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In November 1992 the Bankruptcy Act received a broad overhaul for the first time since 1966. If you can imagine the changes that had taken place in Canadian society between those years you can understand that this was due; probably overdue. One of the main changes to the Act, other than re-naming it the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA), was the introduction of something called a Consumer Proposal. It was a game changer.