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Find a Licensed Insolvency Trustee in Surrey, British Columbia
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Surrey is the fastest-growing city in BC and increasingly the centre of gravity for Metro Vancouver insolvency filings, with consumer proposals rising at roughly twice the provincial rate.
Debt & Insolvency Pressures in Surrey
Surrey's growth has been driven by buyers and renters priced out of Vancouver, but those who stretched to enter the housing market in 2020–2022 are now facing renewal shocks identical to Vancouver homeowners. The city's industrial and logistics base — port-adjacent warehousing, last-mile delivery, and construction trades — has been hit by both rising interest rates and post-pandemic demand normalization. Surrey has one of the highest concentrations of self-employed contractors in BC, a group that's particularly exposed to CRA debt because they're responsible for their own GST/HST and income-tax remittances. BC's wage-garnishment exemption is generous (70% of net wages protected), but the province has no equivalent collection-statute ban, so judgments can be enforced for 10 years and renewed. Surrey-area consumer-proposal filings rose roughly 22% in 2025.
Local LIT trend: Surrey LITs serve one of the most linguistically diverse client bases in Canada, with most offices offering consultations in Punjabi, Hindi, Mandarin, and English.
Sources: Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada (consumer insolvency statistics 2025–2026), Equifax Canada Consumer Credit Trends, Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Last reviewed May 2026.
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How to Choose a Trustee in Surrey
Focus on fit, not just the first available appointment. Ask each office how quickly they can book, whether your case type is common for them, and what payment range they expect for your file.
- 1. Confirm same-week consult availability.
- 2. Ask about CRA, garnishment, or mortgage-arrears experience.
- 3. Verify language support if needed.
- 4. Compare estimated monthly proposal payment ranges.
Before calling, run the consumer proposal calculator so you can compare trustee guidance against a baseline estimate.
All Licensed Insolvency Trustees in Surrey, British Columbia
Allan Marshall & Associates Inc.
Staff on Site7404 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileE. Sands & Associates Inc.
Staff on Site10366 136A Street, Suite 203, Surrey, BC, V3T5R3
View profileGoldhar & Associates Ltd.
Staff on Site7404 King George Blvd. 2nd Floor , Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileMnp Ltd. / Mnp Ltée.
Staff on Site15303 31st Ave, Suite 301, Surrey, BC, V3Z6X2
View profileTodd Mcmahon Inc.
Staff on Site5477 152 Street, Surrey, BC, V3S5A5
View profileA. Farber & Partners Inc.
200-7404 King George Hwy, Surrey, BC, V7B3P9
View profileBdo Canada Limited / Bdo Canada Limitée
7404 King George Blvd , Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileBreault Smelt & Associates Inc.
#300 - 15300 Croydon Drive, Surrey, BC, V3Z0Z5
View profileBromwich & Smith Inc.
7404 King George Bl, Regus 200, Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileC.e. Craig & Associates Inc.
15117 - 101 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3R8P7
View profileCampbell, Saunders Ltd.
300-9850 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3T0P9
View profileCrowe Mackay & Company Ltd.
200-5455 152nd St, Surrey, BC, V3S5A5
View profileD. Thode & Associates Inc.
7404 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3W0L4
View profileE. Sands & Associates Inc.
7404 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileGrant Thornton Limited
200 - 7404 King George Blvd., Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileHarris & Partners Inc.
7404 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileHoyes, Michalos & Associates Inc.
7404 King George Blvd., Surrey, BC, V3W1N6
View profileMnp Ltd. / Mnp Ltée.
9850 King George Blvd, Surrey, BC, V3T0P9
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