan which will have to be approved.