Virginia Torrie, Queen's University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Queen's University profile.

(1) Farm Debt (2) Great Depression (3) Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law (4) Legal History (5) Canadian Federalism (6) Creditor Rights (7) Debt Compromises (8) Contracts

Latest papers

Debt And Federalism, Volume 2: Provincial Efforts to Protect Insolvent Debtors in Canada, 1939-1960
SSRN Electronic Journal · 2026 · senior author
Saving the Farm: A Comparative Analysis of the Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Manitoba and Ontario
Manitoba Law Journal · 2025 · first author
AI governance frameworks for the banking sector
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023 · first author

All 41 publications

41 publications.

01

Debt And Federalism, Volume 2: Provincial Efforts to Protect Insolvent Debtors in Canada, 1939-1960

Thomas G. W. Telfer, Virginia Torrie

SSRN Electronic Journal2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6753944

02

Saving the Farm: A Comparative Analysis of the Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Manitoba and Ontario

Virginia Torrie

Manitoba Law Journal2025First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.29173/mlj1488

03

AI governance frameworks for the banking sector

Virginia Torrie, Dominique Payette

Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks20233 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.4337/9781803926179.00014

04

Debt Postponement, Debtor Protection, and Creditor Interests: The Role of the Saskatchewan Moratorium Act Reference Case in Reinforcing the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Power

Thomas G. W. Telfer, Virginia Torrie

SSRN Electronic Journal2023Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4475043

05

Desautels Review of Private Enterprise & Law: Introduction

Virginia Torrie, Connor Jonsson, T. Svenné Schmidt

Manitoba Law Journal2023First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.29173/mlj1322

06

Debt and Federalism

Tomas G.W. Telfer, Virginia Torrie

University of British Columbia Press eBooks2022Senior author

DOI: 10.59962/9780774867306

07

Bankruptcy and Insolvency as an Expanding Field: A Historical Analysis of Reference Re Debt Adjustment Act, 1937 (Alta.)

Virginia Torrie, Thomas G. W. Telfer

Alberta Law Review2022First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.29173/alr2698

08

Bankruptcy and Insolvency as an Expanding Field: An Historical Analysis of Reference Re Debt Adjustment Act, 1937 (Alta.)

Virginia Torrie, Thomas G. W. Telfer

Scholarship@Western (Western University)2022First authorOpen Access

09

Laurentian University of Sudbury: A Consideration of Restructuring, Public Institutions and the Public Interest

Virginia Torrie

SSRN Electronic Journal20212 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3954208

10

Survol de Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

Virginia Torrie

SSRN Electronic Journal2021First authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3919999

Frequent collaborators

Queen's Law
Western Law
Osgoode Hall Law School

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Stephanie Ben-Ishai

Osgoode Hall Law School

2 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Farm Debt Dear Professor Torrie, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Debt And Federalism, Volume 2: Provincial Efforts to Protect Insolvent Debtors in Canada, 1939-1960" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Virginia Torrie

Research

Latest papers

Debt And Federalism, Volume 2: Provincial Efforts to Protect Insolvent Debtors in Canada, 1939-1960

Saving the Farm: A Comparative Analysis of the Farmers’ Creditors Arrangement Act in Manitoba and Ontario

AI governance frameworks for the banking sector

Debt Postponement, Debtor Protection, and Creditor Interests: The Role of the Saskatchewan Moratorium Act Reference Case in Reinforcing the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Power

Desautels Review of Private Enterprise & Law: Introduction

Debt and Federalism

Bankruptcy and Insolvency as an Expanding Field: A Historical Analysis of Reference Re Debt Adjustment Act, 1937 (Alta.)

Bankruptcy and Insolvency as an Expanding Field: An Historical Analysis of Reference Re Debt Adjustment Act, 1937 (Alta.)

Laurentian University of Sudbury: A Consideration of Restructuring, Public Institutions and the Public Interest

Survol de Reinventing Bankruptcy Law: A History of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

Frequent collaborators

Thomas Telfer

Stephanie Ben-Ishai