▁partners hip , ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁association , ▁a ▁corpor ation , ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁society ▁or ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁organization , ▁the ▁success ors ▁of ▁a ▁partners hip , ▁of ▁an ▁association , ▁of ▁a ▁corpor ation , ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁or ▁of ▁an ▁organization ▁and ▁the ▁he irs , ▁execut ors , ▁liquid ators ▁of ▁the ▁succession , ▁administr ators ▁or ▁other ▁legal ▁represent atives ▁of ▁a ▁person ;" ▁but ▁ ▁partners ▁in ▁a ▁partners hip ▁may ▁be ▁placed ▁into ▁bank rupt cy ▁with ▁that ▁partners hip , ▁but ▁that ▁can ▁only ▁occur ▁where ▁the ▁partners hip ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁common - law ▁juris dict ions ; ▁the ▁Civil ▁Code ▁of ▁Quebec ▁defines ▁partners hip ▁property ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁pat rim ony ▁independent ▁from ▁its ▁partners ▁ ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁banks , ▁ins urance ▁companies , ▁trust ▁companies , ▁loan ▁companies , ▁and ▁rail ways . ▁( ins ol vent ▁financial ▁institutions ▁are ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁W inding - Up ▁and ▁Rest ruct uring ▁Act ▁ ▁and ▁ins ol vent ▁rail ways ▁by ▁the ▁Canada ▁Transport ation ▁Act ) ▁ ▁The ▁Farm ▁Deb t ▁Med iation ▁Act ▁provides ▁that ▁far mers ▁cannot ▁be ▁forced ▁into ▁bank rupt cy , ▁but ▁they ▁can ▁make ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁assignment . ▁ ▁The ▁Comp an ies ' ▁Cred itors ▁Arr ang ement ▁Act ▁provides ▁that ▁a ▁court ▁may ▁order ▁a ▁stay ▁of ▁proceed ings ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁specified ▁large ▁deb t ors ,