If your RRSP is held with a life insurance company, then depending on who the beneficiary is, the entire RRSP may be exempt from
seizure by your trustee.
Bonuses and commissions from employment would be considered income and not subject to
seizure by the trustee however they will impact the calculation of surplus income.
There are certain assets that are exempt from
seizure by the trustee.
Not exact matches
These assets are called bankruptcy exemptions, because they are exempt from
seizure by your Licensed Insolvency
Trustee.
In other words, the money you withdraw from your retirement will be subject to
seizure by the bankruptcy
trustee to pay your debts.
This is because pension assets can be subject to special provisions under the Ontario Pension Benefits Act, which keep them exempt from
seizure by way of execution, which includes
seizure by a bankruptcy
trustee.