CCAA Statistics in Canada—Second Quarter of 2024

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Definitions

CCAA:
The Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) is a federal law allowing insolvent corporations that owe their creditors in excess of $5 million to restructure their business and financial affairs. CCAA proceedings are carried out under supervision of the courts.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):
The NAICS is an industry classification system that classifies economic units that have similar production processes in the same industry. This is a supply-based or production-oriented economic concept.

Highlights

Sixteen Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings were filed with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) in the second quarter of 2024. Please refer to the CCAA Records List for additional details regarding each filing.
Date of proceedings Company name Province Sector Monitor Liabilities
(in millions)
2024-06-28 good natured Products Inc., good natured Real Estate Holdings (Ontario) Inc., 1306187 B.C. Ltd., good natured Products (CAD) Inc., good natured Products Packaging Canada GP Inc. British Columbia Manufacturing ALVAREZ & MARSAL CANADA INC. $85.7
2024-06-20 Atlas Global Brands Inc., et al. Ontario Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting ERNST & YOUNG INC. $55.1
2024-06-13 Indiva Limited, Indiva Amalco Ltd., Indiva Inc., Vieva Canada Limited, and 2639177 Ontario Inc Ontario Manufacturing PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INC. $39.0
2024-06-05 Karwood Estates Inc. and Gregg Construction Limited Newfoundland and Labrador Real estate and rental and leasing GRANT THORNTON LIMITED $18.2
2024-06-03 Inca One Gold Corp. British Columbia Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction FTI CONSULTING CANADA INC. $29.8
2024-05-24 Altek Industrial Supply Ltd., Altek USA Holdings Corp., Altek Supply USA Inc., HDIM Protective Coatings Inc. and 610461 Alberta Ltd. Alberta Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INC. $21.9
2024-05-17 INTELGENX TECHNOLOGIES CORP. and INTELGENX CORP. Quebec Manufacturing ERNST & YOUNG INC. $21.9
2024-05-21 Eastern Meat Solutions Inc. ("EMS"), et al. Ontario Wholesale trade DELOITTE RESTRUCTURING INC/RESTRUCTURATION DELOITTE INC $37.0
2024-05-03 Clarkson Road Developments GP Inc., Clarkson Road Holdings Inc., and 2813427 Ontario Inc. Ontario Construction PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INC. $80.7
2024-05-02 CANNMART LABS INC. Ontario Manufacturing MSI SPERGEL INC $46.1
2024-04-26 AlphaBow Energy Ltd. Alberta Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction KSV RESTRUCTURING INC. $312.4
2024-04-24 Ted Baker Canada Inc. Ontario Retail trade ALVAREZ & MARSAL CANADA INC. $52.8
2024-04-25 Teal-Jones Group British Columbia Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INC. $476.8
2024-04-09 Antibe Therapeutics Inc. Ontario Professional, scientific and technical services DELOITTE RESTRUCTURING INC/RESTRUCTURATION DELOITTE INC $30.4
2024-04-05 TEBO MILL INSTALLATIONS INC., TEBO MILL CONSTRUCTION INC., ALGON HOLDINGS INC., FRASERVIEW FABRICATION AND MACHINING INC., PTOLEMYTECH CONSULTANTS INC. British Columbia Construction CROWE MACKAY & COMPANY LTD $15.3
2024-04-02 Heritage Cannabis Holding Corp. British Columbia Wholesale trade KPMG INC. $34.9

Figure 1: Filings by regionFootnote *

Filings by region

This line graph presents the number of filings per quarter under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), broken down by the East, Ontario and West Regions from the second quarter of 2022 to the second quarter of 2024. The note to the table explains that East Region includes New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec; Ontario Region includes Ontario; and West Region includes Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Yukon.

The x-axis represents the quarters for the data points, starting at the second quarter of 2022 and continuing for each quarter until the second quarter of 2024.

The y-axis shows the number of CCAA filings. The baseline is zero, increasing by increments of 2 until it reaches 12. The legend on the right side of the chart shows that East Region is represented by a blue line with diamonds to mark data points; Ontario Region is represented by a purple line with squares for data points; and the West Region is represented by a green line with triangles for data points.

For the second quarter of 2022, the East Region had 2 filings, the West Region had 4 filing, and the Ontario Region had 3 filings.

For the third quarter of 2022, the East Region increased to 4 filings, the West Region increased to 5 filings, and the Ontario Region dropped to 2 filings.

For the fourth quarter of 2022, the East Region dropped to 3 filings, the West Region increased to 6 filings, and the Ontario Region increased to 6 filings.

For the first quarter of 2023, the East Region remained at 3 filings, the West Region dropped to 4 filings, and the Ontario Region increased to 9 filings.

For the second quarter of 2023, the East Region increased to 5 filings, the West Region increased to 5 filings, and the Ontario Region dropped to 6 filings.

For the third quarter of 2023, the East Region increased to 6 filings, the West Region dropped to 3 filings, and the Ontario Region dropped to 5 filings.

For the fourth quarter of 2023, the East Region increased to 7 filings, the West Region increased to 4 filings, and the Ontario Region increased to 7 filings.

For the first quarter of 2024, the East Region decreased to 4 filings, the West Region increased to 9 filings, and the Ontario Region increased to 11 filings.

For the second quarter of 2024, the East Region decreased to 2 filings, the West Region decreased to 7 filings, and the Ontario Region decreased to 7 filings.

To the left of the line graph is a summary of CCAA filings by province for the most recent quarter, the second quarter of 2024: British Colombia had 5 filings (31%), Alberta had 2 filings (12.5%), Ontario had 7 filings (44%), Quebec had 1 filing (6.25%), and Nova Scotia had 1 filing (6.25%).

For more information, see Table 10: Total CCAA Proceedings Filed by Province in Insolvency statistics in Canada —Second Quarter 2024.

Figure 2: Filings by NAICS economic sectorFootnote *

Filings by NAICS economic sector

This bar graph breaks down filings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) by economic sector as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The data is for the second quarter of 2024.

The x-axis represents the sectors, which had filings in the second quarter of 2024. There are 8 sectors represented, each shown with a blue vertical bar. The 8 sectors represented in the second quarter of 2024 are as below:

  1. The agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector had 3 filings.
  2. The construction sector had 2 filings.
  3. The manufacturing sector had 4 filings.
  4. The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector had 2 filings.
  5. The professional, scientific and technical services sector had 1 filing.
  6. The real estate and rental and leasing sector had 1 filing.
  7. The retail trade sector had 1 filing.
  8. The wholesale trade sector had 2 filings.

The y-axis shows the number of CCAA filings. The baseline is zero, increasing by increments of 1 until it reaches 5.

The manufacturing sector had the highest number of filings in the second quarter of 2024, with 4 filings.

Recently closed filesFootnote *

Company Name Sector Monitor Outcome Duration of proceeding (days) Liabilities (millions)
1000488910 Ontario Inc., Springer Aerospace Holdings Ltd. and 1138969 Ontario Inc Transportation and warehousing MNP LTD / MNP LTÉE Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court 159 $6.40
Rising Phoenix International Inc., et al. Educational services Richter LLP Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court. 504 $22.90
Scierie Gauthier Ltée Manufacturing RAYMOND CHABOT INC. Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court. 99 $12.70
Superette Inc, Superette Ontario Inc, 2659198 Ontario Inc., 2662133 Ontario Inc., 2662134 Ontario Inc. and 2662135 Ontario Inc. Professional, scientific and technical services PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court 153 $6.10
Cequence Energy Ltd. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Ernst & Young Inc Concluded – compromise or arrangement completed 170 $168.30
Rebuts Solides Canadiens Inc. et al. Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. Concluded – compromise or arrangement completed 1,506 $21.00
Fresh City Farms Inc and Mama Earth Organics Inc Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court 89 $15.40
Medifocus Inc. Professional, scientific and technical services MSI Spergel Inc. Terminated – no compromise or arrangement sanctioned by the court 659 $15.90
Footnote *

Some files may have been closed before the beginning of the quarter. For exact closing dates, please refer to CCAA Records List.

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