1882540 Ontario Inc., 1665651 Ontario Ltd., 2495584 Ontario Inc. and 1632032 Ontario Ltd., o/a What A Bloom Canada, 1800flowers.ca, Memorial Flowers, Flower Crazy, Special Moments, Hanna Florist, Flowers Canada
Follow- Proceeding
- Receivership (court-appointed)Section 101 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.C.43, and Sections 243(1) and 47(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3
- File
- CV-16-11398-00CL
1882540 Ontario Inc. and its affiliated companies, operating as What A Bloom Canada, 1800flowers.ca, Memorial Flowers, Flower Crazy, Special Moments, Hanna Florist and Flowers Canada, are in a court-appointed receivership brought under BIA section 243. The Toronto-Dominion Bank holds a General Security Agreement dated May 8, 2014 and reported a balance of $1,497,849.64 owing as of May 16, 2016, ranking ahead of Business Development Bank Canada, which subordinated its 2007 blanket PPSA registration under a May 5, 2014 priority agreement. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada asserts a deemed-trust claim of $1,854,222 as of January 15, 2016 arising from a CRA re-assessment of unremitted HST, with interest compounding daily since December 18, 2015; the borrower disputes the assessment but has not produced evidence of an appeal. The Ontario Ministry of Finance holds a $9,519 claim, and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation holds a purchase-money security interest in a 2015 Mercedes-Benz.
Book-of-Authorities-of-Applicant-re-June-10-2016-Motion-sidebarred — Application / notice of application
The court appointed Dodick Landau Inc. as receiver, on the application of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. Court file CV-16-11398-00CL.
Source: Order-Newbould-J.-May-19-2016-Appointing-Receiver-Final-Entered
Debtor
1882540 Ontario Inc., 1665651 Ontario Ltd., 2495584 Ontario Inc. and 1632032 Ontario Ltd., o/a What A Bloom Canada, 1800flowers.ca, Memorial Flowers, Flower Crazy, Special Moments, Hanna Florist, Flowers Canada
Receiver
Dodick Landau
Bench
| Judge | Court | On this docket | Cases on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Newbould | Ontario Superior Court of Justice | 1 order, May 2016 | 100 cases on record |
Counsel of record
| Party | Counsel | First seen | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ApplicantToronto-Dominion Bank | Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP | 19 May 2016 | Order · 19 May 2016 |
| CreditorToronto-Dominion Bank and Dodick Landau Inc | Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP | 8 Jul 2016 | Order · 8 Jul 2016 |
| # | Priority class | Creditor | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Secured | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (represented by the Minister of National Revenue / CRA) · in 9 casesPPSA registration (the 'HST Registration') over all categories of collateral except consumer goods, subsequent in time to the Bank's registration — Deemed-trust class claim; relates to CRA re-assessment under the Excise Tax Act (Canada) for unremitted HST; interest compounds daily from December 18, 2015 to date of payment; Borrower disputes HST was properly payable and claims to be appealing the re-assessment but has not provided evidence of such appeal — debtor: 1882540 Ontario Inc. · as of 15 Jan 2016 | $1.85M | Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2 |
| 4 | Secured | The Toronto-Dominion Bank · in 111 casesGeneral Security Agreement dated May 8, 2014 over all personal property; movable hypothec dated May 28, 2014 over 4525 Chemin de la Cote-Des-Neiges, Montreal, QC in the principal amount of $227,000; PPSA registration July 18, 2014 over all categories except consumer goods; assignment (July 18, 2014) of five prior Bank of Montreal PPSA registrations (2008-2012) related to CSBFLs — Demand letter dated February 18, 2016 (BIA Notice issued same date) stated amount then outstanding under the Credit Facilities as $1,467,488.15 plus interest, fees and costs; this is the earlier demand figure, superse · as of 16 May 2016 | $1.5M | Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2 |
| 4 | Secured | Her Majesty in Right of Ontario (represented by the Minister of Finance) · in 2 casesPPSA registration over all categories of collateral except consumer goods — Provincial tax-related security registration; subsequent in time to the Bank's registration — debtor: 1882540 Ontario Inc. · as of 21 Jul 2014 | $9.52K | Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2 |
| 4 | Secured | Business Development Bank Canada (BDC)Blanket PPSA registration over all categories of collateral except consumer goods, registered October 16, 2007 (registration ceiling/amount not stated) — Subordinated to The Toronto-Dominion Bank's security pursuant to a Priority Agreement dated May 5, 2014; financing change statements registered reflecting the subordination — debtor: 1882540 Ontario Inc. · as of 16 Oct 2007 | — | Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2 |
| 5 | PMSI / lessors | Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Corporation · in 30 casesPPSA registration over 'equipment', 'other' and 'motor vehicle' collateral classes in respect of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz (PMSI-type, serialized equipment financing) — Registration subsequent in time to the Bank's registration — debtor: 1882540 Ontario Inc. · as of 1 Dec 2014 | — | Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2 |
“not stated” means the record names the claim without a figure; “—” means not in the extracted record.
This proceeding was commenced by a secured creditor. The record does not include the debtor’s own statement of assets and liabilities — that ceiling is the record’s, not this page’s.
| Date | Document | File |
|---|---|---|
| Endorsement-Hainey-J.-July-8-2016 | ||
| Motion-Record-returnable-July-8-2016-1 | ||
Order-Hainey-J.-July-8-2016-Reducing-Receivership-Order
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| Endorsement-Hainey-J.-June-13-2016 | ||
| Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-1 | ||
Motion-Record-returnable-June-13-2016-Part-2
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Order-Hainey-J.-June-13-2016-Expanding-Receivership-Order
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Book-of-Authorities-of-Applicant-re-June-10-2016-Motion-sidebarred
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| Factum-of-the-Applicant-dated-June-10-2016 | ||
| Endorsement-Newbould-J.-May-19-2016-Appointing-Receiver-FINAL-1 | ||
Order-Newbould-J.-May-19-2016-Appointing-Receiver-Final-Entered
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Filing titles, dates, and extracted key facts are public.
CiteProceedings., “1882540 Ontario Inc., 1665651 Ontario Ltd., 2495584 Ontario Inc. and 1632032 Ontario Ltd., o/a What A Bloom Canada, 1800flowers.ca, Memorial Flowers, Flower Crazy, Special Moments, Hanna Florist, Flowers Canada” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/1882540-ontario-inc-1665651-ontario-ltd-2495584-ontario-inc-and-1632032-ontario-