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Receivership (court-appointed)Section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, as amended; and Section 101 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, as amended
Court
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
File
CV-16-11511-00CL
Filings held44
Last activity8 Oct 2020
On the record3,667 days
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OverviewSummary updated

Chieftain Metals Inc. and Chieftain Metals Corp. are in court-appointed receivership before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), Court File No. CV-16-11511-00CL, commenced September 6, 2016 on the application of West Face Capital Inc., as agent, under section 243(1) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and section 101 of the Courts of Justice Act. Grant Thornton Limited was appointed receiver and manager. A PPSA search identified Royal Bank of Canada and Teck Resources Limited as secured parties, with the amounts owing listed as unknown, and West Face Capital Inc. as a secured creditor with a Claims Register amount of $26,873,768.05.

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Parties

Debtor

Chieftain Metals Inc. and Chieftain Metals Corp.

Receiver

Doane Grant Thornton

Bench and counselPer the orders and service lists on the record

Bench

JudgeCourtOn this docketCases on record
Justice NewbouldOntario Superior Court of Justice1 order, Sep 2016100 cases on record

Counsel of record

PartyCounselFirst seenSource
ReceiverDoane Grant ThorntonBennett Jones LLP25 Jun 2019Factum · 25 Jun 2019
ApplicantLadner Gervais LLP6 Sep 2016Order · 6 Sep 2016
CreditorMinistry of Attorney General Of British Columbia, Legal Services BranchFred Tayar & Associates11 Aug 2020Factum · 11 Aug 2020
Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
Priority classCreditorAmountSource
SecuredWest Face Capital Inc.PPSA registration — Amount per Claims Register SOA amount; PPSA search identified this amount; no acknowledgement made by Receiver concerning amounts owing or security claimed — debtor: Chieftain Metals Inc. and Chieftain Metals Corp. · as of 15 Sep 2016$26.9MNotice and Statement of the Receiver (Section 245(1) and 246(1))

57 more claims across lower-ranking classes

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RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Unsecured creditors: a distribution.Under the plan · sanctionedReceiver's Second Report dated August 9, 2017.pdf · 9 Aug 2017

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
Deemed trust——paid in fullUnder the plansanctionedper the trusteeReceiver's Second Report dated August 9, 2017.pdf · 9 Aug 2017
Preferred——paid in fullUnder the plansanctionedper the trusteeReceiver's Second Report dated August 9, 2017.pdf · 9 Aug 2017
Unsecured——a distributionconditionalUnder the plansanctionedper the trusteeReceiver's Second Report dated August 9, 2017.pdf · 9 Aug 2017

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

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Estate financialsReported figures — never derived

The debtor’s own statement of its total assets and liabilities at filing is in the record — Subscribers

Cumulative receipts

$2.83M

As at 4 Aug 2020Supplement to the Third Report dated August 4, 2020.pdf

3 more reported figures, as at 4 Aug 2020

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Documents
44 filings
DateDocumentFile
Court Order dated October 8, 2020.PDF
  • Counsel Bennett Jones LLP
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Endorsement dated October 8, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Book of Authorities re Motion Returnable August 11, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Factum of the Province of British Columbia re motion returnable August 11, 2020.pdf
  • Counsel Fred Tayar & Associates
PDF · Subscribers
Statement of Law of the Applicant re Motion Returnable August 11, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Taku River Tlingit First Nation - Submissions for Discharge Hearing on August 11, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Affidavit 2 of Amann-Blake dated August 9, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Service List - August 4, 2020.DOCXPDF · Subscribers
Supplement to the Third Report dated August 4, 2020.pdf
  • Operational summary Despite years of sustained efforts by the Receiver and West Face to find or develop a private sector solution for the Tulsequah Project, the Property remains unsold and no credible interested parties have emerged, leading the Receiver to seek its discharge while West Face continues pursuing a sale.
  • Cash on hand · Disbursements · Financial position Subscribers
  • + 4 more extracted facts
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Combined Affidavit(s) of John Ward and Commissioner - July 30 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Responding Motion Record Returnable June 29, 2020.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Endorsement dated February 18, 2020PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement dated September 20, 2019PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement dated July 15, 2019PDF · Subscribers
Book of Authorities of the Receiver returnable June 25, 2019PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement dated June 25, 2019PDF · Subscribers
Factum of the Receiver returnable June 25, 2019
  • Counsel Bennett Jones LLP
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Motion Record returnable June 25, 2019 - Vol 1 of 3PDF · Subscribers
Motion Record returnable June 25, 2019 - Vol 2 of 3PDF · Subscribers
Motion Record returnable June 25, 2019 - Vol 3 of 3PDF · Subscribers
Receiver's Third Report dated June 17, 2019.pdfPDF · Subscribers
Book of Authorities of the Proposed Trustee, returnable August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Court Order Amending Proposal dated August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Court Order re Increasing Borrowing Power, dated August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement re Amending Proposal dated August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement re Increasing Borrowing Power, dated August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Factum of the Proposed Trustee, returnable August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Motion Record of the Receiver re Approval of Amended Proposal, returnable August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Motion Record of the Receiver, returnable August 16, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Receiver's Second Report dated August 9, 2017.pdf
  • Recovery outcome Entries: per plan; per plan; per plan · Table missing:
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Book of Authorities of the Receiver, returnable June 2, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Court Order dated June 2, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Endorsement dated June 2, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Factum of the Receiver, returnable June 2, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Motion Record of the Receiver, returnable June 2, 2017
  • Applicant WEST FACE CAPITAL INC., as Agent
  • Appointee Grant Thornton Limited
  • Appointee role Court Appointed Receiver
  • Court ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST)
  • + 2 more extracted facts
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Receiver's First Report dated May 26, 2017PDF · Subscribers
Court Order dated September 6, 2016
  • Applicant WEST FACE CAPITAL INC., as Agent
  • Appointee Grant Thornton Limited
  • Appointee role receiver and manager
  • Counsel Ladner Gervais LLP
  • + 4 more extracted facts
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Endorsement dated September 6, 2016PDF · Subscribers
Factum of the Applicant Returnable September 6, 2016PDF · Subscribers
Report of Grant Thornton Limited, Proposed ReceiverPDF · Subscribers
Notice of Application Part 1 of 2PDF · Subscribers
Notice of Application Part 2 of 2PDF · Subscribers
Book of Authorities of the Applicant
  • Applicant WEST FACE CAPITAL INC., as Agent
  • Court SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (COMMERCIAL LIST)
  • Province ONTARIO
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Notice and Statement of the Receiver (Section 245(1) and 246(1))
  • Financial position · Secured creditors · Unsecured creditors Subscribers
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CiteProceedings., “Chieftain Metals Inc. and Chieftain Metals Corp.” (Receivership (court-appointed)), Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Retrieved 20 September 2026, https://proceedings.ca/case/chieftain-metals-inc-and-chieftain-metals-corp

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