| Debts not Released by Order of Discharge | These are found in subsection 178(1) of the Act. They include: - a fine, penalty or restitution order of the Court;
- an award for damages in respect of an assault, bodily harm, sexual assault or wrongful death;
- a debt or liability for alimony, or for support or maintenance of a spouse or child;
- a debt arising out of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation or defalcation;
- any debt or liability for obtaining property by false pretences or by fraudulent misrepresentation;
- liability for a dividend a creditor would have been entitled to receive if their claim was not disclosed to the trustee; and
- debts or obligations for student loans when the bankruptcy occurs while the debtor is still a student or within ten years after the bankrupt has ceased to be a student.
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