Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Treatment of Student Loan Debt Under Bankruptcy Law

Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Treatment of Student Loan Debt Under Bankruptcy Law
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on March 3, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Supreme Court of Canada says a person must wait seven years after completely finishing their post-secondary studies before they can be released from student loan debt under the federal bankruptcy law.

The top court’s decision came Thursday in the case of Izabela Piekut, who received government student loans in the course of three university programs from 1987 to 2003.